10736. Fact

Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.

10737. Fact

Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.

10738. Fact

The word Nazi is actually an abbreviation for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers Party

10739. Fact

Singer Alice Cooper once had a live chicken thrown at him during a concert in Toronto. He threw the chicken back at the crowd and all the publicity surrounding the incident skyrocketed his singing career

10740. Fact

Early hockey games allowed as many as 30 players a side on the ice

10741. Fact

The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years

10742. Fact

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. (This was challenged and proved wrong by the TV show Mythbusters)

10743. Fact

The shortest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order is the word almost.

10744. Fact

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket

10745. Fact

Families who do turn off the television during meals tend to eat healthier. This was regardless of family income, or education

10746. Fact

In China, September 20 is Love Your Teeth Day.

10747. Fact

There are 48 Gutenberg Bibles still in existence. Two of them were in Germany during World War II and are missing, but many book collectors believe them to be in private collections.

10748. Fact

Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860

10749. Fact

Potato chips were invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 by chef George Crum. They were a mocking response to a patron who complained that his French fries were too thick.

10750. Fact

The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped

10751. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Brazil : pp, pt

10752. Fact

Caffeine is on the International Olympic Committee list of prohibited substances

10753. Fact

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

10754. Fact

There are 24 known perfect numbers. These are numbers that equal the sum of all its divisors except itself. For instance, six is the lowest of these numbers is divisible by 1, 2, or 3 and 1+2+3=6. The largest of the known perfect numbers has 12,003 digits.

10755. Fact

Pet superstores now sell about 40 percent of all pet food

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