7 December 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 96 (07/12/2013)






951.  There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan.

952.  
In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."

953.  
Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.

954.  
Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars.

955.  
Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat.

956.  
Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born
         in northern Italy in 1898.

957.  
Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after
         staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes
         lighter.

958.  
In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit.

959.  
The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.

960.  
Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple.


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