A pack of daily facts, as always, amusing fun and funny
December 26, 2007 on 8:12 pm | In Daily fun and amusing facts |- The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
- The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden.
- The first jigsaw puzzle was created by map maker John Splisbury who mounted one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood. He proceeded to cut around the borders of each country use a fine saw.
- The first ice hotel was built in Swedish Lapland.
- The first human heart transplant happened on December 3, 1967. Unfortunately the patient only lived for eighteen days, succumbing in the end to pneumonia.
- The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes.
- The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair.
- The first German car to be built solely outside of Germany is the BMW Z3.
- The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach.
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Thank you for the comment earlier on my blog. It is encouraging to know that the methodology makes it an enjoyable read. It had been sometime since I updated the page, but just added a post riddled with links to continue the process
Comment by JGons — December 26, 2007 #
What a fantastic site! I am such a fan of facts. Love the crocodile dung contraceptive, although having smelt crocodile dung up close I have a feeling it wouldn’t have acted as a contraceptive, more as a complete turn-off. LOL. So glad to have found you!
Comment by Selma — December 28, 2007 #