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Fascinating Facts & Figures - 2

This is page 2 of fascinating facts and fiqures.

The word "the" is the most commonly used word in the English language.

The fear of the number thirteen is known as triskaidekaphobia.

Photosynthesis is the name of the process by which green plant manufacture food from inorganic materials with the help of light.

Magnetic sound recording was invented in 1898 by Danish engineer, Valdemar Poulsen.

Braille - which enables blind people to read was invented by Frenchman, Louis Braille around 1829.

After the 1745 rebellion, the British Government made it illegal for Scotsmen to wear tartan kilts. The law continued until 1832.

Lions are the only member of the big cat family to hunt as a team rather than individually.

The card game called Bridge was invented in Turkey.

A human blinks their eyes twenty-five time a minute.

Turkish baths were invented by the Romans.

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