9981. Fact

Hydrogen is the most common atom in the universe

9982. Fact

Cacao, the main ingredient of chocolate is the most pest-ridden tree in the jungle.

9983. Fact

One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.

9984. Also known as

Original name : c.n. annadurai
Also known as : anna

9985. Fact

About 25 percent of all the energy consumed in the US is from natural gas

9986. Fact

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.

9987. Fact

Gibraltar is the only place in Europe were you can find wild monkeys.

9988. Fact

Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones

9989. Fact

The Spring peeper (a frog) can survive the winter season with 65% of its body water as ice

9990. Fact

The lowest point that a person can reach on Earth, outside of riding a submarine or going down a mine shaft, is where the Jordan River enters the Dead Sea. It's 1,290 feet below sea level.

9991. Fact

¥ In the southern hemisphere, water always swirl anti-clockwise down into a pipe.

9992. Fact

During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian man who had a beard was required to pay a special tax.

9993. Fact

New Orleans' first Mardi Gras celebration was held in February, 1826.

9994. Fact

Milk as an additive to coffee became popular in the 1680's, when a French physician recommended that cafe au lait be used for medicinal purposes.

9995. Fact

The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.

9996. Fact

Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap

9997. Fact

Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun

9998. Fact

A group of whales is called a pod or gam

9999. Fact

Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States

10000. Fact

There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit

Element
Element : mercury
Symbol : hg
Atomic no. : 80
Melting Point (deg c) : -38.83
Boiling Point (deg c) : 356.73
Discoverer : prehistoric      .. More >>