2322. Fact

The computer term "byte" is a contraction of "by eight".

2323. Fact

The country of Brazil is named after the brazil nut.

2324. Fact

The creator of the Waffle Iron did not actually like waffles.

2325. Fact

The cruise liner, Queen Elisabeth II, moves only six inches for every gallon of diesel fuel that it burns.

2326. Fact

The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

2327. Fact

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

2328. Fact

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 150 million kilometres.

2329. Fact

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

2330. Fact

The eaarth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.

2331. Fact

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.

2332. Fact

The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.

2333. Fact

The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.

2334. Fact

The Earth orbits the sun at about 18.5 miles per second

2335. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : v. v. giri
former president, trade unionist
Year : 1975
Region : orissa.

2336. Fact

The Earth spins beneath you at between 1,000 - 1,600 kilometres an hour, depending on where you are.

2337. Fact

The Earth weighs roughly 6 billion trillion metric tonnes.

2338. 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.

2339. Fact

The elephant is the only mammal that is unable to jump. (So...whales can? So why are they beached if they can just jump back in the sea? Weird...)

2340. Fact

The end of a hammer, oppostie the striking end, is called a peen

2341. Fact

The estimated number of M & M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.

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