| 2821/
A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist.
2822/ The oldest roller
coaster in the world is the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster located
in Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was built
in 1902.
2823/ About 30% of American admit to talking to their dogs
or leaving messages on their answering machines for their
dogs while they are away.
2824/ Ticks can be as
small as a grain of rice and grow to be as big as a marble.
2825/ The famous Jewellery
store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837
in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first
day were $4.98.
2826/ Brazil is the largest
producers of oranges in the world.
2827/ An African Baobab
tree's circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow,
20 people would be able to fit inside of it.
2828/ The most expensive
shoes in the world are ruby slippers located in Harrods in
London, which cost $1.6 million, and have a full time security
guard. The shoes are made from platinum thread and have 642
rubies in them. It took over 7,700 hours to produce the shoes.
2829/ The phrase "raining
cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England. During
heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately
drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain
torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave
the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and
dogs" and led to the current expression.
2830/ In 1929, the Coca-Cola
slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."
2831/ In Russia, when
flowers are given for a romantic occasions they are given
in odds numbers as even number of flowers are given at funerals
only.
2832/ Mosquitoes are
attracted to the colour blue more than any other colour.
2833/ In the 18th century,
potatoes were given out as a dessert. They were served in
a napkin, salted and hot.
2834/ It would take about
fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile
high stack.
2835/ The most popular
vacation destination for Americans in 1956 was Niagara Falls.
2836/ If a lobster loses
a claw or an eye, it is usually able to grow another, although
the new one is usually smaller.
2837/ The town of Churchill,
Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the "Polar Bear
Capital of the World".
2838/ An alligator has
about 80 teeth in its mouth at one time. An alligator can
go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
2839/ In 1997, the record
for the highest skydive by a dog at 4,572 feet was established
by a dog named Brutus.
2840/ The most common
rock on Earth is basalt.
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