The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long. Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes
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Interesting Facts # 470 Interesting Facts Untitled Document Music was sent down a telephone line for the first time in 1876, the year the phone was invented. Joseph Niepce developed the… Read More »
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Interesting Facts # 392 Interesting Facts The tallest mountain on earth is under the ocean: Mauna Kea in Hawaii is 10,200 metres (33,465 ft) high. Mount Everest is 8,848 metres (29,029… Read More »