3164. Fact

Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England.

3165. Fact

The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year

3166. Fact

Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.

3167. Fact

Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon

3168. Fact

Egyptian pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would increase their strength

3169. Fact

There are 403 steps from the foundation to the top of the torch in the Statue of Liberty.

3170. Fact

Work on St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, began in 1506. Construction took over a century, reaching completion in 1612.

3171. Fact

In Christian theology there are nine choirs of angels. From highest to lowest, they are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.

3172. Fact

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History houses the world's largest shell collection, some 15 million specimens. A smaller museum in Sanibel, Florida owns a mere 2 million shells and claims to be the worlds only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

3173. Fact

The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.

3174. Fact

A deltiologist is someone who collects postcards.

3175. Fact

The first computer, the steam-driven calculating machine, was built in 1823 by Charles Babbage. It failed to work due to poor workmanship in the intricate parts. When rebuilt by the London Museum of Science in 1991, it worked.

3176. Fact

In the U.S. 7 out of 10 homes use candles

3177. Fact

The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha Washington

3178. Fact

Black bears are not always black. They can be brown, cinnamon, yellow, and sometimes white.

3179. Fact

In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

3180. Fact

In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants'was considered a dirty word.

3181. Fact

Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight

3182. Fact

A dog can hear high frequency sounds, which a human ear cannot.

3183. Fact

Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, preceded by Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.

Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize : Physics
Year : 1971
Name : dennis gabor
Country : great britain.      .. More >>