25 November 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 83 (24/11/2013)






821.  Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?).

822.  
The name of the character that is behind bars in the Monopoly board game is Jake the
         Jailbird.

823.  
In Colorado, there are about 83,000 dairy cows.

824.  
Just by recycling one aluminum can, enough energy would be saved to have a TV run for
         three hours.

825.  
The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander
         Graham Bell.

826.  
Turtles can breathe through their butts.

827.  
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

828.  
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

829.  
A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone. It has a series of metal
         bars and is played with two hammers.

830.  
Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin.


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