9 May 2014

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 248 (08/05/2014)






2471.            The first state to give the right to women to vote was Wyoming.

2472.            In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on
    the card was painted by a seven year old girl.

2473.            Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by
    humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments.

2474.            The garfish has green bones.

2475.            Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a higher chance of
    developing osteoporosis.

2476.            The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia
    Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10
    cents each.

2477.            A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds.

2478.            Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already
    married.

2479.            The food that people crave the most is cheese.
2480.            Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.


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