2543. Fact

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

2544. Fact

The term 'Rock N' Roll' was coined in 1951

2545. Fact

The term 'The Real McCoy' was coined in the 1880's

2546. Fact

The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.

2547. Fact

The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations.

2548. Fact

The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The "crack" of a whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.

2549. Fact

The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.

2550. Fact

The toothbrush was invented in 1498

2551. Fact

The top 3 products for coupon redemption are cold cereal, soap, and deodorant.

2552. Fact

The typical shower is 101 degrees F.

2553. Fact

The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.

2554. Fact

The typical U.S. 18-year-old has spent 11,000 hours in school and 18,000 hours watching TV.

2555. Fact

The U.S. Army accidentally ordered an 82 year supply of freeze-dried tuna salad mix for troops in Europe.

2556. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : pandit ravi shankar
classical sitar player
Year : 1999
Region : uttar pradesh.

2557. Fact

The U.S. founding fathers' name for the American Revolution was 'The War with Britain'.

2558. Fact

The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.

2559. Fact

The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.

2560. Fact

The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.

2561. Fact

The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.

2562. Fact

The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.

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