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Interesting Facts - Page 164
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The average dairy cow in the U.S. produces an incredible 10,000 kilograms of milk per year. That's about five times as much as the average cow from 1944.
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You'll have to zoom in, but the country of Togo has a tiny panhandle in its northwest corner. At its thinnest, the panhandle is less than 200 meters across.
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X% of Y = Y% of X.
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The largest known lake in the solar system is Kraken Mare on the surface of Titan (Saturn's largest moon). In this case, the "lake" is composed mostly of liquid methane. It was discovered in 2006 by the Cassini space probe.
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Former U.S. President John Tyler took the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War. He was even elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, but died in 1862 before he could serve. At his burial, his coffin was draped in the Confederate flag, making him the only U.S. President ever laid to rest under the flag of another nation.
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Iran can stretch from the United Kingdom to Greece.
Russia stretches from the east coast of Mozambique to the southwest tip of Vietnam.
Brazil's northernmost point is closer to Canada than Brazil's southernmost point.
Brazil's easternmost point is closer to Africa than Brazil's westernmost point.
It genuinely surprised me!
The founder of Marvel (this was before Marvel was a thing), Martin Goodman was on a honeymoon somewhere in Europe with his wife. When they wanted to go back to the United States, they decided that they would take the trip in an airship. However, they were late to buy tickets and couldn't get seats next to each other. So, they just took a plane home.
This airship was the Hindenburg
(Not sure if this is true, but interesting if it is)
However, the Mayans didn't understand what the Spaniards were saying, so responded with a phrase that sounded to the Spanish like 'Yucatán' (one possibility of the word(s) said was "Tectecán"). This meant something along the lines of I do not know.
So the Yucatán Peninsula could mean 'I do not know peninsula'.
Like this year (according to a website, India is 3 million under China; just thought it was interesting)
Personally, I think the flag design looks pretty cool
My fave is the "pengiuns rule antarctica" one on the prime meridian countries quiz
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/berry
"Jean Reno was to have played Agent Smith in the Matrix films, but ultimately refused. Lambert Wilson, who played the Merovingian in the Matrix films, was chosen by Albert Broccoli to take over the role of James Bond after Roger Moore."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Mars_Bluff_B-47_nuclear_weapon_loss_incident
It appears the Waffle House has found its new host.
It happens once
In total, 172 flights were served to 1,205 passengers.
Smh, dude really needs to research before posting facts.
Bering, Babylon, Balkans, Bavaria
Bratislava, Bordeaux, Boca Chica, Bananas, Balaclava, Bumblebee
American Revolution - John Gray (d. 1868)
Napoleonic Wars - Geert Boomgaard (d. 1899)
War of 1812 - Hiram Cronk (d. 1905)
Mexican-American War - Owen Edgar (d. 1929)
Civil War - Albert Woolson (d. 1956)
WWI - Florence Green (d. 2012)
Presidents come from wars.
Jackson was famous from 1812 and Taking Florida
I think William H. Harrison was famous for 1812 (I know he fought in it)
Grant from Civil War, Eisenhower from WW2
Also what about the Spanish American war?
The Spanish-American War's last veteran was Jones Morgan. He died in 1993–insane how he lived to see the internet.