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9443. Also known as
Original name : florence nightingale
Also known as : lady with the lamp.

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

9447. Fact
Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry

9448. Fact
There are a million ants for every person on Earth.

9449. Fact
To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed

9450. Fact
When potatoes were brought from South America over to Spain, it took about 200 years before it was recognized as a food.

9451. Fact
Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee are the only brothers who signed the Declaration of Independence. Their cousin, Henry Lee, was a famous Revolutionary War commander and the father of General Robert E. Lee.

9452. Fact
There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball

9453. Fact
Pearls melt in vinegar

9454. Fact
In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times

9455. Fact
When Thomas Edison died in 1941; Henry Ford captured his last dying breath in a bottle.

9456. Fact
Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War

9457. Fact
A catfish has about 100,000 taste buds

9458. Fact
The world's record for continuous pogo stick jumping is 41 hours.

9459. Fact
Every year, 100 million sharks are killed by people

9460. Fact
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

9461. Fact
According to the American Institute of Stress, job stress approximately costs the U.S. industry over $300 billion dollars per year

9462. Fact
Between 12%-15% of the population is left-handed

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