Fun amusing and interesting daily facts
October 31, 2007 on 12:07 pm | In Daily fun and amusing facts |- The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels.
- The peanut is not a nut, it is actually a legume.
- The patent number of the telephone is 174465.
- The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak.
- The papaya tree is known as “the medicinal tree” in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines.
- The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair.
- The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped.
- The ostrich has two toes on each feet which gives it greater speed.
- The origins of the soldier term “G.I.” is an abbreviation for “Government Issue,” which was stamped on all government kits supplied to recruits in the US Army during World War II.
- The original name for butterfly was flutterby
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