12 September 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 9 (11/9/2013)






81.  It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack.
82.  Chinese Crested dogs can get acne.
83.  It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.
84.  Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries.
       Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
85.  The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as
       far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
86.  It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in
       the world.
87.  One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples.
88.  The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time.
89.  The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for
       Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started 
       putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas.
90.  Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.

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