18 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 45 (17/10/2013)








441.  Charlie Chaplin once won the third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

442.  
Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”.

443.  
The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen
         from Public Libraries.

444.  
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

445.  
The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is “feedback.”

446.  
All Polar bears are left-handed.

447.  
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

448.  
The risk of cardiovascular disease is twice as high in women that snore regularly
         compared to women who do not snore.

449.  
Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television, only do so to view the
         commercials.

450.  
The first theatre to show motion pictures was the Nickelodeon on June 19, 1905 in
         Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was opened by Harry Davis on Smithfield Street.


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