The tallest freestanding sculpture in the world is Chief Crazy Horse in South Dakota, USA

During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo

Indonesia consists only of islands – 13,667 total

A Monopoly set made by Alfred Dunhill, that included gold and silver houses and hotels, sold for $25,000. This is the top price recorded to date.

There are many uses for Epsom Salts, which is the common name for magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, MgSO₄·7H₂O.

It is one of the most versatile household products, which is easy to use and easy to find in a grocery store or pharmacy. Just as importantly it costs less than a cup of coffee.

Epsom Salts is  a  bitter-tasting water-soluble compound that occurs as colorless or white needle-shaped crystals.

The substance was prepared from the waters of mineral springs at Epsom, England.  It is  also known to occur as the mineral epsomite.

Epsom salts is used medicinally as a purgative and has many other uses, some of them are:

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There are now many New Zealand social networking sites online. This entry is about a new edition which is free to join and specifically aimed at New Zealanders.

Sonet is a social networking site targeted at Kiwis. Sonet members can share diaries, take part in groups, keep in touch with friends and most importantly meet people and date.

Most sites aim for as many sign-ups as possible but this isn’t the case with Sonet as it is specifically for New Zealanders. There are many social networking sites available, but none are designed for New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry

On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.

Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world’s first billionaire.

Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.

Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.