30 November 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 88 (29/11/2013)






871.  Over half the textile fibers that are used in the world are cotton.

872.  
You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands
         called "Hell." They even have a post office.

873.  
The property (ID, Facts) VALUES on the Monopoly game board are the same today as
         they were in 1935.

874.  
The song "Happy Birthday" brings in about $2 million in licensing revenue to Warner
         Communications who hold the copyright to the song.

875.  
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons
         combined.

876.  
Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife
         came up with the name, which stands for "Save Our Saucepans."

877.  
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

878.  
Another word for hiccups is "singultus."

879.  
Better wine can be produced by the soil being of poor quality. This is because the vines
         have to "work" harder.

880.  
A white tiger can only be born when both parents carry the gene for white colouring.


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