Interesting Real Facts (Strange but True)

1

The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles.

2

Crocodile only animal & reptile that sheds tear while eating.

3

The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed.

4

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).

5

The sunrays reached at the earth in 8 minutes & 3 seconds.

6

8.7 million of United State residents who were born in Asia.

7

The world's population has been increased 3.1 billion in last 40 years.

8

180 million nos. of Valentine's Day cards exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion.

9

3,467 Nos. of confectionery nut stores in the United States, they are among the best sources of sweets for Valentine's Day.

10

4% people drink cold drink daily.

11

Traffic lights are being used before the invention of motor car.

12

More than 50 million Americans said they had a disability; for 32.5 million of them, the disability was severe.

13

About 40% Proportion of all Valentine card purchases which parents account for.

14

First Stock Exchange of America was in Philadelphia & it was established in 1791.

15

Girls however are slightly more likely than boys to use home computers for e-mail, word processing and completing school assignments than playing games.

16

A normal person laughs five times in a day.

17

Approximate 300 million film tickets are sold every year in India.

18

In Britain 70% mothers go for work.

19

More artists live in California than any other state in the United States. There are 10,000 arts organizations in California.

20

Alfred Southwick developed the idea of using electric current & Professionally he was a Dentist (MDS, DDS).

21

A man says average 4850 words in 24 hours.

22

The world's population is approximately 6.53 billion (2006), India & China represent 36.92% of the world's populations.

23

Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo kabushikigaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.

24

40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

25

315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

26

Chocolate can be killed dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.

27

Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine.

28

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

29

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

30

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.