General Knowledge
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The creation of a single European currency was decided with the Maastricht Treaty in 1991. In 1999 the currency was officially introduced to the financial markets as an accounting currency and in 2002 coins and banknotes went into circulation. The internet is awash with music – 12 hour is uploaded to SoundCloud every minute. Adele,…
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Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. 2. Alfred Hitchcock didn’t have a belly button. 3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years. 4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it’s from being indoors a lot more. 5. When you sneeze, all bodily…
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Do you know these facts? 1. Coca-Cola was originally green. 2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. 3. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with. 4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 5. There are two credit cards for every…
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If you ate too many carrots, you would turn orange. The average person spends two weeks waiting for a traffic light to change. 1 in 2,000,000,000 people will live to be 116 or old. The body has 2-3 million sweat glands. Sperm whales have the biggest brains; 20 lbs. Tiger shark embryos fight each other…
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No doubts, life is full of coincidences; some very minor, but occasionally extraordinary. This is a list of 15 of the most amazing and incredible coincidences. 15. Childhood Book While American novelist Anne Parrish was browsing bookstores in Paris in the 1920s, she came upon a book that was one of her childhood favorites…
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Do you know that in the weightlessness of space, a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi? The increased electricity used by modern appliance parts is causing a shift in the Earth’s magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole…
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Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it is smiling). Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries…
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The reason honey is so easy to digest is because it has already been digested by a bee. Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks. The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die. Your left lung…
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Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, is the founder of the kindergarten education system. Ascorbic Acid is the scientific name of Vitamin C. GPRS is an acronym for General Packet Radio Service. Nalanda University was the first university established in the world. What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief…
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The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot. The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq. Yoghurt means Fermented milk. Yankee is the nickname of an American. The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland. The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC. Victoria…
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