15 March 2014

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 194 (15/03/2014)






1931.            The word Lethologica describes the state of not remembering the word you want to
    say.

1932.            In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest
    known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet.

1933.            In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

1934.            Baby donkeys or baby mules are also known as "Foals."

1935.            When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different
    countries. It was called "Soundabout" in the U.S., "Stowaway" in the U.K., and
    "Freestyle" in Australia.

1936.            In Canada, the most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.

1937.            The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver"

1938.            Author Dr. Seuss wrote the book "Green Eggs and Ham" because the editor made
    him a bet that he could not write a book, which contained less than fifty words.

1939.            Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex.


1940.            The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe.


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