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

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

President Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1863.

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

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

The only predator that polar bears have are humans

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

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

The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The popular name for the giant sequoia tree is Redwood.

Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation

Original name : indira gandhi
Also known as : iron lady of india

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