Further Exploration of the Factorium

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Classmate Facts # 33 - A Country with Three Capitals??

1. South Africa is the only country with three official capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.

2. In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.

3. The shortest word with the vowels in alphabetical order is "Aerious" (7 letters).

4. The earliest document in Latin in a woman's handwriting (from the first century A.D.) is an invitation to a birthday party.

5. There are only three animals with blue tongues, The Black Bear, The Chow Chow Dog and the Blue Tongued Lizard.

6. The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

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