27 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 54 (26/10/2013)





531.  Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.

532.  
Contrary to popular belief, the white is not the healthiest part of an egg. It’s actually the
         shell.

533.  
The temperature of lightning bolts is sometimes hotter than the surface of the sun.

534.  
When Burger King introduced the Whopper Sandwich in 1957, it cost only thirty-seven
         cents.

535.  
Chopsticks originated from China approximately 4,000 years ago.

536.  
The favorite honeymoon place is Hawaii.

537.  
The 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to be aired on television by CBS.

538.  
The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were
         given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants
         would have to break the box into pieces to get the money.

539.  
In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana
         Super Dome.

540.  
The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and
         finally the Maple Leafs.



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