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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

9092. Fact
In one night, an adult hippopotamus eats approximately 150 pounds of grass

9093. Fact
There are 63,360 inches in a mile.

9094. Also known as
Original name : subhash chandra bose
Also known as : netaji

9095. Fact
The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception

9096. Fact
The phrase 'going bananas' was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary, and is linked to the fruit's 'comic' connections with monkeys.

9097. Fact
Worldwide, the most common environmental allergy is dust.

9098. Fact
The garfish has green bones

9099. Fact
In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old

9100. Fact
Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot

9101. Fact
The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff

9102. Fact
It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term 'drowning' refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process.

9103. Fact
Pig vomit is used in perfume and cologne to hold the scent in.

9104. Fact
One American of every 16 will have one of the Top 12 most common last names.

9105. Fact
A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks

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