8974. Fact

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once wore a Nazi uniform while acting in a film during his Hollywood days. The name of the movie was Desperate Journey, which was filmed in 1942

8975. Fact

Before soccer referees started using whistles in 1878, they used to rely on waving a handkerchief

8976. Fact

A pole vaulter, when he lands, may absorb up to 20,000 pounds of pressure per square inch on the joints of his tubular thigh bones.

8977. Fact

It was the left shoe that Cinderella lost at the stairway, when the prince tried to follow her. It was originally the right.

8978. Fact

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

8979. Fact

Most dinosaurs walked on their toes.

8980. Fact

Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nicholas who brings presents to children on New Year's Eve.

8981. Fact

The first bath tub to be installed in the white house was during the time of Millard Fillmore.

8982. Fact

The word Checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase Shah Mat, which means the king (shah) is dead (mat).

8983. Fact

A squash ball moving at 150 kilometers per hour has the same impact of a .22 bullet

8984. Fact

The first company that Bill Gates ever ran created machines that would record the number of cars passing a given point on a street.

8985. Fact

Kikkoman soy sauce was originated in 1630 in Japan.

8986. Also known as

Original name : ernest rutherford
Also known as : father of nuclear physics..

8987. Also known as

Original name : dwight david eisenhower
Also known as : lke.

8988. Fact

Male lions somtimes kill their own kids if they seem like a threat or take the attention of their mate.

8989. Fact

Badgers and coyotes hunt ground squirrels together. The badger tracks the squirrel and digs into its tunnels, and the coyote catches it when it tries to escape.

8990. Fact

The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937

8991. Fact

The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word Qutun.

8992. Fact

The word 'set'has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

8993. Fact

Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States

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