Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Fact No.306

In 1982 the computer was named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine.

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Fact No.305

If you broke the Great pyramid into slabs 30 cm thick you could build up a wall 1 metre high that would stretch all the way around France! If you had a little more time you could cut it into rods about 6cm 2 - join them together and it would be enough to reach a quarter of the way to the moon!

Sunday, 28 August 2011

Fact No.303

The world's largest potato chip was produced by the Pringle's Company in Jackson, TN in 1990. It measures 23" x 14.5"

Saturday, 27 August 2011

Friday, 26 August 2011

Fact No.301

Recent studies have shown that drinking between one and two cups of tea per day may promote fertility by stopping abnormalities in our chromosomes. In a recent test 250 women drank as little as half a cup of tea per day and their pregnancy rates were twice as high as those who did not.

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Fact No.300

There is a cloud of alcohol in outer space with enough alcohol to make four trillion-trillion drinks. It's free for the taking. . . but it's 10,000 light years away from Earth.

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Fact No.299

In 1475, a Turkish law was enacted that made it legal for a woman to divorce her husband if he failed to provide her with her daily quota of coffee.

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Fact No.298

One out of every five ice cream eaters share their treat with their dog or cat.

Monday, 22 August 2011

Fact No.297

An estimated 80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean surface and the oceans contain 99% of the living space on the planet.