4138. Fact

There is a way of writing 1 by using all ten single-digit numbers at once: 148/296 + 35/70 = 1.

4139. Fact

The largest cultivated crop in the United States is corn

4140. Fact

Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year.

4141. Fact

In an authentic Chinese meal, the last course is soup because it allows the roast duck entree to swim toward digestion.

4142. Fact

98% of houses in the United States have at least one television set

4143. Fact

In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.

4144. Fact

There is a 6-foot tall stone monument dedicated to the cartoon character Popeye in Crystal City, TX. .

4145. Fact

On average, Americans spend $1300 on utility bills annually

4146. Fact

Until the time of Michelangelo, many sculptors colored their statues, and most from ancient Greece and Rome at one time had been painted or polychromed. Over the course of years, rain washed the colors off the marble.

4147. Fact

A honey bee travels an estimated 43,000 miles to gather one pound of honey. A pound of honey consists of 29,184 drops.

4148. Fact

In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.

4149. Fact

Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China

4150. Fact

The first person to go over Niagara falls was Annie Edson-Taylor. She made the trip in a wooden barrel and survived.

4151. Fact

You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.

4152. Fact

250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S.

4153. Fact

On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day

4154. Fact

A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.

4155. Fact

Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away

4156. Fact

The word vaccine comes from the Latin word vacca, which means cow. This name was chosen because the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.

4157. Fact

For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier.

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Mountain : kanchenjunga
Height : 8,597 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 25-may-55.      .. More >>