4920. Fact

The Union ironclad, Monitor, was the first U.S. ship to have a flush toilet.

4921. Fact

At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel

4922. Fact

Burt Reynolds is a Cherokee Indian.

4923. Fact

On record, the largest iceberg ever, was larger than the country of Belgium.

4924. Fact

When cows lay down, they get up back feet first...so if you get enough people to sit on their rear end, they won't be able to stand again. Doctors use this when operating and giving shots.

4925. Fact

Australian termites have been known to build mounds twenty feet high and at least 100 feet wide.

4926. Fact

123,000,000 cars are being driven on highways in the United States.

4927. Fact

If you were to go on vacation for eleven days, you'd have less than one million seconds to enjoy it.

4928. Fact

Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998

4929. Fact

As of 2003, there were 1.3 million pornographic websites.

4930. Fact

Julie Nixon, daughter of Richard Nixon married David Eisenhower, grandson of Dwight Eisenhower

4931. Fact

The abbreviation 'ORD' for Chicago's O'Hare airport comes from the old name 'Orchard Field.'

4932. Fact

The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game

4933. Fact

Every 14 years, Saturn's rings become briefly invisible to astronomers on Earth. At that time, the plane of the rings is tipped to that of the Earth's orbit, and they are seen edge-on. Since the ring's are so thin, they can't be seen at that angle.

4934. Fact

The Chinese language does not require punctuation.

4935. Fact

Babies crawl an average of 200m a day

4936. Fact

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

4937. Fact

Death Valley, California, has a point that is 280 feet below sea level.

4938. Fact

Rene Descartes came up with the theory of coordinate geometry by looking at a fly walk across a tiled ceiling.

4939. Fact

The longest recorded gloved boxing match took place in 1893. Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought for more than 7 hours. After 110 rounds, the fight was declared a draw because both Bowen and Burke were too exhausted to continue.

Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize : Peace
Year : 1926
Name : aristide briand
Country : france.
Name : gustav stresemann
Country : germany.      .. More >>