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.