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9736. Fact
There are only four words in the English language which end in-dous: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

9737. Fact
O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child

9738. Fact
Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley who died at birth

9739. Fact
It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in that state.

9740. Fact
Only three horses who had never previously won a race earned their first victories at the Kentucky Derby. They were Buchanan in 1884, Sir Barton in 1919 and Brokers Tip in 1933.

9741. Fact
Hippos can live up to 40 years in the wild

9742. Fact
The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, Mary had a little lamb.

9743. Fact
Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands

9744. Fact
About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light

9745. Fact
Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion

9746. Fact
The heart of a mouse beats 650 times per minute.

9747. Fact
Pregnancy in humans lasts on average about 270 days (from conception to birth).

9748. Fact
The bulls-eye on a dartboard must be 5 feet 8 inches off the ground.

9749. Also known as
Original name : khan abdul ghaffar khan
Also known as : badshah khan; frantier gandhi; fakhre-e afghan,

9750. Fact
During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.

9751. Fact
In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone

9752. Fact
The term 'hay fever' originated in England, where some people suffered allergic symptoms during hay pitching time when the symptoms became serve, workers often felt feverish.

9753. Fact
A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.

9754. Fact
The world record for donut eating is held by John Haight, who ate 29 donuts (52 ounces) in a little over six minutes

9755. Fact
Penicillin was first produced synthetically in a laboratory in 1946.

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