1249. Fact

Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.

1250. Fact

acrophobia is the fear of heights

1251. Fact

Actor John Wayne made more than 200 movies.

1252. Fact

Adult male wild boar produce 0.5 litres per ejaculate.

1253. Fact

Adults produce between 200mls - 2 litres of fart per day.

1254. Fact

After the Civil War the U.S. sued Great Britain for damages that were caused by them building ships for the Confederacy. We originally asked for $1 billion but settled on $25 Million.

1255. Fact

agaraphobia is the fear of open spaces

1256. Fact

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

1257. Fact

Al Capone's business card said he was a furniture dealer.

1258. Fact

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

1259. Body Facts

Girls who made matches in the 1800s often suffered from ‘phossy jaw' – their jaw bones would rot away, poisoned by the phosphorus used to make the matches.

1260. Fact

Alan Thicke, the father in the TV show Growing Pains wrote the theme songs for The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes .

1261. Fact

Alaska has the highest percentage of people who walk to work.

1262. Fact

Alaska was bought from Russia for about 2 cents an acre.

1263. Fact

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

1264. Fact

Albert Einstien never wore any socks.

1265. Body Facts

In 1970, a thief was caught in Zurich, Switzerland, when a finger that had been cut off by broken glass at the crime scene was matched to his finger prints in police records.

1266. Fact

Alexander the Great was an epileptic.

1267. Fact

Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

1268. Fact

Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. Penguins can change salt water into fresh water.

Invention
Invention : balloon, hot-air
Year : 1783
Inventor : joseph & etienne montgolfier
Country : france.      .. More >>