9350. Fact

For drinking, washing, etc., an average American uses 168 gallons of water per day. The average American residence uses 107,000 gallons per year.

9351. Fact

Sea turtles don't age. They wont die unless they get an infection or get eaten by a larger animal. This means there could be a thousand year old turtle swimming around somewhere.

9352. Fact

The first Life Saver flavour, which was peppermint, was invented in 1912 and it was called Pep-O-Mint

9353. Fact

Coffee beans were chewed for more than 400 years before the first cup of coffee was brewed

9354. Fact

President Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1863.

9355. Fact

St. Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of chess-players!!

9356. Fact

The Chihuahua was named after the Mexican state where they were discovered

9357. Fact

The only predator that polar bears have are humans

9358. Fact

In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year

9359. Fact

Fortune cookies were invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodle maker.

9360. Fact

The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget

9361. Fact

Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc

9362. Fact

Research has indicated that indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution

9363. Fact

Plant seeds that have been stored for more than 200 years can be coaxed into new life.

9364. Fact

If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth

9365. Fact

The town of Tidikelt in the Sahara Desert once went ten years without rainfall.

9366. Fact

Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs

9367. Fact

Surveys indicate that the number one reason people play BINGO is for leisure

9368. Fact

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.

9369. Fact

The popular name for the giant sequoia tree is Redwood.

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Nobel Prize : Literature
Year : 1904
Name : frederic mistral
Country : france.
Name : jose echegaray
Country : spain.      .. More >>