SOME INTERESTING FACTS PART 22 421. 7-Eleven is the largest retail chain in the world. 422. The first commercial microwave oven was called the 1161 Radarange and was the size of a refrigerator. 423. The term mayday used for signaling for help (after SOS) comes from the French Maidez which is pronounced MAYDAY and means, Help Me. 424. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class. 425. Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate. 426. Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density. 427. Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21, 1963. 428. The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometers long. 429. An average home creates more pollution than does the average car. 430. An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. 431. Before soccer referees started using whistles in 1878, they used to rely on waving a handkerchief. 432. The state that has the most diners in the world is New Jersey, which is referred to as the Diner Capital of the World. 433. The Titanics whistles could be heard from 11 miles away. 434. In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum. 435. Teflon is the most slipperiest substance in the world. 436. Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan worked as a lifeguard in his youth at a beach near Dixon, Illinois and saved over 77 lives. 437. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. 438. Actor Bruce Williss real name is Walter. 439. The Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930. 440. Another word for hiccups is singultus.
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