Faudzil @ Ajak

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24 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 49 (21/10/2013)







481.  A group of people that are hired to clap at a performance are called a claque.

482.  
The tallest tree recorded is located in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. It is a
         coast redwood and has been measured at 117 metres high.

483.  
In 1926, a waiter in Budapest committed suicide. He left his suicide note in the form of a
         crossword and the police had to get help from the public to solve it.

484.  
Anti-American demonstrators protesting in Bangladesh after the September 11, 2001
         terrorist attacks carried posters of Osama bin Laden sitting alongside Bert, a beloved
         Sesame Street Muppet character.

485.  
Polar bear livers contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human.

486.  
Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived
         from the materials used in the tanning process.

487.  
Finland is also known as "the land of the thousand lakes," because of the over 188,000
         lakes found in this country.

488.  
In an year, an average American kid eats 46 slices of pizza.

489.  
In Las Vegas, casinos do not have any clocks.

490.  
Bubble gum contains rubber.


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