26 April 2014

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 236 (26/04/2014)






2351.            The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.

2352.            A fall of 30 feet can be survived my most cats.

2353.            The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas.

2354.            In 1477, the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by
    Archduke Maximillian of Austria.

2355.            The hormone replacement drug "Premarin" is made from the urine of pregnant
    horses.

2356.            TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars were first introduced in 1979.

2357.            Nintendo was first establish in 1889 and they started out making special playing
    cards.

2358.            People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter.

2359.            In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time are
    teenagers.


2360.            Elephants have been known to learn up to 60 commands.


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