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9933. Fact
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist

9934. Fact
The first series of commemorative stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service depicted Columbus's discovery of America. They were issued in 1893 and available in 16 denominations ranging from one cent to $5.

9935. Fact
If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white

9936. Fact
The Kraft company produces enough Cool Whip, a brand of whipping cream, in one year to fill the entire Grand Canyon

9937. Fact
The desert tortoise can live without having to drink any water. It extracts the water it needs from the vegetation it eats

9938. Fact
Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep

9939. Fact
Approximately 71% of American chocolate eaters prefer to eat milk chocolate

9940. Also known as
Original name : dadasaheb phalke
Also known as : father of indian cinema.

9941. Fact
When a porcupine is born, its quills are soft and mostly white, but harden within hours

9942. Fact
Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun

9943. Fact
Orchids have the smallest seeds. It takes more than 1.25 million seeds to weigh 1 gram.

9944. Fact
In the late 1800's, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.

9945. Fact
The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history

9946. Fact
The venom of a female black widow spider is more potent than that of a rattlesnake.

9947. Fact
Stinging insects kills approximately 25 people annually in the U.S

9948. Fact
Roman Emperor Caligula made his horse a senator.

9949. Fact
Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin

9950. Fact
The first US Patent was for manufacturing potassium carbonate (used in glass and gunpowder). It was issued to Samuel Hopkins on July 31, 1970.

9951. Fact
About 500 movies are made in the US and 800 in India annually.

9952. Fact
The word checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase Shah-Mat, which means the king is dead

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Patagonia at the southern tip of South America is the only populated land area south of 40 degrees South Latitude. By comparison, most of Europe, Asia, and two-thirds of North America are north of 40 degrees North Latitude.      .. More >>
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