December 2008
124 posts
The youngest person to give birth was a … →
The youngest person to give birth was a five-yr. old tribal girl (C-Section of course) See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 31st
The world smallest mammal is the bumblebee … →
The world smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 31st
The world’s largest … →
The world’s largest burrito weighed 4,217 lbs. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 31st
The world record for balancing … →
The world record for balancing people on your head is 92 in one hour. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 31st
The word ‘news’ did not come about because it was... →
The word ‘news’ did not come about because it was the plural of ‘new.’ It came from the first letters of the words North, East, West and South. This was because information was being gathered from…
Dec 30th
The word ‘byte’ is a … →
The word ‘byte’ is a contraction of ‘by eight.’ See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 30th
The Wizard of Oz was a Broadway musical 37 years... →
The Wizard of Oz was a Broadway musical 37 years before the MGM movie version was made. It had 293 performances and then went on a tour that lasted 9 years. See more: Fascinating Facts :…
Dec 30th
The wind must be below one mile an hour in order... →
The wind must be below one mile an hour in order for the National Weather Service to rate the weather as calm. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 30th
The vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the... →
The vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 29th
The tomato is not just a fruit, but it is a … →
The tomato is not just a fruit, but it is a berry along with the cucumber, squash, and melon. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 29th
The three-syllable word hideous, with the change... →
The three-syllable word hideous, with the change of a single consonant, becomes a two-syllable word with no vowel sounds in common: hideout. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 29th
The three most valuable brand names on earth … →
The three most valuable brand names on earth Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 29th
The term throw one’s hat in the ring comes from... →
The term throw one’s hat in the ring comes from boxing, where throwing a hat into the ring once signified a challenge. Today it nearly always signifies political candidacy. See more: Fascinating…
Dec 28th
The term honeymoon is derived from the Babylonians... →
The term honeymoon is derived from the Babylonians who declared mead, a honey-flavored wine, the official wedding drink, stipulating that the bride’s parents be required to keep the groom supplied…
Dec 28th
The tallest monument built in the US, the … →
The tallest monument built in the US, the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, Missouri, is 630 feet tall. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 28th
The striped billiard balls weight … →
The striped billiard balls weight .1 ounces or so more than the solids See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 28th
The states with the most presidential … →
The states with the most presidential burial sites: Ohio and Virginia (tie). See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 27th
The state of Florida … →
The state of Florida is bigger than England! See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 27th
The state flower of Texas is the … →
The state flower of Texas is the Bluebonnet; the state tree is a pecan. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 27th
The song Take Me Out to the Ballgame was … →
The song Take Me Out to the Ballgame was written by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 27th
The song Happy Birthday to You was originally... →
The song Happy Birthday to You was originally written by sisters Mildred and Patty Hill as Good Morning to You. The words were changed and it was published in 1935. See more: Fascinating Facts :…
Dec 26th
The smallest breed of … →
The smallest breed of dogs are the Chihuahuas. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 26th
The shortest verse in the Bible … →
The shortest verse in the Bible consists of two words: Jesus wept (John 11:35). See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 26th
The shortest British … →
The shortest British monarch was Charles I, who was 4′9. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 26th
The Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were... →
The Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the cab driver in Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Like. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 25th
The salute of uniform bodies (eg. army, police)... →
The salute of uniform bodies (eg. army, police) originated from knights who lifted their visors to show their face to a royalty. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 25th
Ther very first bomb dropped by the Allies on... →
Ther very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 25th
There is no such thing as a … →
There is no such thing as a banana tree. Bananas grow on plants. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 25th
There is no solid proof … →
There is no solid proof of who built the Taj Mahal. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 24th
There is more bacteria in your mouth than the... →
There is more bacteria in your mouth than the human population of U.S and Canada combined. Thanx Julie for this and a couple more See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 24th
There is a butterfly found in Brazil … →
There is a butterfly found in Brazil that has the smell and color of a chocolate. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 24th
There has never been a time in Super Bowl … →
There has never been a time in Super Bowl history where a punt return resulted in a touchdown. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 24th
The record for the biggest one day rainfall was... →
The record for the biggest one day rainfall was set on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, on March 15, 1952, where 74 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. See more: Fascinating Facts :…
Dec 23rd
The reason why the very beginning of The Wizard of... →
The reason why the very beginning of The Wizard of Oz is black and white, is because color was not available at that point. When color was available, the writers decided to start using it in…
Dec 23rd
The reason most mosquito bites itch is because... →
The reason most mosquito bites itch is because mosquitoes inject saliva into the persons skin before they suck your blood. They take it out once they are done, but if they are forced to fly away,…
Dec 23rd
There are ten million bricks … →
There are ten million bricks in the Empire State Building. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 23rd
There are over 3,500 bras hanging behind the bar... →
There are over 3,500 bras hanging behind the bar at Hogs and Heifers, a bar in Manhattan. So many, in fact, that they caused a beam to collapse in the ceiling. See more: Fascinating Facts :…
Dec 22nd
There are more kinds of bacteria in … →
There are more kinds of bacteria in your mouth then there are people in the world See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 22nd
There are more insects in one square mile of rural... →
There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings on the entire earth. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 22nd
There are 48 Gutenberg Bibles still in existence.... →
There are 48 Gutenberg Bibles still in existence. Two of them were in Germany during World War II and are missing, but many book collectors believe them to be in private collections. See more: …
Dec 22nd
There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters... →
There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 21st
There are 10 million … →
There are 10 million people who share your birthday. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 21st
There are 10,000,000 bricks … →
There are 10,000,000 bricks in the Empire State Building. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 21st
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great … →
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 21st
The pound cake got its name from … →
The pound cake got its name from the pound of butter it contained. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 20th
The phrase ‘going bananas’ was first recorded in... →
The phrase ‘going bananas’ was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary, and is linked to the fruit’s ‘comic’ connections with monkeys. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 20th
The Pantheon is the largest building … →
The Pantheon is the largest building from ancient Rome that survives intact. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 20th
The origin of right-handed buttons on men’s shirts... →
The origin of right-handed buttons on men’s shirts stems from battles where they wore armor. With most men being right handed the armor needed to overlap so that a sword could not enter through the…
Dec 20th
The origin of bananas is traced back to the... →
The origin of bananas is traced back to the Malaysian jungles of Southeast Asia, where so many varieties and names for the banana are in that area. See more: Fascinating Facts : Sanjeev.NETwork
Dec 19th
The original Volkswagen Bug Has Finally Stopped... →
The original Volkswagen Bug Has Finally Stopped Production. The last one rolled out in brazil on July 31st 2003. The car introduced in 1946. 57 years in production. The fact is that there were more…
Dec 19th