27 September 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 25 (27/9/2013)






241.  One of the most dangerous insect in the world is the common housefly. They carry and
         transmit more diseases than any other animal in the world.

242.  
Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA.

243.  
 The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth.

244.  
The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh
         approximately 4,000 pounds.

245.  
 In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened.

246.  
The only popcorn museum in the world is located in Marion, Ohio, USA.

247.  
Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called "dander."

248.  
The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons.

249.  
In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt.

250.  
In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times.



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