AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING CXXXIII

1. Wilhelm Roentgen won the first Noble Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays.

2. Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes in two separate fields - the first in Physics in 1903 and the second in Chemistry in 1911. The only other recipient of two Nobels in different fields was Linus Pauling - Chemistry, 1955 and Peace, 1962.

3. The first child born in "America" - in the Roanoke Colony of 1587 was Virginia Dare.

4. Your hair grows 1/2 inch per month.

5. You share a birthday with 9 million other people.

6. The average cat sleeps 16 hours a day.

7. Egg white and the protein in it is called albumen.

8. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.

9. One day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days (8 Earth months)

10. Ithaca, New York is the home of Cornell University and over 150 waterfalls.