115 DID YOU KNOW FACTS POST NO. 2
1) Soccer player Pele has his own day every year in Santos, Brazil. On November 19, Pele day remembers the date of his 1,000th goal.
2) The world's most expensive musical instrument, a Stradivarius violin, was sold in 2011 for US $ 15.9 million.
3) Rounded corners on rectangular electronic devices have been patented in the U.S. by Apple.
4) When Charlie Chaplin received his honorary Oscar, he got a 12-minute standing ovation, the longest in Oscar history.
5) Miami is the only major U.S. city that was founded by a woman.
6) The White Tailed Deer is the national animal of Costa Rica.
7) After defeating the Persians, Alexander The Great started dressing like them and took two Persian wives.
8) The World Toe Wrestling Championship is held every year since 1976.
9) Over 250 million Nokia 1100 devices were sold, making it the best selling electrical gadget in history.
10) Finland had the third smallest gender gap in the world in 2017.
3) Rounded corners on rectangular electronic devices have been patented in the U.S. by Apple.
4) When Charlie Chaplin received his honorary Oscar, he got a 12-minute standing ovation, the longest in Oscar history.
5) Miami is the only major U.S. city that was founded by a woman.
6) The White Tailed Deer is the national animal of Costa Rica.
7) After defeating the Persians, Alexander The Great started dressing like them and took two Persian wives.
8) The World Toe Wrestling Championship is held every year since 1976.
9) Over 250 million Nokia 1100 devices were sold, making it the best selling electrical gadget in history.
10) Finland had the third smallest gender gap in the world in 2017.
11) Honey is the only food which doesn't spoil.
12) Cigarette smoke contains 4800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer.
13) Dolphins have the longest memory in animal kingdom.
14) Coconut water can be used as blood plasma.
15) Fire has no shadow.
16) It took Leonardo Da Vinci 12 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
17) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus- Mumbai is considered the most beautiful train station in India.
18) 770,000 people living in England cannot speak English well.
19) The Netherlands keeps having to close its prisons due to a lack of prisoners.
20) Graphene Aerogel, the world's lightest material is seven times lighter than air.
21) White tigers carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10,000 tigers.
22) The ancient pyramids of Giza are located right up against the modern city of Cairo.
23) Since 2015, throwing away food is illegal in Seattle.
24) Berlin still hasn't recovered its pre-WW2 population.
25) Only about 30 cock roach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats.
21) White tigers carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10,000 tigers.
22) The ancient pyramids of Giza are located right up against the modern city of Cairo.
23) Since 2015, throwing away food is illegal in Seattle.
24) Berlin still hasn't recovered its pre-WW2 population.
25) Only about 30 cock roach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats.
26) In 4 of the 5 largest cities in the United States, it's cheaper to rely on Uber than to own a car, a 2018 report found.
27) Nearly 40% of the world lived under Marxist governments in the late 20'th century.
28) The postage stamp of The Statue of Liberty depicts not the real statue in New York, but the replica in Las Vegas.
29) The average age of Japanese farmers is 70.
30) An average, the Japanese sleep two hours a night less than the Chinese.
31) In New York City, pinball is illegal until 1976.
32) All tortoises are in fact turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.
33) About half of all US homes had electric power by 1925.
34) There are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful.
35) Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican elected to the US Presidency.
36) California has built 23 prisons since 1980. In the same period, the University of California system has opened just one new campus.
37) The World's oldest Dress found in Egypt and it is 5,000 years old.
38) 90% of all the rice in the world is consumed in Asia.
39) The Philippines has the slowest internet speed in the entire Southeast Asian region with an average speed of 3.54 Mbps.
40) In 2016, a Singaporean street food vendor was awarded a Michelin star.
41) There are more than 1,000 species of banana. We eat only one of them.
42) The Danish monarchy is over 1000 years old, making it the oldest monarchy in Europe still existing today.
43) Bruce Lee was Hong Kong's 1958 cha-cha dance champion.
44) Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold from broken iPhones in 2015. That's worth about US$40 million.
45) When Gmail was introduced by Google with an unbelievable 1GB free storage in 2004, Hotmail only offered 2 MB.
46) Snapchat was originally marketed as an app to send nude pictures called Picaboo.
47) Car doors injure around 600 cyclist in the UK every year.
48) There are no clocks or windows in most Casinos, so you can forget about time.
49) The world's biggest family lives together in India: a man with 39 wives and 94 children.
50) 70% of all the world's spices come from India.
28) The postage stamp of The Statue of Liberty depicts not the real statue in New York, but the replica in Las Vegas.
29) The average age of Japanese farmers is 70.
30) An average, the Japanese sleep two hours a night less than the Chinese.
31) In New York City, pinball is illegal until 1976.
32) All tortoises are in fact turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.
33) About half of all US homes had electric power by 1925.
34) There are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful.
35) Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican elected to the US Presidency.
36) California has built 23 prisons since 1980. In the same period, the University of California system has opened just one new campus.
37) The World's oldest Dress found in Egypt and it is 5,000 years old.
38) 90% of all the rice in the world is consumed in Asia.
39) The Philippines has the slowest internet speed in the entire Southeast Asian region with an average speed of 3.54 Mbps.
40) In 2016, a Singaporean street food vendor was awarded a Michelin star.
41) There are more than 1,000 species of banana. We eat only one of them.
42) The Danish monarchy is over 1000 years old, making it the oldest monarchy in Europe still existing today.
43) Bruce Lee was Hong Kong's 1958 cha-cha dance champion.
44) Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold from broken iPhones in 2015. That's worth about US$40 million.
45) When Gmail was introduced by Google with an unbelievable 1GB free storage in 2004, Hotmail only offered 2 MB.
46) Snapchat was originally marketed as an app to send nude pictures called Picaboo.
47) Car doors injure around 600 cyclist in the UK every year.
48) There are no clocks or windows in most Casinos, so you can forget about time.
49) The world's biggest family lives together in India: a man with 39 wives and 94 children.
50) 70% of all the world's spices come from India.
51) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
52) Buckingham palace has over 600 rooms.
53) In Italy, 17 considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.
54) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. There were 311 male but no female competitors.
55) The Dubai Miracle Garden, which features 60 varieties of flowers, bills itself as the world's largest natural flower garden, spanning about 18 acres, the garden attracts more than one million people each year, according to CNN.
56) Even when a snake has it's eyes closed, it can still see through it's eyelids.
57) India is the world's largest producers of tea.
58) India's longest national highway is national highway no.7 goes from Varanasi to Kanyakumari.
59) Asia's largest industrial area is in Aurangabad (waluj).
60) Warangal city is the second largest city of Telanghana.
61) Smart cities of Maharashtra are Amravati,Aurangabad,Mumbai,Kalyan -Dombivli,Nagpur,Nasik,Navi Mumbai,Pune,Solapur and Thane.
62) The consumption of natural vanilla causes the body to release catecholamines (including adrenalin)- for this reason it is considered to be mildly addictive.
63) Porcupines float in water.
64) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
65) Renaissance artist Michelangelo carved David from a solitary block of marble!
66) Peripatetics are those who follow the teachings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
67) In ancient Egypt, killing a cat, even accidentally, incurred the death penalty.
68) Star Wars composer John William's son is the lead singer for the rock band Toto.
69) A university of Bristol physicist determined that the optimum time to dunk a biscuit is 3.5 seconds.
70) Netflix is responsible for 15% of global internet traffic.
71) In 4 of the 5 largest cities in the U.S., it's cheaper to rely on Uber than to own a car, a 2018 report found.
72) Germany had highest numbers of asylum requests in 2015.
73) Nearly 40% of the world lived under Marxist governments in the late 20'th century.
74) General Electric is the only company remaining from the original Dow Jones index of 1896.
75) One of the world's most expensive coffee brands is made from the dung of Thai elephants.
76) 7% of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, a survey found.
77) Apple has 475 retail stores in 17 countries, as of 2016.
78) Until the WW2, tea bricks were used as money in Siberia.
79) Switzerland has the second highest life expectancy in the world with 83.4 years.
80) Students who chew gum have better math test scores than those who do not, a study found.
31) 1 in 50,000 penguins are born with brown rather than black plumage.
32) Alaska is geographically big enough to fit 19 U.S. states within its borders.
33) The term "Banana Republic" was coined in 1904 to describe Honduras.
34) A woodpecker can peck a tree 20 times per second.
35) New York nightlife is a US$10 billion per year industry.
36) Search engine can only access 0.03% of the internet. The rest is known as the "deep web."
37) Polar bears are nearly invisible under infrared photography.
38) The British Monarchy has nominal assets worth about US$34.8 billion. They're among the world's top 20 richest people.
63) Porcupines float in water.
64) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
65) Renaissance artist Michelangelo carved David from a solitary block of marble!
66) Peripatetics are those who follow the teachings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
67) In ancient Egypt, killing a cat, even accidentally, incurred the death penalty.
68) Star Wars composer John William's son is the lead singer for the rock band Toto.
69) A university of Bristol physicist determined that the optimum time to dunk a biscuit is 3.5 seconds.
70) Netflix is responsible for 15% of global internet traffic.
71) In 4 of the 5 largest cities in the U.S., it's cheaper to rely on Uber than to own a car, a 2018 report found.
72) Germany had highest numbers of asylum requests in 2015.
73) Nearly 40% of the world lived under Marxist governments in the late 20'th century.
74) General Electric is the only company remaining from the original Dow Jones index of 1896.
75) One of the world's most expensive coffee brands is made from the dung of Thai elephants.
76) 7% of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, a survey found.
77) Apple has 475 retail stores in 17 countries, as of 2016.
78) Until the WW2, tea bricks were used as money in Siberia.
79) Switzerland has the second highest life expectancy in the world with 83.4 years.
80) Students who chew gum have better math test scores than those who do not, a study found.
31) 1 in 50,000 penguins are born with brown rather than black plumage.
32) Alaska is geographically big enough to fit 19 U.S. states within its borders.
33) The term "Banana Republic" was coined in 1904 to describe Honduras.
34) A woodpecker can peck a tree 20 times per second.
35) New York nightlife is a US$10 billion per year industry.
36) Search engine can only access 0.03% of the internet. The rest is known as the "deep web."
37) Polar bears are nearly invisible under infrared photography.
38) The British Monarchy has nominal assets worth about US$34.8 billion. They're among the world's top 20 richest people.
39) In Switzerland, you can be denied citizenship if your neighbours think you are too annoying.
90) North Korea is the world's only nation to currently have a US Navy ship captured.
91) Ice cream was once called "cream ice".
92) Apples float because they are one-quarter air!
93) Walt Disney started sketching regularly when he was just four years old.
94) Abe Lincoln was a professional wrestler long before he became the 16th President of United States.
95) Clouds looks white because they are reflecting sunlight from above them.
96) In the wild, some reindeer travel more than 3000 miles in a single year.
97) Not only does everyone have unique fingerprints, but humans also have unique tongue-prints!
98) The Four Corners is the only spot in the US where you can stand in four states at once: Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
99) Polar bears have black skin. And actually, their fur isn't white, its see-through, so it appears white as it reflects white.
100) There are no muscles in your fingers: their function is controlled by muscles in your palms and arms.
101) Dubai is the first in the world to have an air-conditioned bus stop.
102) Potassium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, and caesium are so chemically active that they explode even when in contact with water.
103) The world's earliest diamonds were found in India in 4th century BC. In fact, the world's 12 greatest diamonds came from Golconda and Kollur mines in Andhra.
104) Trees can "hear" the sound of running water.
105) There are over 1.4 million different kinds of insects.
106) The sun is about 4.5 billion years old.
107) Humans share 50% of their DNA with a banana.
108) There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.
109) A crocodile can go up to a year without eating.
110) An octopus has three hearts.
111) Planes fly at around 10-12km - far below the Karman line.
112) Lenticular (lenticular) clouds are a rather rare natural phenomenon. Such clouds are formed on the crests of air waves or between two layers of air. A characteristic feature of these clouds is that they do not move, no matter how strong the wind is.
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