9313. Fact

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

9314. Fact

In the US a pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

9315. Fact

The first drive-in movie theater was built in Camden, NJ in 1932-3. It cost 25 cents per car or $1 for three or more people to watch a movie.

9316. Fact

A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out.)

9317. Fact

Argentineans eat more meat than any other nation in the world an average of 10 ounces per person per day.

9318. Also known as

Original name : kalidas
Also known as : indian shakespeare, shakespeare of india

9319. Fact

New York's first St. Patrick's day parade was held on March 17, 1762.

9320. Fact

Stars come in different colors; hot stars give off blue light, and the cooler stars give off red light.

9321. Also known as

Original name : joseph priestley
Also known as : father of soda pop; father of modern chemistry

9322. Fact

Toilet paper was invented in 1857.

9323. Fact

In the United States, ice cream is sold the most on a Sunday

9324. Fact

On average, an American makes three pounds of garbage in a day

9325. Fact

It is illegal to hunt camels in Arizona.

9326. Fact

A surfer once sued another surfer for stealing his wave. The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on pain and suffering endured by the surfer watching someone else ride his wave

9327. Fact

The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon, which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour

9328. Fact

Rice is thrown at weddings as a symbol of fertility

9329. Fact

The feet account for one quarter of all the human bodies bones.

9330. Fact

You will weigh less if you weigh yourself when the moon is full

9331. Fact

Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the scalp of an adult

9332. Fact

The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. Its whistle can reach up to 188 decibels

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