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4241/ Since 1978, at least 37
people have died as a result of shaking vending machines,
in an attempt to get free merchandise. More than 100 have
been injured.
4242/ Researchers in Denmark
found that beer tastes best when drunk to the accompaniment
of a certain musical tone. The optimal frequency is different
for each beer, they reported. The correct harmonious tone
for Carlsberg lager, for example, is 510-520 cycles per second.
4243/ Small flat icebergs have
been fitted with sails and piloted more than 2,400 miles from
the Antarctic to Valparaiso, Chile, and to Cakkaiub, Peru.
4244/ The word constpation comes
from a Latin word that means 'to crowd together'.
4245/ The word lethologica describes
the state of not remembering the word you want to say.
4246/ Trabant is the German word
for Satellite.
4247/ According to a market research
survey done some time ago, 68 percent of consumers receiving
junk mail actually open the envelopes.
4248/ The antlers of a moose
are created from living tissue supplied by blood through a
network of vessels covered with a soft smooth skin called
velvet. Eventually the tissue becomes solidified, the velvet
is scraped off, and the antlers become completely formed of
dead matter.
4249/ The harmonica is the world's
most popular instrument.
4250/ In the summer, walnuts
get a tan.
4251/ Potato Crisps were invented
in Louisiana in 1853.
4252/ Pound for pound, hamburgers
cost more than new cars.
4253/ Hot water is heavier than
cold.
4254/ The metal part of a lamp
that surrounds the bulb and supports the shade is called a
harp.
4255/ The diameter of the wire
in a standard paper clip is one millimetre or about 0.04 inches.
4256/ The largest object that
was ever found in the Los Angeles sewer system was a motorcycle.
4257/ The Boeing 737 jet is nicknamed
'Fat Albert'.
4258/ The game of squash originated
in the United Kingdom.
4259/ In the marriage ceremony
of the ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered
officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed
them to each other.
4260/ The Mamas and Papas were
once called the Mugwumps.
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