fakta :umum ( english version ) 401~497

#401 The coldest city in the U.S. is International Falls, Minnesota.
 #402 Christopher Columbus brought the first lemon seeds to America.
 #403 The largest hailstone ever recorded in the U.S. was 17.5 inches around.
 #404 The Statue of Liberty's nose is four feet six inches long.
 #405 The East Antarctica Ice Sheet is as thick as the Alps Mountains are high.
 #406 The deepest place in the ocean is about 7 miles deep. 
#407 The largest dog litter was 23 puppies.
 #408 Panda bears eat up to 16 hours a day.
 #409 Approximately 16'500 people in the U.S. go by the last name Lemon.
 #410 Bald eagles can swim using a stroke similar to the butterfly stroke.
 #411 Lifejackets used to be filled with sunflower seeds for flotation.
 #412 Two trees can create enough oxygen for a family of four.
 #413 The T-rex's closest living relative is the chicken.
 #414 Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
 #415 The most popular pet name in the United States is 'Max'.
 #416 Many butterflies and moths are able to taste with their feet. 
#417 All polar bears are left-handed.
 #418 The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
 #419 A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
 #420 #421 Greyhounds can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour.
 #422 Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members or the rose family.
 #423 U.S. paper currency isn't made of paper - it's actually a blend of cotton and linen.
 #424 The 'ZIP' in zip code stands for Zone Improvement Plan.
 #425 Kangaroos can't walk backwards.
 #426 The Empire State Building has 73 elevators.
 #427 Lemons ripen after you pick them, but oranges do not.
 #428 There are 118 ridges on the edge of the United States dime.
 #429 There are 336 dimples on a regulation American golf ball. #430 One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
 #431 A twit is the technical term for a pregnant goldfish.
 #432 Antarctica holds 90% of the world's fresh water.
 #433 The state of Tennessee was originally called Franklin.
 #434 In the U.S. a pig has to weigh more than 180 lbs to be called a hog.
 #435 Bloodhounds can track a man by smell for up to 100 miles.
 #436 Beavers have orange teeth.
 #437 The woodpecker can hammer wood up to 16 times per second.
 #438 Mount Everest rises a few millimeters every year.
 #439 Snails can sleep for up to three years.
 #440 The pupils in goats' eyes are rectangular.
 #441 Jousting is the official sport in the state of Maryland.
 #442 "Bees' wings beat 11,400 times per minute".
 #443 The pound sign, or #, is called an 'octothorp'. 
#444 The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.
 #445 If there are two full moons in a month, the second one is called a "blue" moon.
 #446 You breathe in about 13 pints of air every minute.
 #447 A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.
 #448 The sun evaporates about a trillion tons of water a day.
 #449 Sound travels quicker in water than in air.
 #450 A group of cats is called a 'clowder'.
 #451 Human eyes have over two million working parts.
 #452 There are approximately 9'000 taste buds on your tongue.
 #453 Raindrops can fall as fast as 20 miles per hour.
 #454 Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
 #455 Lobsters can live up to 50 years.
 #456 About 85% of the world's population is right-handed.
 #457 The first traffic light was in use in London in 1868, before the advent of cars.
 #458 Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
 #459 #460 Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
 #461 A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873.
 #462 The King Ranch in Kingsville Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and over 23 countries. #463 The dot over the 'i' is called a 'tittle'.
 #464 Cows do not have upper front teeth.
 #465 The great white shark can go up to three months between meals.
 #466 During the Boston Tea Party, 342 chests of tea were thrown into the harbor.
 #467 Pluto takes 248 years to orbit the sun once.
 #468 k is k
 #469 454 U.S. dollar bills weight exactly one pound.
 #470 Dairy cows drink up to 50 gallons of water per day.
 #471 The most common name for a pet goldfish is 'Jaws'.
 #472 A nautical mile is 800 feet longer than a land mile.
 #473 Antarctica has as much ice as the Atlantic Ocean has water.
 #474 To temporarily revive your ballpoint pen, dip the tip into hot water for a few seconds.
 #475 Wrapping rubber bands around the ends of hangers can prevent clothes from slipping off.
 #476 Replacing your car's air filter can improve gas mileage by 10 percent.
 #477 A chalkboard eraser is one of the best ways to wipe a foggy windshield.
 #478 Candles will burn longer and drip less if they are placed in the freezer a few hours before using.
 #479 Knots come out easier if you sprinkle talcum powder on them.
 #480 You can tell which day a loaf of bread was baked by the color of its plastic twist tag.
 #481 Over 50 percent of your body heat is lost through your neck and head.
 #482 Dieting by not eating will actually make your body start conserving calories as fat.
 #483 every two thousand frowns creates one wrinkle.
 #484 Rinsing bacon under cold water before frying can reduce the amount it shrinks by almost 50%.
 #485 Refrigerating apple can help them last up to 10 times longer than those left at room temperature
 #486 While chopping onions, hold a piece of bread between your lips to keep your eyes from watering. #487 Place an apple in the bag with your potatoes to keep them from budding.
 #488 Place a slice of bread in the storage container to keep cookies soft when storing.
 #489 To keep an ice cream cone from dripping, stuff a miniature marshmallow into the bottom of the cone. #490 To take lumps out of a bag of sugar, place it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
 #491
 #492 To remove crayon marks from walls, use a hairdryer to heat the wax.
 #493 To make a zipper slide up and down more smoothly, rub a bar of soap over the teeth.
 #494 Wipe the leaves of your plants with the soft inside of a banana skin to bring up the shine and remove dust.
 #495
 #496 To clean paint off your hands, use olive oil - it softens the paint and makes it easy to remove.
 #497 To fix a button about to fall off, dab a little clear nail polish over the threads holding it on.

fakta : umum (english version) 301~400

#300 Pennsylvania is misspelled on the Liberty Bell. #301 William Shakespeare was born and died on the same day: April 23. #302 Ketchup was once sold as a medicine. #303 Napoleon suffered from a fear of cats. #304 In 1900, 1/3 of all automobiles in New York City were powered by electricity. #305 The 4th Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich so he could eat and gamble at the same time. #306 In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac. #307 All dog breeds except chow-chows have black lips to prevent them from getting sunburned. #308 Connecticut was the first state to pass a Lemon Law in 1982. #309 Ancient Egyptians believed that the "vein of love" ran from the third finger on the left hand to the heart. #310 The word "facetious" features all the vowels in alphatbetical order. #311 The standard Chinese typewriter has 1,500 characters. #312 A flea can jump 30,000 times without stopping. #313 "O" is the oldest letter of the alphabet, dating back to 3000 B.C. #314 The Japanese word "judo" means "the gentle way". #315 No two lip impressions are the same. #316 It took Leonardo da Vinci 12 years to paint the lips of the Mona Lisa. #317 Lemon sharks can give birth to about 36 babies at one time. #318 Top-performing companies are called "blue chips" after the costliest chips in casinos . #319 The name for the space between your eyebrows is "nasion." #320 There is a town called Jackpot in Nevada. #321 The word “purple” does not rhyme with any other word in the English language. #322 In the U.S., there are about 15,000 vacuum cleaner-related accidents. #323 The Lemon-Yellow Tree Frog is only active in the darkness of night. #324 The legs of bats are too weak to support their weight, so they hang upside down. #325 75% of people wash from top to bottom in the shower. #326 On average, you'll spend a year of your life looking for misplaced objects. #327 Chewing gum was invented in New York City in 1870 by Thomas Adams. #328 The Statue of Liberty features 7 points in her crown -- one for each of the continents. #329 The world's first escalator was built in Coney Island, NY, in 1896. #330 The top of the Empire State Building was originally built as a place to anchor blimps. #331 The area code in Cape Canaveral, FL, is 321. #332 Ohio is the only U.S. state that does not have a rectangular flag. #333 Long Island is the largest island in the Continental U.S. #334 Thomas Edison coined the word "hello" and introduced it as a way to answer the phone. #335 Maine produces more toothpicks than any other state in the U.S. #336 The last letter to be added to our alphabet was "J". #337 Farmington, Maine celebrates Chester Greenwood Day to honor the inventor of earmuffs. #338 Of all the trees in Australia, 75% are eucalyptus. #339 There are more doughnut shops per capita in Canada than in any other country. #340 There is an underground mushroom in Oregon that measures 3.5 miles across. #341 Of the 92 counties in Indiana, only 5 observe daylight savings time. #342 California and Arizona grow approximately 95% of the fresh lemons in the U.S. #343 The term 007 was derived from 20007, the home zip code of many Washington, D.C. agents. #344 Leonardo da Vinci discovered that a tree's rings reveal its age. #345 The popsicle was invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old boy. #346 The medical term for writer's cramp is graphospasm. #347 A male firefly's light is twice as bright as a female's. #348 It is estimated that the world's oceans contain 10 billion tons of gold. #349 Most cats don't like lemonade. #350 The watersheds that supply water to New York City are roughly the size of Delaware. #351 Cold water weighs less than hot water. #352 Storm clouds hold about 6 trillion raindrops. #353 The weight of the moon is 81 billion tons. #354 Bamboo can grow 3 feet in one day. #355 A tune that gets stuck in your head is called an earworm. #356 You exhale air at 15 m.p.h. #357 A baboon is a variety of lemon. #358 Butterflies were formerly known by the name "flutterby". #359 A teaspoon contains 120 drops of water. #360 Mexican jumping beans jump to get out of sunlight. #361 The pineapple is a very big berry. #362 "Arachibutiphobia" is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. #363 Pearls dissolve in vinegar. #364 Borborygmi is the noise that your stomach makes when you are hungry. #365 The oil in cashews helps prevent tooth decay. #366 The center of some golf balls contain honey. #367 International tug of war rules state that the rope must be over 100 feet long. #368 In 2003, a 6-year-old from Naples, FL was ticketed for not having a permit for her lemonade stand. #369 On Valentine's Day, there is no charge to get married in the Empire State Building's chapel. #370 Heat, not sunlight, ripens tomatoes. #371 Grapes are the most popular fruit in the world. #372 A housefly hums in the key of F. #373 Endacorp is the edible pulp inside a lemon. #374 Thomas Edison coined the word "hello" and introduced it as a way to answer the phone. #375 "Way" is the most frequently used noun in the English language. #376 The "high five" was introduced by a professional baseball player in 1977. #377 "Disco" means "I learn" in Latin. #378 It costs the U.S. government 2.5 cents to produce a quarter. #379 The "lemon yellow" crayon was introduced in 1949 and retired in 1990. #380 It is illegal for a portrait of a living person to appear on U.S. postage stamps. #381 Baboons were once trained by Egyptians to wait on tables. #382 The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood. #383 Mt. Katahdin in Maine is the first place in the U.S. to get sunlight each morning. #384 Each year, the average person walks the distance from NY to Miami. #385 Lemons are more acidic than vinegar. #386 New York City's public school students represent about 188 different countries. #387 A banana is a giant herb. #388 The first person in the U.S. arrested for speeding was a NYC cab driver. #389 In the U.S., all interstate highways that run east to west are even-numbered. #390 Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes. #391 A sea lemon is a mollusk that feeds on sponges. #392 Three out of every six Americans live within 50 miles of where they were born. #393 The raised bump reflectors on U.S. roads are named "Botts dots. #394 Nearly 9,000 people injure themselves with a toothpick each year. #395 It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. #396 The dragonfly can reach speeds of up to 36 mph. #397 Bamboo can grow over three feet per day. #398 Hippos can open their mouth 180 degrees. #399 Manhattan was the first capital of the United States. #400 About 80 women go into labor on NYC subways every year.

fakta : umum (english version) 201 ~300

#201 The only one-syllabled U.S. state is Maine. #202 The mouth of the Statue of Liberty is three feet wide. #203 Atlantic salmon are capable of leaping 15 feet high. #204 A stamp shaped like a banana was once issued in the country of Tonga. #205 For every human being in the world there is approximately one chicken. #206 Over 1 million earths would fit inside the sun. #207 Before 1687 clocks were made with only an hour hand. #208 Add up opposing sides of a dice cube and you'll always get seven. #209 The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,061 lbs. #210 1.3 billion pounds of peanuts are produced in Georgia each year. #211 The average koala sleeps 22 hours each day. #212 Galapagos turtles can take up to three weeks to digest a meal. #213 The largest ball of twine in the US weighs over 17,000 pounds. #214 Giraffes can link their own eyes. #215 Tennessee banned the use of a lasso to catch fish. #216 TV dinners originated in the Arctic. #217 Blackboard chalk contains no chalk. #218 A jackrabbit can travel more than 12 feet in one hop. #219 An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars. #220 Porcupines each have 30,000 quills. #221 The game of basketball was first played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. #222 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was composed by Mozart when he was five years old. #223 The Basenji is the only type of dog that does not bark. #224 America's 1st roller coaster was built in 1827 to carry coal froma a mine to boats below. #225 There are towns named Sandwich in Illinois and Massachusetts. #226 13 percent of the world's tea comes from Kenya. #227 'Tsialogy' is anything written about tea. #228 There is a town in South Dakota named 'Tea'. #229 The Caspian Sea is actually a lake. #230 Caterpillars have over 2,000 muscles. #231 Detroit has the greatest number of registered bowlers in the U.S. #232 The blue whale's heart is the size of a small car. #233 There are seven letters that look the same upside down as right side up. #234 Great Falls, Montana, is the windiest city in the U.S. #235 The biggest pig in recorded history weighed almost one ton. #236 Cows give more milk when they listen to music. #237 The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, plus 37, will give you the current air temperature. #238 An ostrich's brain is smaller than its eye. #239 Besides humans, elephants are the only animals that can be taught to stand on their head. #240 "Challenger Deep" is the deepest point on Earth and can hold 25 Empire State Buildings end to end. #241 The only cactus plantation in the world is in Mississippi. #242 The nickname of President Hayes's wife was "Lemonade Lucy". #243 If you put all the streets in New York City in a straight line, they would stretch to Japan. #244 The watermelon seed-spitting world record is about 70 feet. #245 The first typewriter was called the "literary piano". #246 The "silk" of a spider is stronger than steel threads of the same diameter. #247 Britain was the first country to register a patent on polyester. #248 Snoopy is the most common dog name beginning with the letter S. #249 The first public message to be transmitted via Morse Code waws "A patient waiter is no loser". #250 Mongolians invented lemonade around 1299 A.D. #251 There are more French restaurants in New York City than in Paris. #252 There is a town in Alaska called Chicken. #253 The first TV remote control, introduced in 1950, was called Lazy Bones. #254 The only bird who can see the color blue is the owl. #255 Among North Atlantic lobsters, 1 in 5,000 is born bright blue. #256 There are more saunas than cars in Finland. #257 The first food eaten in space by a U.S. astronaut was applesauce. #258 Lemon wood is carved into chess pieces. #259 The original recipe for chocolate contained chili powder instead of sugar. #260 Underwater hockey is played with a 3-pound puck. #261 Playing in a marching band is considered moderate exercise. #262 The act of chewing an apple is a more efficient way to stay awake than caffeine. #263 Bowling pins need to tip over a mere 7 1/2 degrees to fall down. #264 Your breathing rate increases when you start to type. #265 90% of all garlic consumed in the U.S. comes from Gilroy, CA. #266 Manhattan is the only borough in New York City that doesn't have a Main Street. #267 Double Dutch jump rope is considered a cross-training sport. #268 One lemon tree will produce about 1,500 lemons a year. #269 Horseback riding can improve your posture. #270 Colors like red, yellow, and orange make you hungry. #271 Dim lights reduce your appetite. #272 At birth, a human has 350 bones, but only 206 bones when full grown. #273 Each year, the average American eats about 15 lbs. of apples. #274 All lemons are harvested by hand. #275 It took the first man to walk around the world 4 years, 3 months, and 6 days to complete his journey. #276 Grizzly bears run as fast as the average horse. #277 Today's "modern" wrestling moves have been seen in tomb drawings from ancient Egypt. #278 China only has one time zone. #279 Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world. #280 The amount of concrete used in the Hoover Dam could build a highway from New York to California. #281 The original name of Nashville, Tennessee, was Big Salt Lick. #282 If you drive from Los Angeles to Reno, NV, you will be heading west. #283 A compass needle does not point directly north. #284 Mt. Everest has grown one foot over the last 100 years. #285 In ancient Rome, lemons were used as an antidote to all poisons. #286 The height of the Eiffle Tower varies by as much as 6 inches depending on the temperature. #287 Wisconsin has points located farther east than parts of Florida. #288 Four Corners, AZ, is the only place where a person can stand in 4 states at the same time. #289 In 1908, the first lollipop-making machine started in New Haven, CT. #290 One out of every eight residents in the U.S. lives in California. #291 Africa is divided into more countries than any other continent. #292 Heavier, not bigger, lemons produce more juice. #293 Vermont is the only New England state without a seacoast. #294 No only child has been a U.S. President. #295 Leonardo da Vinci could draw with one hand while writing with the other. #296 In 1860, Abraham Lincoln grew a beard at the suggestion of an 11-year-old girl. #297 David Rice Atchison was President of the United States for only one day. #298 The sailfish has been clocked at speeds of over 60 miles per hour. #299 The Library of Congress has 600 miles of shelves. #300 Pennsylvania is misspelled on the Liberty Bell.

fakta : umum (english version) 101 ~200

#101 About half of all Americans are on a diet at any given time. #102 A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories. #103 Frowning burns more calories then smiling. #104 There are more then 30,000 diets on public record. #105 You will burn 7% more calories walking on hard dirt then pavement. #106 You way less at the top of a mountain then sea level. #107 You burn more calories sleeping then watching TV. #108 Licking a stamp burns 10 calories. #109 Smelling apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight. #110 Frogs never drink. #111 Only male turkeys gobble. #112 At birth, a Dalmatian is always pure white. #113 The fastest recorded speed of a racehorse was over 43 mph. #114 The oldest known animal was a tortoise, which lived to be 152 years old. #115 Bamboo makes up 99% of a panda's diet. #116 The largest fish is the whale shark - It can be over 50 feet long and weigh 2 tons. #117 The starfish is the only animal that can turn its stomach inside out. #118 Honeybees are the only insects that create a form of food for humans. #119 The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards. #120 The only continent without native reptiles or snakes is Antarctica. #121 The only bird that can swim and not fly is a penguin. #122 A duck can't walk without bobbing its head. #123 Beavers were once the size of bears. #124 Seals sleep only one and a half minutes at a time. #125 Pigeons have been trained by the U.S. Coast Guard to spot people lost at sea. #126 A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones. #127 A hummingbird's heart beats 1,400 times a minute. #128 Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk. #129 Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. (repeat of #50) #130 Koalas and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints. #131 Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to freshwater. #132 A crocodile cannot move its tongue. #133 Honeybees navigate by using the sun as a compass. #134 An ant can lift 50 times its own weight. #135 A single coffee tree produces only about a pound of coffee beans per year. #136 Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside. #137 The city of Los Angeles has three times more automobiles than people. #138 Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee. #139 Hawaii is the only state with one school district. #140 Holland is the only country with a national dog. #141 The square dance is the official dance of the state of Washington. #142 Hawaii is the only U.S. state never to report a temperature of zero degrees F or below. #143 "Q" is the only letter in the alphabet not appearing in the name of any U.S. state. #144 Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space. #145 Lake Superior is the world's largest lake. #146 The smallest county in America is New York County, better known as Manhattan. #147 Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic. #148 The tallest man was 8 ft. 11 in. #149 Theodore Roosevelt was the only president blind in one eye. #150 The first sport to be filmed was boxing in 1894. #151 The fastest served ball in tennis was clocked at 154 mph in 1963. #152 In 1985, the fastest bicyclist was clocked at 154 mph. #153 The speed limit in NYC was 8 mph in 1895. #154 Americans spend more than $630 million a year on golf balls. #155 In 1926, the first outdoor mini-golf courses were built on rooftops in NYC. #156 Swimming pools in the U.S. contain enough water to cover San Francisco. #157 The first TV soap opera debuted in 1946. #158 The first MTV video was "Video Killed the Radio Star," by the Buggles. #159 The first TV show ever to be put into reruns was "The Lone Ranger". #160 One alternative title that had been considered for NBC's hit "Friends" was "Insomnia Cafe". #161 The first TV network kids show in the U.S. was "Captain Kangaroo". #162 The temperature of the sun can reach up to 15 million degrees Fahrenheit. #163 The first penny had the motto "Mind your own business". #164 The first vacuum was so large, it was brought to a house by horses. #165 Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise. #166 Before mercury, brandy was used to fill thermometers. #167 You have to play ping-pong for 12 hours to lose one pound. #168 One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns. #169 The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip. #170 In 1878, the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names. #171 The most sensitive parts of the body are the mouth and the fingertips. #172 The eye makes movements 50 times every second. #173 Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. #174 The world's biggest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. #175 In 1634, tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland. #176 The first bike was called a hobbyhorse. #177 The first sailing boats were built in Egypt. #178 The first ballpoint pens were sold in 1945 for $12.00. #179 The first lighthouse to use electricity was the Statue of Liberty in 1886. #180 The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano. #181 The first jukebox was located in San Francisco in 1899 . #182 A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon. #183 The Capitol building in Washington DC has 365 steps to represent every day of the year. #184 The most used letters in the English language are E, T, A, O, I and N. #185 A male kangaroo is called a Boomer. #186 A female kangaroo is called a flyer. #187 There are over 61,000 pizzerias in the U.S. #188 Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest, and highest continent on earth. #189 The Sahara Desert stretches father than the distance from California to New York. #190 Thailand means "Land of the Free". #191 Popcorn was invented by the American Indians. #192 Jupiter spins so fast that there is a new sunrise nearly every ten hours. #193 The year that read the same upside down was 1961. That won't happen again until 6009. #194 You don't have to be a lawyer to be a Supreme Court Justice. #195 Eleven of the fifty states are named after and actual person. #196 If you doubled one penny enery day for 30 days, you would have $5, 368, 709. 12. #197 The first person crossed Niagra Falls by tightrope in 1859. #198 The US is the largest country names after an actual person (Amerigo Vespucci). #199 The largest cheesecake ever-made weighed 57,508 lbs. #200 The first country to use postcards was Austria.

fakta : umum (english version) 1~100

#1 A Goldfish's attention span is three seconds. #2 Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons. #3 Beavers can hold their breathe for 45 minutes under water. #4 Slugs have 4 noses. #5 Camels have 3 eyelids. #6 A honey bee can fly at 15mph. #7 A queen bee can lay 800-1500 eggs per day. #8 A bee has 5 eyes. #9 The average speed of a housefly is 4.5 mph. #10 Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas. #11 Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp. #12 Emus and Kangaroos cannot walk backward. #13 Cats have over 100 vocal chords. #14 Camel's milk does not curdle. #15 All porcupines float in water. #16 The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1. #17 A hummingbird weighs less then a penny. #18 A jellyfish is 95% water. #19 Children grow faster in the spring. #20 Broccoli is the only vegetable that is also a flower. #21 Almonds are part of the peach family. #22 Alaska has the highest percentage of people who walk to work. #23 The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile national monument. #24 The state of Maine has 62 lighthouses. #25 The only food that does not spoil is honey. #26 The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters. #27 A ball of glass will bounce higher then a ball of rubber. #28 Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying. #29 On average a human will spend up to 2 weeks kissing in his/her lifetime. #30 Fish have eyelids. #31 The average human will eat an average of 8 spiders while sleeping. #32 There is one million ants to every human in the world. #33 Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music. #34 If you keep a goldfish in a dark room it will eventually turn white. #35 Elephants only sleep 2 hours a day. #36 A duck's quack doesn't echo. #37 A snail breathes through its foot. #38 Fish cough. #39 An ant's smell is stronger then a dog's. #40 It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down. #41 Shrimp can only swim backward. #42 Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open. #43 A cat's lower jaw cannot move sideways. #44 The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps. #45 Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles per day. #46 Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump. #47 Giraffes have no vocal chords. #48 Cats can hear ultrasound. #49 despite its hump...camels has a straight spine. #50 Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. #51 There is 63,360 inches in a mile. #52 11% of people in the world are left-handed. #53 The average women consumes 6lbs of lipstick in her lifetime. #54 The average smell weighs 760 nanograms. #55 A human brain weighs about 3lbs. #56 1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet. #57 You blink over 10,000,000 times a year. #58 A sneeze travels out of your nose at 100mph. #59 Brain waves can be used to power an electric train. #60 The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body. #61 Pigs get sunburn. #62 The lifespan of a taste bud is 10 days. #63 The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime. #64 Strawberries contain more Vitamin C then oranges. #65 A one-day weather forecast requires about 10 billion math calculations. #66 Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza a day. #67 There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal cracker zoo. #68 The longest one syllable word is "screeched". #69 No word in the English language rhymes with month. #70 A "jiffy" is actually 1/100 of a second. #71 There is a town called "Big Ugly" in West Virginia. #72 The average person uses 150 gallons of water per day for personal use. #73 The average person spends 2 weeks of its life waiting for a traffic light to change . #74 You share your birthday with 9 million others in the world. #75 The average person makes 1,140 phone calls per year. #76 The average person spends 2 years on the phone in his/her lifetime. #77 No piece of paper can be folded more then 7 times. #78 Alaska is the most eastern and western state in the US. #79 There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter. #80 About 18% of Animal owners share their bed with their pet. #81 Alaska has more caribou then people. #82 August has the highest percent of births. #83 Googol is a number (1 followed by 100 zeros). #84 Oysters can change genders back and forth. #85 The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. #86 Until the 19th century solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia. #87 A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance. #88 A ten gallon hat holds less then one gallon of liquid. #89 The average American walks 18,000 steps a day. #90 The average raindrop falls at 7mph. #91 There are more telephones than people in Washington D.C. #92 Fish can drown. #93 A Kangaroo can jump 30 feet. #94 Lizards communicate by doing push-ups. #95 Squids can have eyeballs the size of volleyballs. #96 The average American will eat 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime. #97 A turkey can run at 20mph. #98 When the moon is directly over you, you weigh less. #99 You burn 20 calories an hour chewing gum. #100 In a year, the average person walks 4 miles making their bed.

fakta : haiwan

boleh mati kerana awek lari .

Ia ternyata bahawa gajah adalah haiwan yang sangat emosi. Mereka membentuk hubungan rapat dengan satu sama lain dan meratapi kehilangan orang yang disayangi. Pada masa-masa, jika gajah rakan-rakan mati, yang lain dalam kumpulan itu akan berkumpul di sekitar dan memberi penghormatan mereka seolah-olah pada pengebumian.

Jika anak gajah kehilangan ibu, ia akan berdukacita. Gajah biasanya akan ditarik balik dan menjadi kurus. Ahli-ahli lain kumpulan itu akan berkumpul di sekitar dan menyusukan anak yatim kembali kepada kehidupan. Gajah boleh membentuk lampiran yang mendalam dengan manusia juga.

Dalam satu kes, seorang pengendali gajah dibangkitkan gajah bayi. Dia terpaksa pergi untuk masa yang singkat untuk menghadiri majlis perkahwinan anaknya itu. Apabila dia kembali, dia mendapati bahawa anak gajah itu mati hati yang patah di ketiadaan beliau.

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fakta : manusia

Ya orang, anda BOLEH mati ketawa.

 

Alex Mitchell, seorang pembina berusia 50 tahun Raja Lynn, England, secara literal mati ketawa ketika beliau menonton episod ini Goodies. Selepas dua puluh minit ketawa berterusan Mitchell akhirnya runtuh di atas sofa dan meninggal dunia. Jadi apa yang dia menonton yang begitu lucu ia membunuhnya? "The skit yang patut maut Mitchell daripada geli dicetuskan melibatkan kilted ini Scotsman flailing diri dengan peralatan muzik bagpipe di ganas niat puding hitam pada menyerang beliau. " Saya rasa anda terpaksa telah ada ... ( sumber )