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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
9434. Fact
The largest hotel in the world is the MGM Grand, which has 5,034 rooms and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada
9435. Fact
The rarest chocolate bar in the world is the Porcelana bar. There are only 20,000 of these bars produced a year, and they sell for $90 per pound
9436. Fact
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper right-hand corner of the 1 encased in the shield and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner
9437. Fact
In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married
9438. Fact
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
9439. Fact
It was the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, CT, whose name and lightweight pie tins gave birth to the modern Frisbee.
9440. Fact
Nintendo was first establish in 1889 and they started out making special playing cards
9441. Fact
A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood.
9442. Fact
There are 5 calories in a teaspoon of semen.
9444. Fact
The training mantra of the SEALs is, 'The only easy day was yesterday.'
9445. Fact
In L.A., U.S.A., a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide
9446. Fact
The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
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