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1721/ Every autumn, monarch
butterflies fly 3500 kilometres from the Northern US to Mexico.
It has been hypothesised that they have some kind of sun compass
linked to their body clock which tells them which way to go.
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1722/ In 1990, there
were 239 near misses, or 'air proximity incidents', reported
in European Airspace. By 1999 this had risen to 499.
1723/ Global Air Traffic
is rising at a rate of 7% per annum.
1724/ There are approximately
300 boats reported stolen each year in Wisconsin and over
27,000 boats stolen each year in the United States. Over 95%
of all boats stolen are package thefts, that is the boat,
motor and trailer are all stolen, and 90% of all boats stolen
are less than 20 feet in length. (Here are some boat
insurance resources.)
1725/ The course record
for the Oxford v Cambridge University Boat Race is 16 mins
19 secs - set by Cambridge in 1998. The same years winning
team also holds the record for the heaviest crew at an average
weight of 14 st 13 3/8 lbs (94.9 kgs).
1726/ SPF stands for
Sun Protection Factor. This number is a multiplier that tells
you how much longer you can remain in the sun without burning
when wearing a sunblock. For instance, if you can usually
tolerate the sun for 10 minutes without a burn, an SPF 15
will provide you with 15 times that, or 150 minutes of protection
without burning.
1727/ There are people
who have the ability to read or to distinguish colours with
their feet or fingers. That ability is called extraocular
vision.
1728/ For his self-coronation
on December 4, 1977, Emperor
Bokassa of the Central African Empire (now Republic) commissioned
pearl-studded shoes from the House of Berluti, Paris, France,
costing a record US$85,000.
1729/ Rice plants may
have up to 55,000 genes.
1730/ The average American
will eat a half-ton of cheese in his/her lifetime. The main
source of which will come from pizza, where in America there
are 4.2 billion pizza purchases made every year, which equates
to 11.5 million purchases every day, half of which are on
Friday and Saturday.
1731/ Cheddar is the
best-selling cheese in the U.S. with mozzarella a close second.
1 oz. of cheese contains the same protein as 8 oz. of milk.
1732/ Lake
Nicaragua in southwest Nicaragua was once a part of the
Caribbean sea, but was gradually cut off in prehistoric times
by rising landmasses. Trapped in the lake were and still are,
sharks, swordfish and other ocean fish - the only freshwater
lake with oceanic animal life!
1733/ There are more
than 1,000 varieties of cherries in the United States, but
fewer than 10 are produced commercially.
1734/ Citrus pith is
the major source for commercial pectin manufacture. Pectin
is what thickens fruit jellies etc. Pectin has also been used
in medicine in the treatment of intestinal disorders, as an
antihemorrhagic, as a plasma extender, and for other purposes.
1735/ Over 70% of the
UK population eats fish and chips more than once every six
months and just under 50% eat it once a month. 14% of all
adults enjoy fish and chips once or twice a week. Fish and
chips was the only take-away food not to be rationed during
the Second World War. Frederick Lord Woolton, Minister of
Food at the time, even allowed mobile frying vans to carry
fish and chips to evacuees around the country!
1736/ According to the
Henry J Kaiser
Family Foundation, in the years 1999-2000; 11% of white
people did not have health insurance in the United States,
20% of Black people, and 34% of Hispanics.
1737/ The median family
income, 1998-2000 in the US was $27,830. The highest amount
for an individual state is Alaska with $36,720; and the lowest
Mississippi with $21,040. more
1738/ The word perfume
comes from the Latin per fumum, which means "through
smoke" (per means through, fumum means smoke). Eau de
cologne - contains about 3-5% perfume oil. Used by men. Aftershave
lotions & splash colognes - contains about 0.5-2% perfume
oil. Used by men. Eau de parfum - contains about 15-18% perfume
oil. Used by women. Eau de toilette - contains about 4-8%
perfume oil. Used by women.
1739/ Since perfume scent
retains longer on oily skin, apply a layer of petroleum jelly
(eg, vaseline) onto your skin before putting on perfume.
1740/ In the U.S. in
1998, hens produced 6,657,000,000 dozen eggs. That’s
6.657 billion dozen! (Multiply by 12 to find out how many
individual eggs that is.) After these eggs were laid, about
two-thirds (2/3) were sold in the shell and one third (1/3)
of them were broken, not by accident, but on purpose. Why?
Because after the eggs are broken out of their shells, they
can be made into liquid, frozen, dried and specialty egg products
such as mayonnaise, ice cream, cake mixes etc.
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