31 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 57 (29/10/2013)






561.            Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that has not been visited by a spacecraft.

562.            The world’s tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia.
  The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building.

563.            Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet.

564.            The markings that are found on dice are called "pips."

565.            Joseph Gayetty is credited for inventing toilet paper in 1857. Unfortunately, his
  invention failed and did not catch on until ten years later.

566.            A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."

567.            The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England.

568.            The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam.

569.            The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha,
  the world’s largest zipper manufacturer.

570.         Armadillos can be housebroken.



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