2469. Fact

The Old English word for "sneeze" is "fneosan."

2470. Fact

The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.

2471. Fact

The oldest pig in the world lived to the age of 68.

2472. Fact

The Olympic flag pole at the Tokyo Olympics was 49 feet, 10 3/4 inches tall

2473. Fact

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!

2474. Fact

the only animal with four knees is the elephant.

2475. Fact

The only bird that can fly backwards is the Hummingbird.

2476. Fact

The only Dutch word to contain eight consecutive consonants is 'angstschreeuw'.

2477. Fact

The only insect that can turn it's head is a praying mantis.

2478. Fact

The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.

2479. Fact

The only manmade structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China.

2480. Fact

The only man-made structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China.

2481. Fact

The only nation whose name begins with an 'A', but doesn't end in an 'A' is Afghanistan.

2482. Fact

The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.

2483. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : chakravarti rajagopalachari
last governor-general, freedom fighter.
Year : 1954
Region : tamil nadu.

2484. Fact

The opening day of the Montreal summer Olypics was only 21° celsius

2485. Fact

The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.

2486. Fact

The original fifty cent piece in Australian decimal currency had around $2.00 worth of silver in it before it was replaced with a less expensive twelve sided coin.

2487. Fact

The original Ford vehicles had Dodge engines

2488. Fact

The Pacific island of Nauru’s economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.

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