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10529. Fact
Thousands of people watched the Battle of Bunker Hill take place. People in the Boston area sat on rooftops, in trees, on church steeples, and in the rigging of ships in the harbor to watch the American revolutionaries battle the British.
10530. Fact
7-Eleven was the first convenience store to have television advertising. The animated commercial ran in 1949 and had a singing rooster and owl
10531. Fact
1 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life
10532. Fact
One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar
10533. Fact
When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born
10535. Fact
The coconut is the largest seed in the world
10536. Fact
McDonalds and Burger King sugar-coat their fries so they will turn golden-brown.
10537. Fact
Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
10538. Fact
Two thirds of all left-handed people are men.
10539. Fact
Stars with really strong gravity cause themselves to become smaller and smaller and eventually turn into black holes.
10540. Fact
The earth is presently inhabited by 1.4 million species of animals and 500,000 species of plants.
10541. Fact
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego
10542. Fact
The phrase Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride, actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924
10545. Fact
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush
10546. Fact
The queen of England does not have the right to vote in any British election.
10547. Fact
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta
10548. Fact
Nine egg yolks have been found in one chicken egg
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New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
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