FACT is derived from the Latin word called FACTUM means something that has really performed, occurred or happened in past or indicate a matter under discussion deemed to be true or correct. Fact is sometimes used synonymously with truth, as distinct from opinions and dalsehoods. Today I have consolidated famous, great and interesting facts for you all. Check out and share your opinion via comments and let us know how you like them. Click here to list all the posts related topic FACTS.
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Fact - 1: The official name of Twitter's logo is Larry the bird. It's named after Hall of Fame NBA player, Larry Bird.
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Fact - 2: The oldest continuous trophy in sports is the America’s Cup. It started in 1851, with Americans winning for a straight 132 years until Australia took the Cup in 1983.
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Fact - 3: The oldest known goldfish lived until 41 years of age. The name of the goldfish was Fred.
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Fact - 4: The one who can make you the happiest can also hurt you the most.
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Fact - 5: The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”.
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Fact - 6: The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one end point is P.
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Fact - 7: The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
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Fact - 8: The only Japanese who survived the Titanic lost his job because he was known as a coward in Japan for not dying with the other passengers.
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Fact - 9: The only nation whose name begins with an “A”, but doesn’t end in an “A” is Afghanistan.
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Fact - 10: The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.
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Fact - 11: The opposite of deja vu is called 'jamais vu.' Meaning : not remembering something you always see!
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Fact - 12: The original story from “Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights” begins, “Aladdin was a little Chinese boy.”
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Fact - 13: The Ouija board is named for the French and German words for yes – oui and ja.
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Fact - 14: The pain that woman experience while giving birth is more than getting burned alive.
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Fact - 15: The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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Fact - 16: The placement of a donkey’s eyes in it’s head enables it to see all four feet at all times!
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Fact - 17: The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
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Fact - 18: The porpoise is second to man as the most intelligent animal on the planet.
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Fact - 19: The Portuguese jellyfish tentacles have been known to grow a mile in length, catching anything in it’s path by stinging it’s prey.
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Fact - 20: The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head
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Fact - 21: The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
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Fact - 22: The pupils of a goat’s eyes are square.
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Fact - 23: The purpose of dreams is to clean up clutter from the mind.
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Fact - 24: The radioactive substance, Americanium – 241 is used in many smoke detectors.
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Fact - 25: The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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