9105. Fact

A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks

9106. Fact

The first seeing-eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938.

9107. Fact

The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards

9108. Fact

Some species of dolphin sleep with one eye open

9109. Fact

Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey

9110. Fact

Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger has a wife, son (Tony Jr.) and daughter (Antoinette) that were used in early advertising commercials

9111. Fact

The sentence The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. uses everyletter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/twxcommunications)

9112. Fact

Approximately one out of every 55 women from Canada give birth in their car on the way to the hospital or clinic

9113. Fact

The designated instrument for the city of Detroit is the accordion

9114. Fact

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

9115. Fact

People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper

9116. Fact

Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world

9117. Fact

Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet

9118. Fact

The 1st Academy Awards were presented in 1927.

9119. Fact

It was believed by Ancient Hindus that the world was a sphere and rested on the back of four elephants, which stood on a turtle

9120. Fact

The life expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years

9121. Fact

Two phone books with their pages interlaced require more than 8000 pounds of pressure to separte.

9122. Fact

Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught.

9123. Fact

The Butterfinger candy bar was first produced by Chicago's Curtiss Candy Co. in 1923. As an advertising ploy, candy bars were dropped from an airplane on cities in 40 states.

9124. Fact

The filming of the movie 'Titanic'cost more than the Titanic itself.

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