The record for longest cow dung garland of 1.25 miles long is held by a village in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
in 1787 the fugio cent was the first us coin to
In 1787, the Fugio cent was the first US coin to be authorized by Congress and minted. It was made of .36 oz of copper and bore the phrases ‘Mind Your Business’ and ‘We Are One’.
Source: https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/tours/story-of-money/11-after-revolution/fugio-cent.aspx
according to the 1989 book the first really
According to the 1989 book, The First Really Important Survey of American Habits, those with higher incomes prefer their toilet paper to unravel from the top and those with lower incomes prefer it unravel from the bottom.
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Source: https://archive.org/details/firstreallyimpor00pore/page/n3
the ouija board was granted a patent because the
The Ouija board was granted a patent because the owner took the board to the US patent office and it spelled out the chief patent officer’s name.
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dry cleaning was accidentally invented in 1855
Dry cleaning was accidentally invented in 1855 when a French maid knocked over a kerosene lamp onto a dirty table cloth and the owner noticed it was cleaner after the spill.
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Source: http://margaretscleaners.blogspot.com/2012/01/history-of-dry-cleaning.html
the 2010 vancouver winter olympic medals were the
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic medals were the first to include recycled materials, including televisions, circuit boards, keyboards and other cables. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/feb/18/winter-olympics-vancouver-recycled-medals
in 2018 americans spent nearly 40 billion on
In 2018, Americans spent nearly $40 billion on purchases while they were drunk, and understandably the majority of these purchases were food.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/americans-spent-almost-40-billion-yes-billion-on-drunk-shopping-last-year/ar-BBV1LkE
even after 20 years of trillions of google
Even after 20+ years of trillions of Google searches, 1 in 6 search queries have never been searched before.
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Source: https://searchengineland.com/google-reaffirms-15-searches-new-never-searched-273786
the portuguese actually introduced a battered and
The Portuguese actually introduced a battered and fried green bean recipe called peixinhos da horta to Japan in the 1500’s, which has now become the Japanese dietary staple tempura.
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Source: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170808-the-truth-about-japanese-tempura