Amazing Facts - 35

1. Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet

2. The markings that are found on dice are called "pips."

3. Joseph Gayetty is credited for inventing toilet paper in 1857. Unfortunately, his invention failed and did not catch on until ten years later

4. A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."

5. The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England

6. The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam

7. The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer

8. Armadillos can be housebroken

9. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies

10. The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants

11. Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth

12. In the USA, 32% of employees eat lunch and work at the same time

13. In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake mustache that could cause laughter in the church

14. In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married

15. Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. new

16. The male howler monkey of Central and South America is the noisiest land animal, which can be heard clearly from a distance of ten miles away

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