30 November 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 89 (30/11/2013)






881.  Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters.

882.  
In October 1986, Pepsi paid close to $840 million to Nabisco for the Kentucky Fried
         Chicken empire.

883.  
Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain.

884.  
The most common rock on Earth is basalt.

885.  
The papaya tree is known as "the medicinal tree" in some cultures because it?s seeds
         and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines.

886.  
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

887.  
In one gram of soil, about ten million bacteria live in it.

888.  
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were
         sold in the first month.

889.  Americans eat approximately 20 pounds of pasta per person each year.

890.  Dolphins sleep with one eye open.


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