10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 146 (26/01/2014)

1451.            During World War II, there was not enough sugar in the U.S. to make candy as it
    was sent to the troops overseas. At this time, popcorn was consumed three times
    more than its usual amount.

1452.            The most famous movie theatre is the "Chinese Theatre" located in Los Angeles,
    USA.

1453.            In the U.S., the sport that causes the most injuries among the age group of 15-24 is
    basketball.

1454.            Oscar Wilde and his friends came up the with the word "dude." It came from the
    words "duds" and "attitude."

1455.            By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and
    oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.

1456.            Melba toast is named after an Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.

1457.            Astronomers once believed a planet named Vulcan existed between Mercury and
    the Sun.

1458.            Talc was used by cavemen 15,000 years ago as an ingredient added to make
    paint.

1459.            Ants do not sleep.

1460.            The only married couple to fly together in space were Jan Davis and Mark Lee, who
    flew aboard the Endeavor space shuttle from Sept 12-20, 1992.