Did You Know Facts - Collection of 50 Did You Know Facts

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1. Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning. 2. The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean. 3. The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS! 4. A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement. 5. Polar bear fur is not white, it's clear. 6. Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'. 7. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. 8. How does a shark find fish? It can hear their hearts beating. 9. In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed. 10. Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime. 11. During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water! 12. C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars. 13. The state sport of Maryland is Jousting. 14. The first patented condom was meant to be reused! 15. King Kong was Adolf Hitler's favorite movie. 16. A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.! 17. Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay! 18. An egg will float if placed in water in which sugar has been added. 19. 7,000 new insect species are discovered every year. 20. More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies. 21. The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century. 22. Dolphins nap with one eye open. 23. The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean. 24. Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.

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