9712. Also known as

Original name : raja rammohan roy
Also known as : father of indian renaissance.

9713. Fact

The first television newscaster was Kolin Hager, who used to broadcast farm and weather reports in 1928

9714. Fact

The Professor on Gilligan's Island was named Roy Hinkley. The Skipper was named Jonas Grumby. Both names were used only once in the entire series, on the first episode.

9715. Also known as

Original name : queen elizabeth I
Also known as : maiden queen

9716. Fact

The oldest living thing in existence is not a giant redwood, but a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, dated to be aged 4,600 years old.

9717. Fact

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep

9718. Fact

It is illegal in Wisconsin to start a riot using a laser pointer.

9719. Fact

The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war

9720. Fact

After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia, many people reported that, because of the dust, the sunset appeared green and the moon blue. The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years.

9721. Fact

There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats

9722. Fact

In the U.S. peanuts account for 66% of all snack nuts

9723. Fact

In 1902, the game table tennis was brought to the U.S. from Europe by Parker Brothers

9724. Also known as

Original name : m.k. gandhi
Also known as : bapu; mahatma; father of the nation.

9725. Also known as

Original name : nandlal base
Also known as : father of modern painting in india.

9726. Fact

The only presidents buried together: John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams are in a basement crypt in Quincy, Mass.

9727. Fact

Harrods have three private wells to supply their water.

9728. Fact

Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the United States.

9729. Fact

In 1969 the US launched a male chimpanzee called Ham into space.

9730. Fact

The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.

9731. Fact

On average, Americans spend 33% of their life sleeping

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