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10603. Fact
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
10604. Fact
The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology
10606. Fact
The famous Indian epic Mahabharata contains almost three million words.
10607. Fact
The word earthling was first found in print in 1593.
10608. Fact
The Olympics were originally held for the Greek god Zeus
10609. Fact
Each year the Pentagon estimates their computer network is hacked about 250,000 times annually
10610. Fact
Central air conditioners use 98% more energy than ceiling fans.
10611. Fact
There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
10612. Fact
There is an automobile model called Stutz Bearcat.
10613. Fact
The planet Venus spins opposite to the other planets in the solar system
10614. Fact
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
10615. Fact
In 1999, a three headed turtle was discovered by Lin Chi-Fa in his pond in Southern Taiwan
10616. Fact
The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day
10617. Fact
41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day
10618. Fact
Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men
10619. Fact
Milk chocolate was invented in Switzerland by David Peter in 1876
10620. Fact
Mice, whales, elephants, giraffes and man all have seven neck vertebra.
10622. Fact
Europeans in the Middle Ages used to call coffee the Arabic Wine
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In 1990, the largest watermelon ever grown was 262 pounds, by Bill Carson of Tennesse, USA
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