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Who Selected The Site For The White House? Answer: U.S First President George Washington selected the site for the White House in 1791. How Many Rooms Does White House Have? Answer: There are: 132 rooms 35 bathrooms 6 levels in the Residence 412 doors 147 windows 28 fireplaces 8 staircases 3 elevators Which President Officially Gave The White House Its Current Name? Answer: President Theodore Roosevelt How Many Guests White House Kitchen is Able to Serve?  Answer: The White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres  (food items that are served before the main course of meal)   to more than 1,000.   Related Video   source:   Office of the Curator, The White House. "Inside the White House." The White House . The White House. Web. 18 Oct. 2014.

I   was always wondering if tap water is safer than bottled water. Obviously, when you buy a bottle of water you probably expect it be better than the tap water. After researching this   topic I found out that bottled water isn't any safer than tap water. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) conducted a four-year review of the bottled water industry and the safety standards that govern it, including a comparison of national bottled water rules with national tap water rules, and independent testing of over 1,000 bottles of water. * They include the fact that there is no assurance that just because water comes out of a bottle it is any cleaner or safer than water from the tap. And in fact, an estimated 25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle -- sometimes further treated, sometimes not. *   Cool Facts…. So, is good tap water is same as bottle water? Many experts say yes! And many studies and resear...

M any of you already know that your cash money carries bacteria, well after reading this article my jaw dropped. A recent study conducted by NYU (New York University) confirmed that 3000 types of bacteria found on dollar bill!* Now that you know your cash carries these bacteria, you should not put money where your mouth is because these bacteria can causes acne, pneumonia, and food poisoning. In addition, in 2001 experiment, researchers from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, exchanged 68 new dollar bills for old, worn ones with people at a grocery store and a sporting event. The findings, reported in an ABC News segment, showed five of the bills contained bacteria that can cause an infection like influenza in healthy people, 59 contained bacteria that can cause serious illness in those with weak immune systems, and four were relatively germ-free. The researchers found that while money contaminated with bacteria can spread these organ...

Photo Credit: NASA The Hubble Space Telescope was lunched by the U.S on April 24, 1990 and is named after Astronomer Edwin P. Hubble. It is a low Earth Orbiting Satellite, located about 375 miles (600km) above the surface of the Earth. Hubble completes an orbit around the Earth every 97 minutes.  Coolest Facts... Height and Weight Hubble is 13.3 meters (43.5 feet) long -- the length of a large school bus. Hubble weighs 24,500 pounds -- as much as two full-grown elephants. What Does it do?  Hubble does not travel to stars, planets or galaxies. It takes pictures of them as it whirls around Earth at 17,500 mph. How many pictures did it take so far?   NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made more than 930,000 observations and snapped more than 570,000 images of 30,000 celestial objects since its mission began in 1990.   How many times did it circle the Earth?  Hubble has circled Earth more than 110,000 times. With those trips, Hubble ha...

Have you wonder what is the average life span of U.S Dollar bill?  Well, in this blog entry I am about to present this information. I know it is not something you should be caring about or feel the need to know this info but there’s nothing wrong learning something new! So, the average life span of $1, $5, $10, $ 20, $50 and $100 depending upon its denomination:  ·          $1 : 21 months ·          $5: 16 months ·          $10: 18 months ·          $20: 2 years ·          $50: 4.5 years ·          $100: 7.5 years "6 Things You Don't Know about the Dollar."   MSNMoney . N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Dec. 2013 . http://money.msn.com/investing/6-things-you-dont-know-about-the-dollar

If you think that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity then you may want to read this blog entry because he did not discover electricity. Well, Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity in the lightening through flying his kite. So who’s discovered electricity?  To find the answer, we need to go back at least 2000 years. According to many historical accounts, we have learned that the know history of electricity goes back to 620-550 BC, when in ancient Greece, they discovered electricity by rubbing fur on amber, which caused attraction the two. This awesome discovery was credited to philosopher Thales of Miletos (He was the first known Greek philosopher, scientist and mathematician).   In 1600, English physician  William Gilbert    first made the connection between the attraction of oppositely charged object and magnetism. He named it “electric” from the Greek word “Elecktron”, which means amber.  By the 17th century, many electricity r...

When you read or watch news you come across many news about countries being corrupted or have been so corrupted. Well, that is not surprising at all because human nature is very complicated; combination of good and bad. Some people volunteer, donate, even risk their lives for others while others won't  hesitate to kill somebody for something that might be less than a dollar, that is just ugly! So what are the  LEAST corrupted countries in the world? Here are the 4 (four) countries known to be least corrupted:  According to Transparency International's 2013 Corruption Perception Index, Denmark , New Zealand , Finland , and Sweden are the least corrupted countries in the WORLD!      Source:  Kelly, Micheal. "The Four Least Corrupt Countries In The World."   Business Insider . N.p., 03 Dec. 2013. Web. 27 Dec. 2013.