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.

10797. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Bangladesh : s2

10798. Fact

Wham-O manufactured twenty-thousand hula-hoops a day at the peak of hula-hoop popularity in 1958

10799. Fact

In 1908, the first machine to make lollipops opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut

10800. Fact

Tomatos were once referred to as love apples. This is because their was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them

10801. Fact

Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make

10802. Fact

Tina Turner's real name is Annie Mae Bullock.

10803. Fact

There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult.

10804. Fact

The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil

10805. Fact

In 1945, the first floating ice cream parlor was built for sailors in the western Pacific. This floating ice cream parlour could produce ten gallons of ice cream every seven seconds

10806. Fact

The fruit of the Cacao tree grow directly from the trunk. They look like small melons, and the pulp inside contains 20 to 50 seeds or beans. It takes about 400 beans to make a pound of chocolate.

10807. Fact

Uranus is the only planet that rotates on its side

10808. Fact

In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

10809. Fact

The Crayola colour flesh was changed to peach in 1962 because of the fact that people have many different skin colours

Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize : Economics
Year : 1970
Name : paul a. samuelson
Country : united states.      .. More >>