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interesting bicycle facts
There are about a billion bicycles in the world. Every year some 50 million bicycles - and 20 million cars - are produced. The first bicycles were made without pedals. Cycling burns 600 calories an hour. Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space taken up by one car. There are over a ...
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Interesting facts about shoes
Shoes were made over 4000 years ago. Before the 19th century, there wasn’t a left or right shoe. Both sides were identical. In Biblical times a sandal was given as a sign of an oath. Today in the U.S. shoes are tied to the bumper of the bridal couple’s car. This is ...
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Interesting facts about jewellery
Diamond Thieves and Smugglers use homing pigeons to smuggle rough diamonds out of mining areas. About 75% of American brides receive a diamond engagement ring. A new mineral, discovered in Russia, has been named Dianite, after Princess Diana, and it will eventually be polished and mounted in jewellery. The largest diamond ...
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interesting facts about Pentagon
The Pentagon originally received its name, from the unusual, pentagon shape of the building. The Pentagon building is one of the largest office buildings in the world, covering 6,6 million sq ft, in floor size, and 17.5 miles of corridors. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms ...
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Interesting Facts about Books
There have been over 20,000 books written about the game of Chess. The main library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. The Bible contains ...
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Interesting Facts About Credit Cards
Credit cards become popularly successful in the 1920s. Visa was originally called BankAmericard, a card offered by Bank of America in 1958 in California. 78 percent of American households -- about 91.1 million -- had one or more credit cards at the end of 2008. A year earlier, there were 90.4 ...
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Interesting perfume facts
The word perfume that comes from Latin per fumum, which means "through smoke" (per means through, fumum means smoke). People used to make perfumes from spices and herbs like bergamot, myrtle, coriander, conifer resin, and almond. Perfumes are divided in seven majors types; Florals, Chypre, Aldehydics, Fougère Greens, and Tobacco/Leather. A ...
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Interesting Facts About Cotton
Cotton accounts for about 40 percent of total world fiber production. There are 35,000 cotton farms in the U.S. There is more cotton grown globally than any other non-edible crop. Cottonseed oil is cholesterol-free, high in poly-unsaturated fats and contains high levels of antioxidants (Vitamin E) that contribute to ...
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Interesting facts about guns
Guns are used nearly 2.5 millioin times a year for self-defense.Americans use firearms to defend themselves from criminals at least 764,000 times a year. There are about 60 million handguns in the United States. About 2 to 3 million new and used handguns are sold each year. One-quarter of adults in the ...
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Interesting myths
The Great Wall of China is the only man made structure visible from space. Breaking of a glass is traditional in some wedding ceremonies. This custom symbolizes different things. To some its the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, and for some its the represents the fragility of ...
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Interesting facts about the bible
The 5 Poetical Books are: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. The number 40 is used many times in the Bible. It often means God is about to usher in a new event or era. For instances, rain during the flood lasted 40 ...
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Interesting facts about gold
Chemical symbol is Au from the Latin word 'aurum' which means "shining dawn" . A carat was originally a unit of mass based on the carob seed used by ancient merchants. Gold was discovered in Ancient times and used by the ancient South Americans, Asians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and ...