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10777. Fact
Robert Wadlow is the tallest man recorded in history. He grew to be eight feet and eleven inches and weighed 490 pounds when he died
10780. Fact
The Three Wise Monkeys have names: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).
10781. Fact
Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used sheet of Bounce.
10782. Fact
The human liver performs over 500 functions
10783. Fact
Nobody knows what happened to the body of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During his funeral in 1791, a thunderstorm suddenly appeared and his funeral party dropped the coffin and ran for cover. When they returned, the coffin was gone.
10784. Fact
Cricket chirping can tell the temperature outside. Counting how many times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds and then adding 40 to that number will approximately tell you what the temperature is in Fahrenheit
10785. Fact
The patent number of the telephone is 174465.
10786. Fact
The blind cavefish is born with eyes, but they fall off as the fish grows
10787. Fact
In World War II, the German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet
10788. Fact
The A.A. Milne character of Winnie the Pooh made his animated film debut in 1966 in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
10789. Fact
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5.00 bill
10790. Fact
A group of people that are hired to clap at a performance are called a claque
10791. Fact
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies
10792. Fact
The name for Ivory Soap was inspired by a verse from the Bible. Harley Proctor got though of the name when the minister read from Psalms 45:8, All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby they have made thee glad.
10793. Fact
The cost to build the Empire State Building was $40,948,900
10794. Fact
Since Hindus don't eat beef, the McDonald's in New Delhi makes its burgers with mutton.
10795. Fact
In 1848, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New York. The name of the man that opened it was Antoine Zerega
10796. Fact
Moses Malone was the first basketball player to go directly from high school to a professional American team.
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According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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