9836. Fact

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair

9837. Fact

The book "The Doors of Perception", by Aldous Huxley, was the inspiration behind Jim Morrison naming his band The Doors. The book extolls the use of hallucinogenic drugs.

9838. Also known as

Original name : homi j. bhabha
Also known as : father of indian nuclear science

9839. Fact

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin

9840. Fact

There was no soap in the ancient Mediterranean world. Olive oil was used to wash the body in addition to cooking.

9841. Fact

A law in Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.

9842. Fact

It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world.

9843. Fact

The average raindrop falls at 7 miles per hour.

9844. Fact

The life boat was patented in 1845.

9845. Fact

Our nerves system transmits messages at up to 300 ft. per second.

9846. Fact

Eating a banana at night can help in falling asleep

9847. Fact

It is illegal in Reno, Nevada to conceal a spray-painted shopping cart in your basement.

9848. Fact

The Eiffel Tower weight is approximately 9441 tons

9849. Fact

In 1890, there was no sunshine for the whole month of December in Westminster in London.

9850. Fact

The height of a bowling pin is equal to its circumference.

9851. Fact

More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year.

9852. Fact

Scientists have figured out that the speed of nerve impulses in the brain is 404 feet per second. If an idea is complex enough to take 100 nerve messages from one side of the brain to the other, the thought could be completed in less than a tenth of a second.

9853. Fact

Coca-Cola was originally green

9854. Fact

The great Gothic cathedral of Milan was started in 1386, and wasn't completed until 1805.

9855. Fact

Airbags are deployed at a rate of two-hundred miles per hour.

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