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9130. Fact
Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression can weaken your immune system.
9131. Fact
A hard-boiled egg will spin. An uncooked or soft-boiled egg will not.
9132. Fact
The only married couple to fly together in space were Jan Davis and Mark Lee, who flew aboard the Endeavor space shuttle from Sept 12-20, 1992
9133. Fact
Men sweat more than women. This is because women can better regulate the amount of water they lose
9134. Fact
The formula for Coca-cola has never been patented
9135. Fact
The first airline, DELAG, was established on October 16, 1909, to carry passengers between German cities by Zeppelin airships. Up to November 1913, more than 34,000 people had used the service.
9136. Fact
There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
9137. Fact
When baby sharks are born, they swim away from their mothers right away and are on there own. In fact, their mothers might see them as prey
9138. Fact
The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level
9139. Fact
Vikings, after killing their enemies, used their skulls as drinking vessels
9140. Fact
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family's pot filled with coffee.
9141. Fact
Electrical stimulation of certain areas of the brain has been proven to revive long-lost memories.
9142. Fact
The drug thiopentone can kill a human being in one second if it's injected directly into the blood stream.
9143. Also known as
Original name : sheikh mohammad abdullah
Also known as : lion of kashmir (sher-e-kashmir)
9144. Fact
The car in the foreground on the back of a $10 bill is a 1925 Hupmobile.
9145. Fact
In 1565 In St. Augustine, Florida the first orange trees were planted
9146. Fact
On September 13th, 1916 an elephant that had killed a man was hanged until dead from a rail road crain in Erwin, Tennesee.
9147. Fact
Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers, and lawns
9148. Fact
The word Spain means the land of rabbits.
9149. Fact
In 1902, the coat hanger was invented Albert Parkhouse who was frustrated at the lack of hooks available to hang up his coat at work. His company thought it was a good idea and patented the invention and unfortunately, Parkhouse never received any money for his idea
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Jessica Tandy is the oldest winner of an Academy Award. She won the 1989 Best Actress award for Driving Miss Daisy at the age of 80 years and 9 months. She beat George Burns for that distinction by just a few months.
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