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9019. Fact
Corned beef got its name because this beef was preserved with pellets of salt that were the size of corn kernels, which was also referred to as corns of salt
9021. Fact
Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
9022. Fact
Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. Four hundred camels carried the 117,000 volumes
9023. Fact
The average person ingests about a ton of food and drink each year.
9024. Fact
The numbers 172 can be found on the back of a US $5 bill, in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln memorial.
9026. Fact
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were the two left-handed Beatles.
9027. Fact
Using recycled aluminum cans and making news cans out of them saves 75% energy compared to making it from new material.
9028. Also known as
Original name : bal gangadhar tilak
Also known as : lokmanya; father of indian unrest.
9029. Fact
5% of the world population lives in the US but 22% of the world's prisons population are held in the US
9030. Fact
Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do
9031. Fact
Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century.
9032. Fact
¥ A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
9033. Fact
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska.
9034. Fact
Over-roasted coffee beans are very flammable during the roasting process.
9035. Fact
According to the 1900 U.S. Census, there were: 596,000 carpenters, 280,000 laundresses, 220,000 blacksmiths, 134,000 tailors, 102,000 shoemakers, 42,000 porters, 37,000 stonecutters, 25,000 millers, 8,000 bootblacks, and 7,000 furriers
9036. Fact
The geographic center of the United States is Smith County, KS. The geographic center of North America is Pierre County, ND.
9037. Fact
Stage bows were originally devised as a way for actors to thank the audience. The audience would or would not acknowledge each of the actors in turn, depending on how much they enjoyed the performance.
9038. Fact
The Mona Lisa, by daVinci, is 2'6 by 1'9.
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