10483. Fact

The Burramundy, a fish, grows up as a male, but after 2 years or so, it turns into a female to breed.

10484. Fact

The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

10485. Fact

The temperature of the earth's interior increases by one degree every 60 feet down.

10486. Fact

The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money.

10487. Fact

The heavy tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773, which caused the Boston Tea Party, resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. Drinking coffee was an expression of freedom.

10488. Fact

Jennifer Aniston's original name is Jennifer Anastassakis.

10489. Fact

Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet

10490. Fact

The term devil's advocate comes from the Roman Catholic Church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.

10491. Fact

To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets

10492. Fact

More than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth were extinct before the coming of man.

10493. Fact

You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider

10494. Fact

The stormtroopers in the original starwars are seen in many seen carrying long blasters. On closer inspection you can see that the blasters are actually WWII era German MG42 machine guns (modified slightly).

10495. Fact

The first motion picture copyrighted in the United States showed a man in the act of sneezing.

10496. Fact

The Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world, its waters drop from over 3,200 feet.

10497. Fact

The official definition of a desert is any land that where more water evaporates than is acquired through precipitation.

10498. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Iraq : yi

10499. Fact

Underfund and underground are the only two English words which start and finish with und.

10500. Fact

In France, it is illegal for a person to kiss another on railways

10501. Fact

Tiger Woods is the first athlete to has been named Sportsman of the Year by magazine Sports Illustrated two times

10502. Fact

Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia

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