25 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 52 (24/10/2013)






511.  The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina. It
         rises 22,834 feet above sea level.

512.  
The Barn Owls hearing is so highly developed that they can hunt for their prey in total
         darkness.

513.  
The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is four.

514.  
Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

515.  
In 1876, Maria Spelterina was the first woman to ever cross Niagara Falls on a high wire.

516.  
On April 6, 1925, the first in-flight movie was shown. It was a silent film and appeared on
         a Deutsche Luft Hansa flight.

517.  
“Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt.”

518.  
Almonds are a member of the peach family, and apples belong to the rose family.

519.  
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

520.  
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”.



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