2. The nickname of Oregon is Beaver state.

3. Oregon became the 33rd state of America in 1859.

4. Salem is the capital of Oregon. Portland is the most populous city of Oregon.

5. The GDP of Oregon was 161.6 billion dollars in 2008.

6. 95 % of the domestic hazelnuts of America are produced in Oregon.

7. Oregon is the third largest wine producer in America.

8. The highest point of Oregon is Mount Hood (3,425 m).

9. The Willamette River, located in Oregon, is known to be discovered in 1792.

10. The highest number of ghost towns is located in Oregon.

2. Smoking rate is mostly declining in the developed world, whereas they are continuing to rise in the developing world.

3. It has been scientifically proven that nicotine, the main chemical component of the cigarette, is addictive.

4. According to statistics, each cigarette shortens the lifespan of a smoker by 11 minutes; smokers who died due to the tobacco-related diseases lose 14 years of life on average. During 20th century smoking killed 100 million people worldwide.

5. Smoking among pregnant women sometimes leads to birth defects.

6. Considerable percent of the fires in private homes is caused by cigarettes.

7. The earliest forms of cigarettes emerged in Central America in 9th century.

8. Legal smoking age in the majority of countries is 18.

9. Nearly 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced annually. More than 1.2 billion people smoke all over the world.

10. Cigarette is the most advertised product in America.

2. The major effect of Anabolic steroids is that they increase protein synthesis within cells which leads to the growth of cellular tissue.

3. Anabolic steroids were synthesized for the first time in 1930-s. The testosterone was chemically synthesized for the first time in 1935 in Germany.

4. In the modern medicine steroids are used to stimulate bone growth and appetite. Anabolic steroids are often used to induce muscular growth.

5. Steroids can foster male puberty.

6. Anabolic steroids can change cholesterol, which is dangerous for health.

7. Acne, high blood pressure and liver damage are the main consequences of consuming steroids.

8. The use of steroids in sports and bodybuilding is referred to as doping. Steroids are banned in sports.

9. There are three forms of anabolic steroids: oral pills, injectable steroids, and skin patches.

10. The consumption of steroids may lead to serious physical and psychological side effects. The majority of males usually produce less than 10 milligrams of testosterone per day. The males that consume steroids may produce 50-100 milligrams of testosterone per day.

2. Zebras are known as social animals, they usually live in large herds and harems.

3. Unlike horses and donkeys, zebras were not domesticated.

4. There are three zebra species: Plains Zebra, Grevy’s Zebra and the Mountain Zebra. Grevy’s Zebra is the earliest zebra species. Plains Zebra has 12 subspecies. Grevy’s Zebra is known to be endangered. Grevy’s Zebra is the largest one among the zebra species.

5. It has been discovered that the background color of zebra is black.

6. The stripe patterns of zebras are unique and individual.

7. The eyesight of the zebra is very good.

8. Zebras sleep while they are standing up, like horses.

9. The ears of the zebra can show its mood. Its ears are pushed forward when it’s frightened.

10. The average lifespan of the zebra is 25 years.

2. Colorado River have been eroding and forming the Grand Canyon for the millions of years.

3. Native Americans have been living in Grand Canyon before the settlement of Europeans.

4. The Grand Canyon is considered as a holy site by the native Pueblo people. It was a place of pilgrimage for them.

5. The temperature of the canyon varies between 30-35 °C and - 15 °C.

6. There are five life zones in Grand Canyon: Lower Sonoran, Upper Sonoran, Transition, Canadian, and Hudsonian.

7. Grand Canyon is very popular due to its colorful landscape. Five million tourists visit Grand Canyon annually.

8. Spanish conquistadors were the first Europeans who explored Grand Canyon. In 1540 Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and Spanish soldiers visited South Rim of the Canyon.

9. In 1919 Grand Canyon Preserve became a National Park.

10. The Indian Tribe of Anasazi began to settle in Grand Canyon region in 500 AD.

2. FedEx Express is the world’s largest freight-transporting airline. FedEx Express Airline has more aircrafts than any other airline.

3. RyanAir is known as the airline that carries more passengers than any other airline.

4. There are different categories of airlines: intercontinental, intra continental, domestic and also international.

5. DELAG, Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft, is known as the world’s first airline. DELAG was founded in 1909. KLM (Netherland), Qantas (Australia), Avianca (Colombia), Czech Airlines (Czech Republic) and Mexicana (Mexico) are the five oldest airlines that still exist.

6. During late 1930-s Aeroflot became the world’s largest airline. Aeroflot was the first airline of the world that began the sustained jet airline service with Tupolev Tu-104 jets.

7. Singapore Airlines was the first airline to operate Airbus A 380, which is known as the largest airplane of the world.

8. Pan Am and Northwest Airways were the only American airlines that became international in 1930-s.

9. The first regular flights between North America and Europe were offered by the American Export Airlines in 1945, October.

10. American passenger airlines became profitable in 1930-s.

2. Heart-shaped outline, doves, and the winged Cupid are the symbols of modern Valentine’s Holiday.

3. The holiday was named after the early Christian martyrs, Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni.

4. It is known that sending valentines became a fashion in Great Britain in 19th century.

5. Nowadays valentine cards are not only a sign of love, but they can be also considered as simple greeting cards.

6. Approximately one billion valentine cards are sent annually. 85 percent of the valentines are purchased by women.

7. It is believed that Saint Valentine was buried on February 14.

8. All the items of Valentine’s Day were banned by religious police of Saudi Arabia in 2002 and 2008. Valentine’s Day is considered a non-Islamic holiday in Saudi Arabia.

9. Some Hindu Fundamentalists reject the Valentine’s Day and consider it a western holiday that has nothing to do with India. Such Asian countries as China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore celebrate the Valentine’s Day.

10. According to one legend, first greeting was sent by Valentine himself. When he was in prison he fell in love with the daughter of the jailor and wrote her a letter and signed “From Your Valentine”.

2. Cigarettes contain processed leaves, while cigars are made of whole-leaf tobacco.

3. Smoking rate is mostly declining in the developed world, whereas they are continuing to rise in the developing world. Legal smoking age in the majority of countries is 18.

4. It has been scientifically proven that nicotine, the main chemical component of the cigarette, is addictive. During 20th century smoking killed 100 million people worldwide.

5. According to statistics, each cigarette shortens the lifespan of a smoker by 11 minutes; smokers who died due to the tobacco-related diseases lose 14 years of life on average.

6. Smoking among pregnant women sometimes leads to birth defects.

7. Considerable percent of the fires in private homes is caused by cigarettes.

8. The earliest forms of cigarettes emerged in Central America in 9th century.

9. Nearly 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced annually. More than 1.2 billion people smoke all over the world.

10. Cigarette is the most advertised product in America.

2. The population of Sweden is 9.2 million. The urban population of Sweden is almost 85 %.

3. Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden.

4. Sweden became a member of European Union in 1995.

5. Sweden is one of the constitutional monarchies of Europe.

6. Gustav Vasa is known as “The father of the Swedish Nation”.

7. Russian Empire defeated Swedish Empire during the Battle of Poltava in 1709.

8. Between 1850 and 1910 more than one million Swedes migrated to the USA.

9. The industrialization of Sweden began in 1870-s. GDP per capita in Sweden was 38200 $ as of 2008.

10. Germany is the largest export-partner of Sweden.

2. Almost 80 % of population in SAR is black.

3. Nine Bantu languages have official status in South African Republic.

4. Jan van Riebeeck is known as the first European to settle in South Africa.

5. SAR is considered to be one of the founding members of African Union.

6. Portuguese traveler Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to reach southern Africa.

7. Diamonds were discovered in South Africa in 1867 and gold was discovered in 1884.

8. Apartheid in SAR lasted for more than 80 years.

9. The first multi-racial elections in SAR were held in 1994. African National Congress won the elections in 1994.

10. The majority of South African population is in poverty. Almost 25 % of the population of South Africa is unemployed.

2. Octopuses are known to be bilaterally symmetric.

3. Octopuses are considered to be the most intelligent among the invertebrates.

4. Their usual place of habitation is coral reefs.

5. All octopus species are poisonous. Blue-ringed octopuses can kill human being.

6. The life expectancy of octopuses varies between six months and five years.

7. It has been scientifically proven that octopuses have both long-term and short-term memory.

8. Octopuses have three hearts.

9. The weight of Giant Octopus is almost 400 pounds or 180 kg.

10. Octopuses are able to regenerate their arms.

2. Whales are hunted for their meet and they are considered to be the source of some raw materials. Unfortunately, some whale species are seriously endangered due to the hunting and industrial whaling. Whaling is not practiced in the majority of countries. Norway, Japan and Iceland practice whaling.

3. Hippopotamuses and whales are the closest living relatives. Their common ancestor is Indohyus.

4. Whales became marine animals 50 million years ago.

5. Blue Whale is known as the largest mammal. Its 35 meters long and its mass is150 tons. The life expectancy of whales is between 40 and 90 years.

6. Some whales such as Sperm Whale have teeth.

7. Whales often sleep with one eye open.

8. Whales are predators. They eat large fishes and plankton.

9. The new born calves of Blue Whale are 6-7 meters long.

10. The female of Blue whale is larger than a male.

2. According to statistics, 18000 people died in America as a result of alcohol-related car accidents in 2006.

3. 275000 people were injured due to alcohol-related accidents in 2003.

4. Blood alcohol content of 0.01 and more can be qualified as Drunk Driving. Drivers with blood alcohol content of 0.1 are believed to be 6-12 times more likely to get into a traffic accident than the sober drivers.

5. The penalties for Drunk Driving in US are not as severe as in other countries. The first American law against Drink Driving was adopted in 1910 in New York.

6. In the United Kingdom 40 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath is enough for the driver to be prosecuted.

7. In UK and Australia Drunk Driving and the deaths caused by Drunk Driving are lower than in America.

8. On average, 3000 people are killed or severely injured annually due to Drunk Driving in Great Britain.

9. Administrative License Revocation laws allow police officers to take the driver’s license if the driver refuses to undergo the breath test.

10. In some states laws require mandatory jail for repeat DUI convictions.

2. There are more than 1800 species of sea stars. Their size is 12-24 cm.

3. Sea stars live in all Oceans of the planet.

4. Sea stars feed on mussels and they can regenerate themselves.

5. Most of the sea stars can be classified as opportunistic feeders.

6. Some species (for instance, the members of the Asterinidae) of sea stars are used in developmental biology.

7. The majority of sea stars have five arms, but some of them may have 10-15 or even 50 arms.

8. Sea stars mostly reproduce through free-spawning. Some starfishes reproduce through asexual reproduction.

9. The lifespan of starfishes varies between 8-10 years and 25-35 years.

10. Sea stars do not have brains and blood.

2. The population of Wisconsin is 5.6 million as of 2008.

3. The capital of the state is Madison.

4. The largest city of Wisconsin is Milwaukee.

5. Wisconsin is located between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

6. The state was named after Wisconsin River. Wisconsin is an Indian (Algonquian) word.

7. Jacques Marquette was the first European to explore Wisconsin River. In 1634 Jean Nicolet explored the modern territory of Wisconsin.

8. Wisconsin is the second largest producer of dairy products in America. Wisconsin is known as the largest cheese producer of the USA.

9. Wisconsin has 21st largest Gross State Product (240 billion dollars) in US as of 2008.

10. Marathon County is the world’s largest producer of ginseng.

2. The territory of Venezuela is 916,445 square kilometers and the population is more than 26 million. Venezuela has borders with Brazil, Guyana and Colombia.

3. The capital city of Venezuela is Caracas.

4. Venezuela has large petroleum industry. The petroleum in Venezuela is the cheapest petroleum of the world.

5. The colonization of the modern territory of Venezuela by Spain started in 1522. It became independent from Spain in 1821.

6. Paez became the first president of the new Venezuelan Republic in 1830.

7. In 1998 Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela.

8. The motto of the country is “Dios y Federacion”, which is “God and Federation”.

9. The adult literacy in Venezuela is 93 %.

10. Bolivar is the national currency of Venezuela.

2. Creditors or lenders use credit report while giving credits and lending.

3. Credit Reports provide information that is used for calculating the Credit Score. Credit reports usually have such information as how much person has borrowed, how many times he (she) applied for credit, did he (she) paid the credit back on time and whether the person is in default or not.

4. The interest rate of the credit is also determined in accordance with the information of the credit report.

5. Potential employers sometimes evaluate the credit history of a person through his (her) credit report.

6. The three largest American credit bureaus are Equifax, TransUnion and Experian.

7. One can request the copy of his (her) credit report from AnnualCreditReport.com.

8. A free publication called “Understanding Your Credit Report and Credit Score” is offered by the government of Canada.

9. Creditors give information about the credit stories of their clients to the largest American credit agencies - Equifax, TransUnion and Experian.

10. The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection also collects information about consumers and credit reports.

2. There are seven different types of rabbits. Pikas and hares are the most popular species of Rabbit.

3. Some rabbits inhabit deserts and wetlands. European Rabbits live in underground burrows.

4. Rabbits live in groups.

5. Rabbits have long ears, which can be as long as 10 cm.

6. The length of the Rabbit can range between 20 cm and 50 cm. Hares are larger than rabbits and they have longer ears.

7. The only difference between hares and Rabbits is that the babies of the rabbits are born blind and hairless.

8. Rabbits usually eat grass, forbs, and leafy weeds.

9. Rabbits are also known as a symbol of fertility and rebirth.

10. Rabbits live in every continent, excluding Antarctica.

2. Coffee cherries are grown in more than 70 countries.

3. Coffee contains caffeine, which has a stimulating effect.

4. It is believed that energetic effect of coffee beans was discovered in Yemen and northeastern Ethiopia.

5. The two most popular coffee species are Coffea canephora (Coffea robusta) and Coffea Arabica.

6. In Africa and Yemen, coffee was an important part of religious ceremonies.

7. The term coffee came from Ottoman Turkish word “Kahve”.

8. It was the Arabs who started roasting and brewing coffee beans.

9. Coffee spread To Venice, Italy and the rest of Europe from Muslim World (Egypt, North Africa and Middle East)

10. The first coffee shop of the world opened in Constantinople in 1475. The Europe’s first coffee House opened in Italy in 1654.

2. Louisiana is the only state that is divided into parishes, local governments similar to counties.

3. The most populated parish is Jefferson parish and the largest parish is Cameron parish.

4. Before 19th century current territory of Louisiana was a colony of Spain and France.

5. It is widely known that Louisiana was named after French King Louis XIV..

6. Louisiana was purchased by the USA for 15 million dollars or 60 million franks in 1803.

7. The first European settlers came to modern territory of Louisiana in 1528.

8. The population if Louisiana is 4.4 million as of 2008.

9. 35% of the state’s population is African American. Only 0.6 % of the population is Native American.

10. Louisiana has large petroleum and gas reserves.