9235. Fact

The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people

9236. Fact

The word 'gymnasium'comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"

9237. Fact

Human birth control pills work on gorillas

9238. Fact

The weddell seal, can travel underwater for seven hours without surfacing.

9239. Fact

Hippopotamus means river horse.

9240. Fact

In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.

9241. Fact

The thing that hangs from the top of the beak of a turkey is called the snood

9242. Fact

The most widely culticated fruit in the world is the Apple.The second is the Pear.

9243. Fact

Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced

9244. Fact

The average person burns 26 calories when kissing for a minute.

9245. Fact

The liquid inside coconuts can be used as blood plasma substitutes.

9246. Fact

In German, eins and acht are the only numbers with their letters in alphabetical order.

9247. Also known as

Original name : napoleon bonaparte
Also known as : little corporol; man of density.

9248. Fact

When Christopher Columbus and crew landed in the New World they observed the natives using a nose pipe to smoke a strange new herb. The pipe was called a tabaka by the locals, hence our word tobacco.

9249. Fact

Born on November 2, 1718, British politician, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, is credited with naming the 'sandwich.' He developed a habit of eating beef between slice of toast so he could continue to play cards uninterrupted.

9250. Fact

A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour

9251. Fact

More than 400,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing.

9252. Fact

An American cow called Fawn was not afraid of flying. In May 1963, she was swept up by a tornado and carried half a mile, only to land safely in another farmer's field. Five years later, another tornado carried her over a bus. She survived this too, and lived to the ripe old age of 25.

9253. Fact

Cataloupes are named after the gardens of Cantaloupe, Italy where some belive this melon was first grown

9254. Fact

There are only four words in the English language which end in

Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Sanctuary : mudumalai sanctuary
Place : nilgiris
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