Security guards watching over President Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil spent weeks studying the maximum distance an egg can be thrown. Their conclusion was the President would be perfectly safe from egg-throwing demonstrators as long as he stood 196.85 feet from them.
May 10 is Clean Your Room Day.
Austria was the first country to use postcards.
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Indoor pollution is 10 more times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
It is possible to see a rainbow at night.
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In ten minutes a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
Moscow was founded in 1147 by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky; his name means "Yuri the long-armed".
Moscow includes the world's busiest McDonald's in Pushkin Square where forty thousand people are served every day.
Levi Strauss blue jeans with copper rivets were priced at $13.50 per pair in 1874.
Colgate claims "Tooth Fairy" as a registered trademark.
In 1951, two Italian journalists were fined for taking their pet seal for a swim in the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Sources: Encyclopedia of Useless Information by William Harrtston; www.corsinet.com; holidayinsights.com;www.funfunnyfacts.com
