10 Amazing Scientific “Facts of The World” interesting facts for Class 10 and 12 Part 8

Facts of The World – 8

731. The soap ‘501’, originally made by Tata Oil Mills Ltd, and later acquired by Hindustan level Ltd., was India’s first branded detergent bar.

732. The ‘H.B.’ mark on pencils stands for hard Black.

733. ‘Aspirin’ is the most successful retail branded drug in medical history. It has been around for over 100 year.

734. ‘Samsung’, the consumer electronics company, got its name from the Korean word for ‘Three Stars’.

735. Christmas tree are edible. Many parts of pines, spruces and firs can be eaten. The needles are a good source of vitamin C. pine nuts or pinecones are also a good source of nutrition.

736. A person who does not brush his teeth regularly, can have up to one billion bacteria on the surface of each tooth.

737. Long ago, only people who were very rich and important, owned clocks.

738. La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, is one of the highest capital cities in the world. It is located at 3,660 meters above Sea level.

739. The world’s most popular hobby is ‘philately’, i.e. collecting and studying postage stamps.

740. The tomato was originally called ‘ love apple’.