41. It takes the Hubble telescope about 97
minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivalent
amount of energy as 30 household lightbulbs to complete an orbit.
42. The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy
Company produce approximately 100,000pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts
to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an
hour.
hour.
43. Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached
speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.
44. The "naked recreation and travel"
industry has grown by 233% in the past decade.
45. The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr.
Peanut, was created during a contest forschoolchildren in 1916.
46. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
47. The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog" uses every letter in theEnglish language.
48. The expression cooked "al dente"
means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be
somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but
should also be tender.
should also be tender.
49. Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of
women have cheated on their spouse.
50. No piece of paper can be folded in half more
than 7 times.
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