10716. Fact

The word dexterity, to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word deter is sinister, to do with evil, it is related to the left hand

10717. Fact

The record for the longest Monopoly game played in a bathtub is ninety-nine hours

10718. Fact

The combination ough can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

10719. Fact

On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female

10720. Fact

The elephant is the only animal that has been taught to stand on its head.

10721. Fact

The first police car was an electric-powered vehicle used in Akron, OH in 1899.

10722. Fact

Only female mosquitoes bite humans. Male mosquitoes live on natural liquids from plants and other resources

10723. Fact

The difference between horns and antlers is that horns never stop growing and antlers shed and grow every year

10724. Fact

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left

10725. Fact

Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications

10726. Fact

The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark

10727. Fact

¥ Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated for some time. Another story states that: Mickey mouse was not named after Mickey Rooney he was made on a train ride from New York after Walt found out he didn't actually own Oswald the lucky rabbit. The mouse Walt drew was originally named Mortimor But his wife Lilly didn't like that name so she suggested Mickey and the name stuck.

10728. Fact

Pound for pound, leopards are said to be seven times stronger than humans

10729. Fact

The distance between cities are actually the distances between city halls.

10730. Fact

The soldiers of World War I were the first people to use the modern flushing toilet. The inventor: Thomas Crapper.

10731. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Cameroon : tj

10732. Fact

America's best selling ice cream flavor is vanilla.

10733. Fact

There are, on average, 259 raisins in a box of Raisin Bran and 388 in a box of Premium Raisin Bran.

10734. Fact

In 1953, racecar driver Tim Flock raced at Nascar with a monkey in the seat beside him

10735. Fact

The biggest religious building in the world is a Hindu Temple, Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 11th century

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