DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for "Douglas Commercial."
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Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph
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Some Ribbon worm will eat themselves if they cannot find food. This type of worm can still survive after eating up to 95% of its body weight
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There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon
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In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S
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In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile Services(two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number theotherchannel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, butnochannel 1.
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In 1903 Mary Anderson invented the windshield wipers
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The average number of guests that attend a wedding in the U.S. is 189
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Surveys indicate that the number one reason people play BINGO is for leisure
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Behram, an Indian thug, holds the record for most murders by a single individual. He strangled 931 people between 1790-1840 with a piece of yellow and white cloth, called a ruhmal. The most murders by a woman are 612, by Countess Erzsebet Bathory of Hungary
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During the high feeding season, it has been estimated that an adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million krill in one day. (Krill are shrimp like creatures)
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks
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The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, which stands for Royal Mail Steamship
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In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher
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The first Olympic games only had one event - a foot race
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Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA
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The most expensive shoes in the world are ruby slippers located in Harrods in London, which cost $1.6 million, has a full time security guard. The shoes are made from platinum thread and has 642 rubies in them. It took over 700 hours to produce the shoe
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Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun
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Using recycled aluminum cans and making news cans out of them saves 75% energy compared to making it from new material.
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