9413. Fact

Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000

9414. Fact

You speak about 4,800 words per day.

9415. Fact

An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds.

9416. Fact

There are more kinds of bacteria in your mouth then there are people in the world.

9417. Fact

The right side of a boat was called the starboard side due to the fact that the astronavigators used to stand out on the plank (which was on the right side) to get an unobstructed view of the stars. The left side was called the port side because that was the side that you put in on at the port.

9418. Fact

The first suburban shopping mall was opened in 1922 by National Department Stores in Saint Louis.

9419. Fact

A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery

9420. Fact

There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon

9421. Also known as

Original name : herodotus
Also known as : father of history

9422. Fact

The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q'is the least used.

9423. Fact

Author Dr. Seuss wrote the book Green Eggs and Ham because the editor made him a bet that he could not write a book, which contained less than fifty words

9424. Fact

In Chinese, the words 'crisis' and 'opportunity' are the same.

9425. Also known as

Original name : giovanni baccaccio
Also known as : father of the novel

9426. Fact

Playing cards in India are round.

9427. Fact

Most lipstick have fish scales

9429. Fact

The first fashion house to be set up was in 1858 by Charles Worth. He opened his store in Paris with the idea of having pre-made gowns presented on models to his customers

9430. Fact

On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American individual annually

9431. Fact

The word umbrella is derived from the Latin root word umbra, which means shade or shadow

9432. Fact

The horse shoe crab has blue blood which can be used to kill bacteria

9433. Fact

The state official motto of Alaska is North to the Future

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