Cool, strange and interesting facts Fact 1. The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building. Fact 2. The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company. Fact 3. The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer. Fact 4. The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan. Fact 5. The youngest actress to be nominated as best actress is Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated at just 13 years old. Fact 6. The youngest pope was 11 years old. Fact 7. There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk. Fact 8. There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball. Fact 9. There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem. Fact 10. There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Fact 11. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Fact 12. There are 315 species of parrot in the world. Fact 13. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Fact 14. There are 40 official jelly belly flavours. Fact 15. There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon. Fact 16. There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females. Fact 17. There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. Fact 18. There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists. Fact 19. There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon. Fact 20. There are about 125 million multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) worldwide. Fact 21. There are about 34,000 species of spiders. Fact 22. There are about 6,800 languages in the world. Fact 23. There are about 61,300 pizza restaurants in the United States of America. Fact 24. There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald’s Big Mac bun. Fact 25. There are an equivalent number of cows and people in Friesland, Netherland
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 02:16:40 +0000
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