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9072. Fact
The world s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

9073. Fact
The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt

9074. Fact
The average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the fall.

9075. Fact
A woman's natural lubrication cannot be turned on like a tap; she needs desire, stimulation and a little time.

9076. Fact
The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building

9077. Fact
The word 'news' did not come about because it was the plural of 'new.' It came from the first letters of the words North, East, West and South. This was because information was being gathered from all different directions.

9078. Fact
Semen is usually white or grey, but can occasionally appear yellowish.

9079. Fact
The Oscar award got its name from an actress who mentioned it looks like her uncle Oscar.

9080. Fact
The Oprah Winfrey Show started out as a local morning talk show called A.M. Chicago. The name was changed in September 1985 after Winfrey beat Donahue in the Chicago ratings. The show was expanded from a half an hour to an hour and went nationwide a year later.

9081. Also known as
Original name : thomas edward lawrence
Also known as : lawrence of arabia

9082. Fact
In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome

9083. Fact
David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon

9084. Fact
At one time the group Grateful Dead were called The Warlocks.

9085. Fact
People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs

9086. Also known as
Original name : tanguturi prakasam
Also known as : andhra kesari

9087. Fact
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

9088. Fact
Tacoma Narrows Bridge which was located in Washington was nicknamed Galloping Gertie because of the unusual way it twisted and swayed with even with the slightest winds when people would drive on it. The bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, fortunately no humans died, except for a dog

9089. Fact
The United States has the highest proportion of males circumcised for non-religious reasons.

9090. Fact
The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world.

9091. Fact
In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose

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