Now you Know

An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet

Scientists are now able to grow 'beating'heart tissue in a lab.

Many of the stars that were in the Poltergeist Trilogy had strange deaths

The five interlocking Olympic rings are black, blue, red, green, and yellow because at least one of these colors appears on every national flag.

Eliminates static electricity from your television screen.

In medieval Thailand, they had moveable type printing presses. The type was made from baked oxen dung.

Boxing champion Gene Tunney taught Shakespeare at Yale University

On September 9, 1950 dubbed laughter was used for the first time on television. It was used for the sitcom The Hank McCune Show.

Ants don't sleep

A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

Koalas have twin thumbs.

The Goliath beetle is about the size of your fist and can weigh as much as 3-4 ounces

In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view.

One California law states that sunshine is guaranteed to all people

Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC.

"101 Dalmatians" and "Peter Pan" are the only Disney animations in which both of a character's parents are present and don't die during the movie.

There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order

According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the most common job in the United States in the 1890s was a farmer. Today, it' a salesman.

An elephant produces 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of faeces every day.

Invention
Invention : record, long-playing (lp)
Year : 1948
Inventor : peter carl goldmark
Country : us. .. More >>