Interesting Facts about People

 

1. Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined
2. Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded
3. In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
4. Mother Teresa's real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
5. George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century
6. St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services
7. The quickest ascent of Everest, in 10 hours, 56 minutes, was achieved by Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu
8. Abraham Lincoln held a liquor license and operated several taverns
9. Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor for lack of imagination
10. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
11. Alexander the Great was an epileptic
12. Mozart wrote the music for the song Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star when he was just five years old.
13. Thomas Edison's total school education consisted of three months
14. Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern Turkish town of Lycia early in the fourth century

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Interesting Facts about Geography

     

1. Iceland is the world's oldest functioning democracy
2. Mongolia is the largest landlocked country
3. Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the Sun
4. There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower
5. In Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile, it has never rained
6. The only man-made structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China
7. Birth-control campaigns in Egypt in the late 1970s failed because village women ended up wearing the pills in lockets, as talismans
8. Niagara Falls has moved about ten miles upstream in the last 10,000 years. The falls are eroding at the rate of 5 feet per year
9. The Sahara desert is expanding half a mile south every year
10. The Channel between England and France grows about 300 millimeters each year
11. The Hudson River along the island of Manhattan flows in either direction depending on the tide.
12. There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of 200 people
13. The Australian term for extras in cricket are 'sundries'
14. In early Rome, March 1 was New Year's Day. Later, the ancient Romans made January 1 the beginning of the year
15. Ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs, symbolizing productivity
16. Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 is bigger than Mt Everest
17. Vietnamese currency consists only of paper money; no coins
18. Canada declared national beauty contests canceled as of 1992, claiming they were degrading to women
19. There are more Rolls Royce cars in Hong Kong than anywhere else in the world
20. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world
21. It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979
22. Australia's national anthem is called Advance Australia Fair
23. The only nation whose name begins with an A, but doesn't end in an A is Afghanistan
24. The Atlantic Ocean gets wider by a little more than one inch every year
25. The world's only city whose name consists solely of vowels is Aiea, in Hawaii, USA.
26. Soldiers in the Netherlands are not required to salute officers
27. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" . In English this means 'The City of Angels'
28. The Netherlands has built 800 miles of massive dikes and sea walls to hold back the sea. If it wasn't for these walls, 40% of the country would be flooded.
29. Big Ben is actually the name of the largest bell inside the London clock tower, not of the clock itself.
30. In 1867 the United States paid Russia only $7.2 million (2 cents an acre) for Alaska
31. Every year in France there is a "Thieves Fair" where people are encouraged to try to steal things from the stalls
32. The world's longest street is in Canada. Toronto's Yonge Street runs 1,190 miles
33. In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become a year older on New Year's Day
34. Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern Turkish town of Lycia early in the fourth century
35. Belgium is the only country that has never imposed censorship for adult films
36. The Nullarbor Plain of Australia covers 100,000 square miles without a tree.
37. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country
38. Australia is the only continent on earth without an active volcano.
39. In Turkey, in the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was put to death
40. There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people.
41. There are no public toilets in Peru
42. Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy
43. The oldest national flag still in existence, that of Denmark, dates back to the 13th century
44. Nepal is the only country that doesn't have a rectangular or square flag
45. In 1949, the temperature in part of Portugal soared to 158 degrees F for a couple of minutes. No one knows why
46. Nauru is the only country in the world with no official capital
47. Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland
48. It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland
49. In 1980, Bhutan was the only country in the world with no telephones
50. There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.
51. In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
52. The longest fence in the world is in Australia and it runs for over 3,436 miles (5,530 km)
53. In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 P.M. if you live in an apartment.
54. Holland is the lowest country in the world. It is estimated that 40 percent of the land is below sea level.
55. Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting
56. Netherlands, most densely populated country in the world, followed by Belgium, then Japan
57. Perth, Australia, is the most isolated city on the planet..200 miles across impenetrable desert from the next city of any size.
58. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina delos Angeles de Porciuncula" . It means the City of Angels.
59. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
60. In Thailand, it is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear
61. In Israel, picking your nose is illegal.
62. In Sweden, while prostitution is legal, it is illegal for anyone to use the services of a prostitute.
63. On every continent there is a city called Rome.
64. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a population of 1,000 and a size of 108.7 acres.
65. China has only about 200 family names.
66. The country with the most Post offices is India with over 152,792 compared with just over 38,000 in the United States.
67. Colombia produces the most emeralds of any country in South America.
68. The world's largest gold mine is in Juneau, Alaska
69. Namibia, Africa, supplies the most valuable diamonds of the 18 countries in southern Africa rich with diamonds.
70. Switzerland attracts the most suicide tourists.
71. India has no rabbits in the wild – only hares
72. In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
73. It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis, Missouri!
74. It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!
75. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain churches in Omaha, Nebraska!
76. The state of Florida is bigger than England!
77. In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.
78. It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
79. There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!
80. About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
81. In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals!
82. A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate!
83. Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
84. In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs!

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Did You Know? - 20 facts

1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.

2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance you'll die within the next 3 years

3. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you. There's a 9% chance that you'll meet one of them in your lifetime.

4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.

5. A person’s height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother.

6. If a part of your body "falls asleep",

you can almost always "wake it up" by shaking your head.

7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing - Food, attractive people and danger

8. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side

9. Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odour.

10. According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years.

11. There are so many kind of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.

12. You can survive without eating for weeks, but you will only live 11 days without sleeping.

13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don’t.

14. Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking.

15. A human brain has a capacity to store 5 times as much information as Wikipedia

16. Our brain uses same amount power as 10-watt light bulb!!

17. Our body gives enough heat in 30 mins to boil 1.5 litres of water!!

18. The Ovum egg is the largest cell and the sperm is the smallest cell !!

19. Stomach acid (conc. HCl) is strong enough to dissolve razor blades!!

20. SMILE. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

FACTS ABOUT SBI : The largest Bank of India

# State Bank of India date back to 1806 when the Bank of Calcutta (later called the Bank of Bengal) was established. In 1921, the Bank of Bengal and two other banks (Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay) were merged to form the Imperial Bank of India.

# In 1955, the Reserve Bank of India acquired the controlling interests of the Imperial Bank of India and SBI was created by an act of Parliament to succeed the Imperial Bank of India.

# State Bank of India (SBI) is a multinational banking and financial services company based in India. It is a government-owned corporation with its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

# In 1959, the government passed the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, which made 8 state banks associates of SBI. In 1963, State Bank of Bikaner and State Bank of Jaipur were merged to form State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ).In 13 September 2008, State Bank of Saurashtra merged with the parent bank – SBI. In 2010, State Bank of Indore was merged with SBI.

# The logo of the State Bank of India is a blue circle with a small cut in the bottom that depicts perfection and the small man the common man - being the center of the bank's business.

# Slogans: "PURE BANKING, NOTHING ELSE", "WITH YOU - ALL THE WAY", "A BANK OF THE COMMON MAN", "THE BANKER TO EVERY INDIAN", "THE NATION BANKS ON US"

# As of December 2013, it had assets of US$388 billion and 17,000 branches, including 190 foreign offices, making it the largest banking and financial services company in India by assets.

# SBI group consists of SBI and 5 associate banks.

1. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

2. State Bank of Hyderabad

3. State Bank of Mysore

4. State Bank of Patiala

5. State Bank of Travancore

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Facts About RBI

• Name of Central Bank of India: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)RBI

• Reserve Bank of India Act passed in 1934.

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established on 1 April 1935.

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established on the recommendation of Hilton-Young Commission.

• Hilton-Young Commission submitted its report in the year 1926.

• Initially RBI was constructed as a Private Share holders’ bank with fully paid-up capital of Rs 5 Crores.

• RBI was nationalize in the year of 1st January,1949.

• RBI is a statutory body.

• RBI is the sole authority in India to issue Bank notes in India.

• RBI can issue currency notes as much as the country requires, provided it has to make a security deposit of Rs. 200 crores, out of which Rs. 115 crores must be in gold and Rs. 85 crores must be FOREX Reserves.

• Emblem of RBI: Panther and Palm Tree.

• Initially the headquarter of RBI was in Calcutta (Now Kolkata) but in 1937 it was permanently moved to Mumbai, Maharastra.

• The Reserve Bank of India has 4 Zonal offices,22 regional offices, most of them in state capitals and 9 Sub-offices

• The Executive head of RBI is known as Governor.

• RBI is controlled by the Central Board of Directors.

• Indian government appoints the directors for four years tenure. The central board of directors comprises Governor, four deputy governor and fifteen directors.

• The bank has also two training colleges for its officers, viz. Reserve Bank Staff College at Chennai and College of Agricultural Banking at Pune.

• RBI is a member bank of the Asian Clearing Union.

• Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh (C D Deshmukh) was the governor of RBI at the Time of nationalization of RBI in 1949.

• C D Deshmukh, then Governor of RBI, represented India at the Bretton Woods negotiations in 1944.

• 1st women Deputy Governor of RBI -K.J.Udeshi.

• RBI is not a Commercial Bank.

• RBI prints currency in 15 Languages.

• RBI is a member of IMF (International Monetary Fund).

• Its financial year is from 1 July to 30 June. The emblem of RBI is a tiger and a Palm tree.

• The first governor of RBI was Sir Osborne Smith (1935-1937). The first Indian governor was CD Deshmukh (1943-1949). Manmohan Singh is the only Prime Minister who also was a Governor of RBI. Current Governor is Raghuram Rajan

Interesting Facts about India

• India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
• When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
• The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
• The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
• Chess was invented in India.
• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
• The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
• The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
• India is the largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
• The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
• The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
• India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
• The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
• The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
• Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
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• India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
• The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
• Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
• The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.
• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in India.Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
• Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world
• (Source: Gemological Institute of America).
• The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
• Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
• Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
• India exports software to 90 countries.
• The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
• Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
• Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.
• There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
• The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
• Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively
• The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
• The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
• Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
• Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
• India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
• His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from Dharmashala in northern India.
• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

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10 Facts about "Central Excise Department"

1. Central Excise is one of the oldest Department of India, established by Britishers in 1855.

2. "The Central Excise Act 1944" was known as "The Central Excise & Salt Act, 1944" before year 1996.

3. There were only 67 items mentioned in the original act on which Excise Duty was levied, but now the number is in thousands.

4. At present Central Excise Department has 23 Zones, 100 Commissionerates, 460 Divisions & 2614 Ranges for Tax Collection & Law Enforcement Activities across India.

5. "Power to Arrest" was given to Central Excise Officers in 1973 by Union Govt, whereas "Power to Arrest" in Service tax matters was given in 2013.

6. Central Excise Department has won "Best Anti Smuggling Agency of India" prize maximum times beating other Govt. agencies like BSF, ED, NCB, Income Tax, ITBP, etc.

7. Intelligence Agency of Central Excise, 'Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence' (DGCEI) was established in the year 1979 & till year 2000 it was known as 'Directorate General of Anti Evasion'. With only 300 officers across India, DGCEI detects more Revenue Evasions cases than heavily staffed agencies like Enforcement Directorate & Income Tax Investigation.

8. At present there are 11,210 Superintendents & 14,704 Inspectors working in Central Excise, which are the backbone of Revenue Collection & Anti Smuggling Operations. These officers are deputed in Revenue Ranges, International Airports, Intelligence & Preventive wings, Anti Smuggling Wings, Land Customs Stations & Border Check Points.

9. The term 'Excise' is Latin word which means Inland Tax.

10. Till early 1954 Central Excise Department was known as "Customs, Excise & Tobacco Department". But after union Budget of 1954 the Department was renamed as "Indian Customs & Central Excise Department" & the production tax on Alcohol was transferred to State Government.

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Interesting Facts - 200

1.The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal

2.It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.

3.Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system.

4.Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day.Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

5.In the middle ages, people would pin the name of their sweetheart to their sleeve on Valentine's Day and keep it there for a week, hence 'wearing their heart on their sleeve'.

6.It was during the Victorian era that the formerly nude Cupid was redesigned as wearing a skirt.

7.The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!

8.February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

9.Tomato Ketchup was once used as medicine in the United States. Was sold as "Dr.Miles Compound Extract of Tomato"

10.When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red

11.Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury

12.The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second

13.An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

14.Shoe sizes were standardized in Britain in 1885

15.The average person's eyes will be closed about 30 minutes a day due to blinking.

16.Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

17.Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

18.There are at least 40 known carcinogens in cigarettes.

19.The earliest British expeditions tackling Everest wore tweed jackets, woolen underwear, and leather boots.

20.The amniotic fluid that surrounds a baby in the womb is completely replaced every three hours.

21.During World War II, twice as many fighter pilots were killed during training than combat

22.In 1962 an outbreak of contagious laughter in Tanganyika lasted for six months and caused schools to be closed

23.A nautical mile measures 6,080 feet while a land or statute mile is 5,280 feet

24.No one can drown in the Dead Sea. It is 25 percent salt, which makes the water very heavy

25.Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water

26.Earth's oceans contain 7 1/2 million tons of gold, dissolved in the water

27.Children who are breastfed tend to have an I.Q. seven points higher than children who are not.

28.The bird flu virus could evolve into a form that is easily spread between people, resulting in a highly contagious and lethal disease.

29.The Chinese, in olden days, used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery.

30.If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth.

31.To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers

32.Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'.

33.Communications giant Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam.

34.Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!

35.People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.

36.Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

37.Astronauts can't belch- there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

38.Ancient Roman, Chinese and German societies often used urine as mouthwash.

39.The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.

40.The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off!

41.Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

42.The night of January 20 is "Saint Agnes's Eve," which is regarded as a time when a young woman dreams of her future husband.

43.There are over 25 million bubbles waiting to burst out of each bottle of Champagne

44.Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros

45.It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

46.The "heat" of peppers is rated on the Scoville scale

47.Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years

48.Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end

49.If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

50.Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.

51.When it originally appeared in 1886 - Coca Cola was billed as an Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage.

52.Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals

53.Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.

54.The song, "Auld Lang Syne" is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.

55.For every real Christmas tree harvested, two to three seedlings are planted in its place.

56.Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent

57.Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450°F

58.The Shell Oil Company originally began as a novelty shop in London that sold seashells

59.The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

60.Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean

61.The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man

62.Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density

63.Fish and Chip selling officially remained an offensive trade until 1940 due to the smell it produces

64.The University of Alaska spans four time zones

65.The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.

66.In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.

67.Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are: Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Mazaru(Speak no evil).

68.Warner Comm. paid $28 million for the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'

69.Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

70.A comet's tail always points away from the sun

71.The "Swine flu" vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent

72.Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.

73.The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

74.If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

75.When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight

76.Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and... the crossroads

77.In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed

78.Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside

79.Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams

80.It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines

81.The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year

82.The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust

83.Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters

84.Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left

85.Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy

86.Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down

87.The painting that won second place in a competition held by the US National Academy of Design was hanging upside down when it was judged

88.Everything weighs one percent less at the equator

89.For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off

90.The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements

100.Snake venom is ninety percent protein

101.Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature

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102.Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza restaurant serving close to 1.7 million pizzas a day

103.Beer foam will go down by licking your finger then sticking it in the beer

104.Those stars and colors you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes

105.A full-moon is nine times brighter than a half-moon

106.If all of the blood vessels in your body were placed end to end, they would stretch 12,000 miles

107.If you were to roll a lung from a human body and out flat it would be the size of a tennis court

108.Everyone's tongue print is different, like fingerprints

109.Two-thirds of the people in the world have not made a phone call

110.Contrary to popular belief, a swallowed chewing gum doesn't stay in the gut. It will pass through the system and be excreted

111.The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket

112.The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders

113.Earth is traveling through space at 660,000 miles per hour

114.In 1643, the British Parliament officially abolished the celebration of Christmas

115.Santa's Reindeers are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen

116.In 1875 the director of the US patent office resigned. He said that there was nothing left to invent

117.The Channel between England and France grows about 300 millimeters each year

118.The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle

119.Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name

120.On average, a person has two million sweat glands

121.Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

122.Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

123.Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.

124.The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples

125.97% of the earth's water is undrinkable

126.The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it

127.All babies are color blind when they are born

128.Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old

129. 14 million people were killed in World War I, 20 million died in flu epidemic in the years that followed

130.There are more than 40,000 characters in the Chinese script

131.Vision requires more brain power than the other four senses

132.On average, men are 40% muscle and 15% fat; women are 23% muscle and 25% fat

133.There are no public toilets in Peru

134.Urine and tears have the same basic ingredients

135.The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it's already been digested by a bee.

136.Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

137.Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize

138.The motto of M-G-M movie studios is Art for Art's Sake

139.The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named "Volney"

140.It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body

141.It's been proven that people can lessen reactions to allergies by laughing.

142.The Mercedes-Benz motto is 'Das Beste oder Nichts' meaning 'the best or nothing'.

143.The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

144.There are more Rolls Royce cars in Hong Kong than anywhere else in the world

145.X-ray technology has shown there are 3 different versions of the Mona Lisa under the visible one

146.The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.

147.It takes only about 8 minutes for the Space Shuttle to accelerate to a speed of more than 27,359 km/hour

148.Hydroponics is the technique by which plants are grown in water without soil

149.Time magazine named the computer its "Man of the Year" in 1982

150.Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears

151.Your left lung is smaller in size than your right lung, it is like that in order to make room for your heart.

152.Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time

153.Male human brains are about 10 percent heavier than female brains

154.Before 1800 there were no separately designed shoes for right and left feet

155.The glossy look to lipstick comes from fish scales, which are iridescent

156.To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe

157.Honey is used as a center for golf balls and in antifreeze mixtures

158.The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'

159.Your body weight is lower at 9 A.M. than at any other time of the day

160.The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night

161. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals

162.Without any greenhouse effect, Earth would be cold and lifeless with an average temp of 0.4ºF

163.The primary purpose of growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings. Rice can, in fact, be grown in drained areas

164.Not a single new livestock animal has been domesticated in the last 4,000 years

165.Bone China is so called because powdered animal bone is mixed with the clay to give it translucency and whiteness

166.The original reason for tablecloths was as a towel to wipe one's fingers and hands on after eating

167.Mount Everest moves approximately 2.4 inches (10 cm) in a Northeasterly direction every year

168.Mickey Mouse has four fingers on each hand

169.The bark of a redwood tree is fireproof. Fires that occur in a redwood forest take place inside the trees

170.The storage capacity of human brain exceeds four Terra bytes

171.There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun

172.Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west

173.In 2001, the five most valuable brand names in order were Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, and Nokia

174.After the "Popeye" comic strip started in 1931, spinach consumption went up by 33 percent in the US

175.A rainbow can only occur when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon

176.At 40° Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing

177.Most gemstones contain several elements. Except the diamond it's all carbon

178.Onions help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal

179.It has been calculated that in the last 3,500 years, there have only been 230 years of peace throughout the civilized world

180.Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon

181.The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles

182.The "crack" from a whip is actually the tip of the whip traveling faster than the speed of sound, emitting a small sonic boom

183.If the information contained in the DNA could be written down, it would fill a 1000 volume encyclopedia

184.It would take 13 years and eight months to stay one night in every room at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas

185.Brain damage occurs at an internal temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit

186.The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting

187.If you gave each human on earth an equal portion of dry land, (including the uninhabitable areas) everyone would get roughly 100sqft

188.Just twenty seconds worth of fuel remained when Apollo 11's lunar module landed on the moon

189.There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee

190.Pearls melt in vinegar

191.There is about 200 times more gold in the worlds oceans, than has been mined in our entire history

192.Human hair and finger nails continue to grow after death

193.Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland

194.Eighteen per cent of all global carbon dioxide emissions are from cars

195.Onions get their distinctive smell by soaking up sulfur from the soil

196.Mango is the number one selling fruit in the World. India is the biggest producer of mangoes in the World

197.The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air

198.No nation has ever won the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International Pageant in the same year?

199.About 85% of the plant life on earth is in the oceans

200.In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch and make it look like it's smiling

201.If a person counted at the rate of 100 numbers a minute and kept counting for 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week, it would take a little over 4 weeks to count to one million and just over 80 years to reach a billion

202.An average person perspires a gut-wrenching 278 gallons of sweat each year

203.Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made out of wood

204.A banana is about 75% water. They grow on a rhizome, not a tree. You are more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas.

205. You know our bones aren't white, they range from being to light brown. Bones in museums are white because they're boiled.

206. Did you know, Pigs are 4th most intelligent animals in the world.

207. Did you know, humans use an average of 43 muscles to frown, whereas to smile, only 17 do the trick

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