1. Mr. James Wright, who worked in the laboratory at General Electric during WWII,
invented an inexpensive synthetic rubber. During the war years it was used as calking and a medium for molding. When the war ended in 1945, no one knew what the synthetic rubber should be used for. Then Peter Hodgson, a store owner, […]

Ever heard the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”? It is true! Apples have a lot of nutritional value!
A medium sized apple has only 80 calories. What a great snack choice! Not only is an apple low in calories, they contain absolutely no fat. Thus, eating […]

The largest object in the entire solar system is the sun.
The sun is 93 million miles (1496 million kilometers) from Earth.
The temperature at the sun’s core is 15 million degrees.
Energy that is generated at the sun’s core doesn’t reach its surface for a million years.
Solar eclipses will occur on March 29, 2006 and August 1, […]

A pound of bread is consumed by the average Italian on a daily basis.
Italy is the fourth popular tourist destination in the world with 40 million visitors annually.
Cologne was invented in Italy.
One of Italy’s greatest inventions was the ice cream cone.
Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii. Its last eruption was in 1944.
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Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is the newest game in the series of creature collecting role-playing games and the second with Game Cube! Gale of Darkness is rate “E” for everyone but recommended for players over the age of 6 and beyond.
This new addition for fans starts out five years after the events in Pokemon […]

· The oldest living rose today is thought to be approximately 1,000 years old. It climbs the wall of the Hildesham Cathedral in Germany.
· The reason why white roses are so special is not a mystery, it’s a myth. Ancient Romans believed that a white rose grew in the spot where Venus’ tears fell as she mourned […]

The moon is 225,745 miles away from the Earth and has a radius of 1,080 miles, a diameter of 2,160 miles and weighs 81 Quintillion tons. The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9.4 billion acres.
The moon orbits 384,4000 kilometers away from the earth.
The surface temperature of the moon during the […]

· Most domestic dogs can run up to 32 miles per hour. Greyhounds and their kin can reach speeds in access of 70 miles per hour.
· Male dogs urinate by lifting their legs and marking their territory. When another dog comes by, it can tell how big the dog is and if it’s in optimum health.
· Purebred dogs […]

Pizza was introduced to Americans by Italian immigrants around the turn of the 20th Century. The first pizza restaurant debuted in America in the early 1900’s in New York, and pizza has continued to rise in popularity ever since.
While other pizza restaurants began to pop up, it wasn’t until the 1950’s that […]

· Eating peppermint relieves stress. This fact was published by First for Women magazine.
· The most popular food ordered in restaurants is French fries. They are served with 22% of restaurant meals. Hamburgers come in # 2.
· How many cents out of every dollar you spend on produce goes to the farmer who plants, grows and harvests […]