12 June 2014

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 282 (11/06/2014)






2811.            Approximately 1-2 calorie are burned a minute while watching T.V

2812.            The first recipe for a lasagna type dish was found to be from a British cookbook
    in the 14th century. Therefore, Italians were not the first ones to come up with the
    popular dish as believed.

2813.            Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

2814.            If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most
    likely also grow up with that tooth missing.

2815.            Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

2816.            According to legend, tea originated in China when tea leaves accidentally blew
    into a pot of boiling water.

2817.            When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart.

2818.            Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

2819.            Urine from men?s public urinals was sold as a commodity in Ancient Rome. It
    was used as a dye and for making clothes hard.


2820.            All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the
    $5.00 bill.


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