Fascinating Facts about US Military

The United States spends more on its military than rest of the top 15 nations with the highest military expenditure. The rest of the list includes China ($119 bn), UK ($59.6 bn), France ($59.3bn), Russia ($58.7bn), Japan ($54.5bn), Germany ($45.2bn), Saudi Arabia ($45.2bn), India ($41.3bn), Italy ($37bn), Brazil ($33.5bn), South Korea ($27.6bn), Australia ($24bn), Canada ($22.8bn) and Turkey ($17.5bn). The US spends $698 billion. (Figures courtesy Stockholm International Peace Research Institute).

The total known land area occupied by US bases and facilities is 15,654 square miles — bigger than Washington DC, Massachusetts, and New Jersey combined. 11 more after the break...

10 Facts about Friday

Congratulations to all the successful completion of the work week, and wishing to different outputs, to share with you another set of facts. At this time – on Friday …10 facts after the break...

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10 facts about Queens

01. Queen Rania became the youngest queen in modern history: she became queen at age 29. In just over a year before the coronation, she worked in a bank in Amman. 09 more after the break...

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10 Facts of Eiffel Tower

01. During installation of the tower, Only one person was killed. He fell from a height and crashed.

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5 Facts to Know About Your Body Temperature

Body temperature is an important indicator of our health. What is normal body temperature? What part of the body gives the most accurate readings? Find out the answers to these and other questions regarding body temperature.

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Interesting and informative facts

1. Chinese ladies painted their nails even 5000 years ago.

2. Little Hollywood secret: wear yellow visually enhances the owner of the shooting, Green - decreases.

3. Do Indian women of the tribe of Panama San Blas big nose is a sign of beauty. They draw the bow longitudinal black stripes that visually lengthen the nose. Men have a big nose is a sign of leadership. More Interesting and informative facts after the break...

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10 Interesting Facts about the Countries and Peoples of the World

01. In Siena, Italy, Girls who named Mary cannot be a pr0stitute.

Another dozen interesting facts of different countries and peoples …09 more after the break...

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10 Facts about America and Americans

01. The average American consumes 800 grams per year of chewing gum. 50% of the gum is spit out on the sidewalks, park benches and under the seats in public transport.

About residents of the United States there are so many stereotypes and misconceptions. And there are simple – the bare facts. A dozen of them today, I have decided to share with you …09 more after the break...

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An interesting collection of facts about men

Men are like ... Weather ... They will not change anything.

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13 Amazing Facts About Sharks

01. A shark does not have one bone in its body.  Its skeleton is made up of cartilage.  Cartilage is a tough material, like the material that shapes your ear.  12 More facts after the break...

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20 facts about YouTube

 1. YouTube (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim) All three founders of YouTube (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim) worked on Paypal, when you started your project.

2. YouTube domain was registered at St Day. Valentine's (February 14, 2005).

3.70% of registered YouTube users from the U.S., 50% of YouTube users under 20 years of age.

4. If YouTube was a Hollywood movie company, it would have enough material to produce 60 000 new movies every week.

5. To produce as many videos as it was uploaded to YouTube over the past 2 months, broadcasters NBC, ABC, CBS would have to work around the clock seven days a week since 1948.

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Amazing facts about India

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The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat.  INDIA has been called Bharat even in Satya yuga ( Golden Age ) More INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT India : - 

• The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
• The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
• The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero. More facts after the break...

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Interesting Facts

• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
• The military salute originated during the medieval times. Knights in armor used to raise their visors to reveal their identity, and the motion later evolved into the modern-day salute.
• The Mills Brothers have recorded the most songs of any artist: about 2,250.
• The minarets ofthe Taj Mahal in India are angled at 88 degrees outwards so that they would not collapse into the structure should an earthquake occur. Read more after the break...

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Interesting Facts About the Sun

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Think you know everything there is to know about the Sun? Think again. Here are 10 interesting facts about the Sun, collected in no particular order. Some you might already know, and others will be totally new to you. Interesting facts after the break...

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10 Little Things

10 Little Things you can do for the Environment

1. Use a glass when brushing your teeth. Every year, billions of liters of fresh water is wasted by simply not using a glass when brushing your teeth.
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2. Don’t use straws. They say the straw is the most stupid invention. They are unnecessary and only add to our waste problem.
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3. Say NO to plastics when shopping. Bring your own reusable bags when doing your grocery, or when buying single items like books or cd’s, a plastic bag, or even a paper bag is unnecessary. (More after the break...)

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Interesting facts

Here are some interesting, but true facts, that you may or may not have known.

1. The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long.
2. Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile.
3. A 75 year old person will have slept about 23 years.
4. A Boeing 747's wing span is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.(the Wright brother's invented the airplane)
5. There are as many chickens on earth as there are humans.
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