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bee is the noisiest life form for its mass. |
Standing
on your head each day will increase your natural IQ by 5 points. |
The
opposite of yellow is magenta. |
The
alien crash in Roswell occurred in 1948, not 1947. |
The
bible originally contained 13 commandments. |
There
is a tiny asteroid belt between Mercury and the Sun. |
37261^2541+1
is the largest prime. |
Ireland
was originally part of the American landmass. |
There
are 25 days in an Mongolian month. |
The
penguin is the only flightless bird that sings. |
More
people have died from yellow fever than from scarlet fever. |
Alexander
the Great's mother's name was Beatrice. |
Superman
is Aquaman's brother. |
Tang
is the sixth flavour. |
22%
of people are afraid of snakes. |
The
distance is the same between New York & Paris as New York & China. |
In
1954, the highest selling song of the year was "Lost My Love" |
Green
apples are better for you than red apples. |
The
tango was first made legal in the UK in 1894. |
Time
moved backwards before the big bang. |
Isaac
Newtown believed that the universe was square. |
The
cheetah has 38 teeth, the same as a human. |
Comedy
is the sedative of the masses. |
Electricity
moves faster in space. |
The
tiles of the Space Shuttle are covered in Teflon. |
The
moon rises in the north. |
Aquaanis
Tetrobilius is the scientific name of the Common Tree Frog. |
In
Argentina, bears are revered as Children of the Gods. |
The
USA is the only country to have syndicated news. |
Noise
gains weight underwater. |
During
the Boer War there were 29 accounts of Alien Abduction. |
George
Bush was a lift-repair man before running for congress. |
There
are 2,046 steps in the White House. |
The
owl is the only bird with six toes on each foot. |
3
in every 7 babies are born bald. |
Crocodiles
can breath underwater. |
There
were 985 religious sects registered in France during 1904. |
Water
begins to boil at -90 degrees Celsius. |
Every
28th digit of Pie is 7. |
Australian
Aborigines have 21 words for sun. |
The
longest ever long jump was 13 metres. |
Private
letters become public domain after they are 40 years old. |
According
to Chinese tradition, every meal must include a rice product. |
No
two Mars Bars taste alike. |
H.G.
Wells predicted the mobile phone in 1951. |
There
are 12 notes and 13 sub-notes. |
The
longest running television show is the Spanish, "Morning, Spain". |
33%
of the world's population has died at home. |
Before
fire was invented, people cooked food using a magnifying glass. |
In
the Book of Corinthians, Jesus refuses to attend Easter Mass. |
The
word pronounced "radio" in English means "camel penis" in Arabic.
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There
are over 24,000 known species of canines. |
The
natives of Lapland are known as "Knees". |
The
human vagina expands 50% during orgasm. |
During
the prohibition in America, absinth was still considered legal. |
A
tetrahedron has 16 sides. |
The
polar bear cannot swim. |
Chocolate
is considered more valuable than gold in Brazil. |
In
1997, one fifth of the worlds population gave birth. |
In
Ancient Rome women were required to wear blindfolds during sex. |
There
are 29 letters in the Greek alphabet. |
The
last book written in the 1800's was "Learned Man", by Lawrence Karnell. |
67%
of overweight people are also overly nervous. |
The
Australian possum is the only mammal to have infra-red vision. |
Blue
was the most popular hair colour of 1969. |
Vladamir
Poqoff was the worlds only proven psychic. |
There
are more registered .org domain names than .net domain names. |
The
1896 Olympic Games were cancelled due to bad weather. |
There
are 4 Porches sold for every Rolls Royce. |
The
lowest IQ ever recorded was 27. |
The
length of the forearm is the same as the shin. |
68% of eyes in the world are brown. |
The
hippopotamus is the world's smelliest mammal. |
The
last word of Edgar Allen Poe was "Nevermore". |
Shakespeare
wrote 41 plays and 27 sonnets. |
The
longest movie ever filmed was "200 days", which lived up to its title.
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There
are 5321 canonised Saints. |
The
most commonly recognised symbol in the world is the stop sign. |
Most
baseball pitchers are left-handed. |
The
word "baby" was used 41,420 times in movies during 1985. |
Bass
are the world's smartest fish. |
The
country of Mompopbai has never encountered war in any form. |
The
largest payout of any court ruling has been US$21.6 billion. |
Ties
were originally used as bibs. |
The
Ugandan flag is White, Green and Yellow. |
There
have been two gay Prime Ministers of New Zealand. |
In
Texas it is legal to steal cattle. |
Only
blind people are allowed to join the Church of St. Elsa. |
More
people die from shark attacks than from lightning strikes. |
If
attacked, the jarvis seal will scream. |
The
Redstone Oak was the heaviest recorded tree. |
Every
person is blind to at least one colour. |
It
is more dangerous to ride a motorcycle with a helmet than without. |
It
is impossible to touch both shoulder-blades at the same time. |
Static
electricity can cause razor cuts. |
Staples
were invented in 1953, the year after the paperclip. |
There
are 367 days in the year every 1000 years. |
It
is easier to swallow glass than ice. |
The
average number of sexual partners is 3. |
The
closest related animal to homo sapiens is the platapus.
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