30 December 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 119 (30/12/2013)






1181.            In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were four write-in votes for
    Mr. Potato Head.

1182.            MS-DOS was originally calle QDOS and was bought of the author by Microsoft for
    a small fee. The rest is history.

1183.            Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

1184.            The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of
    Rome to Colonia Commodiana.

1185.            The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people.

1186.            Another way to say "every 9 years" is Novennial.

1187.            In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph
    Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and
    both babies survived.

1188.            Close to fifty percent of Internet shoppers spend over five hours a week online.

1189.            Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA.

1190.         For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier.



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