Faudzil @ Ajak

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15 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 43 (15/10/2013)







421.  The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted
         from 1922 to 1987.

422.  
Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for
         $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke.

423.  
Panthers are known as black leopards, as they are the same species of leopard. If
         looked at closely, black spots can be seen on a panther.

424.  
Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated
         with more deaths than with any other liquid.

425.  
In London, during rush hour traffic moves on average at 13 kilometres an hour.

426.  
Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.

427.  
In the United States, approximately 50 million people fish per year.

428.  
Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day.

429.  
Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region.

430.  
Teflon was accidently discovered by scientist Dr. Roy Plunkett while he was conducting a
         coolant gas experiment in 1938.



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