18 November 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 76 (17/11/2013)






751.  In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners.

752.  
India has the most post offices in the world.

753.  
Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet.

754.  
In America, approximately 25% of kids aged 6-14 have a magazine subscription.

755.  
Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States.

756.  
In 1886, Coca-cola was first served at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia for only five cents
         a glass. A pharmacist named John Pemberton created the formula for Coca-cola.

757.  
75% of all raisins eaten by people in the United States are eaten at breakfast.

758.  
Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973.

759.  
Flamingos are able to fly at a speed of approximately 55 kilometers an hour. In one night
         they can travel about 600 km.

760.  
1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight.



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