9203. Fact

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine

9204. Fact

The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.

9205. Also known as

Original name : richard cobden
Also known as : apostle of free trade

9206. Fact

You can now buy a coffin which can be used as a wine rack, table, and/or bookcase before you are buried in it.

9207. Fact

An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are replaced every year

9208. Fact

¥ Onions get their distinctive smell by soaking up sulfur from the

9209. Fact

Moon was Buzz Aldrins mothers maiden name. (Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon).

9210. Fact

The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

9211. Fact

DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for Douglas Commercial.

9212. Fact

The father of Dave Matthews was one of the original fathers of the super conductor (died of lung cancer when dave was 10 [was a non-smoker])

9213. Fact

In 2001, the five most valuable brand names in order were Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, and Nokia

9214. Fact

Termites have been around for over 250 million years

9215. Fact

Rice paper isn't made from rice but from a small tree which grows in Taiwan.

9216. Fact

In the year 1790, there were two firsts in the United States; the first wholesale coffee roasting company, and the first newspaper advertisement featuring coffee.

9217. Fact

There are approximately 7,000 feathers on an eagle

9218. Fact

The Indian election in 1984 was the largest election of any country. Over 379,000,000 voters were eligible to vote at over 480,000 polling stations

9219. Fact

Check your map. Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.

9220. Fact

Some birds have been know to put ants into their feathers because the ants squirt formic acid, which kills parasites

9221. Fact

The vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling.

9222. Fact

In Bhutan government policy is based on Gross National Happiness; thus most street advertising is banned, as are tobacco and plastic bags.

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