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light
  • The light from your computer screen streams at you at almost 186,000 miles per second
  • It takes only 8 minutes for sunlight to travel from the sun to the earth, which also means, if you see the sun go out, it actually went out 8 minutes ago

lightbulb
  • The oldest glowing lightbulb is over 109 years old and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light and was first switched on in 1901 and has never been switched off

lightning
  • Lightning bolts can sometimes be hotter than the sun. (about 50 000º F)

Lincoln, Abraham
  • John Wilke Booth’s brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son. It took place shortly before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination
  • Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated
  • He was also the tallest president
  • Abraham Lincoln invented and patented a buoyancy adjustment system for steamboats
  • Lincoln was known as a storyteller and jokester, but he also suffered from depression
  • Lincoln used to keep his notes, letters and even his bills in his black tophat

liver
  • If a person has two thirds of their liver removed through trauma or surgery, it will grow back to the original size in four weeks time
  • Chicken liver can be used to change A type blood to O type blood

London bridge
  • The “London Bridge” is now in Arizona in the U.S.A. This fat cat(rich guy) bought it for only $2.46 million dollars.Click here Thanx Allen A.

London Underground Network
  • The total length of the London Underground Network is 402km (249 miles)

Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles was formerly known as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula or The Town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the Little Portion although its official name was simply El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles.Thanx Beth

lung
  • The right lung is slightly larger than the left
  • If you spread out the surface area of the lung, it would fit a tennis court


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