6844. Fact

No two human outer EARS, even your own, are exactly alike. Earology was developed to supplement identification by fingerprints.

6845. Fact

In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog.

6846. Fact

On February 10, 1964 the first self-adhesive stamps were issued

6847. Fact

At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles

6848. Fact

What we call the sky is merely the limit of our vision into the atmosphere. The sky, like the horizon, is always as far away as one can see.

6849. Fact

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

6850. Fact

The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume.

6851. Fact

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello

6852. Fact

The most common pear world-wide is the Bartlett. It is bell-shaped, sweet and soft with a light green colour

6853. Fact

Chicago has the largest cookie factory, where Nabisco made over 4.6 billion Oreo cookies in 1997

6854. Fact

People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin

6855. Fact

Some dolphins can swim up to 40 kilometers an hour

6856. Fact

There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru

6857. Fact

In 1886, Grover Cleveland became the only president to be married in the White House.

6858. Animal Facts

Some types of botflies lay their eggs on the abdomen of another blood-sucking insect such as a flea or tick. The eggs hatch while the host feeds the larvae and burrows into the skin of the animal it's sucking on.

6859. Fact

Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.

6860. Fact

Polyandry is a practice where a woman is married to more than one man at the same time.

6861. Animal Facts

Three-toed sloths move so slowly that algae often grows on their fur.

6862. Fact

In Richmond, Virginia it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.

6863. Fact

Snake venom is ninety percent protein

Invention
Invention : transistor
Year : 1947
Inventor : john bardeen, walter h. brattain, william b. shockley
Country : us.      .. More >>