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140 Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum 141 The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen 142 Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means fear of cats 143 The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by Italians (14 Oct.1911) 144 Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln 145 The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester 146 The famous island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is Manhattan 147 The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Bakeland 148 The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel 149 The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA 150 The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre Museum, Paris 151 The earlier name for tomato was love apple 152 The first President of USA was George Washington 153 The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar 154 The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister 155 The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine 156 Mercury is also known as quicksilver 157 Disneyland is located in California, USA 158 The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany 159 The sewing machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer 160 The adding machine was invented by Aldrin 161 The national emblem of Spain is the eagle 162 Archimedes was born in Sicily 163 The total area of Vatican city is 0.272 Sq.kms 164 The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea 165 The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA 166 The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait 167 The Mohenjodaro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan 168 The largest city of Africa is Cairo 169 The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman