Facts

Mighty Onion Facts:

• Facts about onions. Chefs started using them 5,000 years ago to spice up their cooking.
• Eaten ram onions are good for unblocking stuffed nose.
• Onions are low in calories and a good source of vitamin C, calcium, potassium and fiber.
• They get their distinctive smell by soaking up sulphur from the soil.
• Cooking destroys the eye watering agent.
• They help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal.
• They help circulation.

A nuclear powered aircraft carrier can run for up to 18 years.
It's against the law in Chicago to eat in a place that is on fire.
There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a five-card poker game.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.
Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet.
An old law in Bellingham, Wash., made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." (Now IT firms do..! ;-))
Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. (i guess these are not reqd at all)