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General Knowledge Facts

Here are some fascinating general knowledge facts.

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Al Capone

The business card of the American gangster Al Capone's said that he was a used furniture dealer.

The word 'alphabet' comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet - 'alpha' and 'beta'.

The British Broadcasting Corporation was formed on January 1, 1927.

Buckingham Palace in London has 602 rooms.

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny in the cartoons) was allergic to carrots.

Every time you lick the back of a postage stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

The first full-length cartoon film was Walt Disney's, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was released in 1937.

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is the main substance in living things that govern heredity.

Flotsam is anything found floating in the sea. Jetsam is anything thrown overboard from a ship.

The Persian Gulf has the hottest seawater in the world.

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