16 November 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 75 (16/11/2013)






741.  In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone.

742.  
Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner.

743.  
The first time there was an instance where they had a separate toilet for women and men
         was in 1739 at a ball in Paris.

744.  
In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered
         officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other.

745.  
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

746.  
Some birds have been known to put ants into their feathers because the ants squirt formic
          acid, which kills parasites.

747.  
On average, 42,000 balls are used and 650 matches are played at the annual Wimbledon
         tennis tournament.

748.  
The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.

749.  
Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.

750.  
Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest lake in the world.



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