Libra seriously had the best idea when they put facts on the back of pads. I don't think I've ever learnt so many random things in my life.
2. The Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps
3. If you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3000 years to count them all.
4. Just 20 seconds worth of fuel remained when Apollo 11’s lunar module landed on the moon.
5. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows
6. Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
7. Animals that lay eggs don’t have belly buttons
8. Slugs have four noses
9. Flamingos are pink because hey eat shrimp
10. An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged
11. Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen
12. Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats
13. Cleopatra married two of her brothers
14. Common pesticides such as roach, termite, and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of majorities of Americans
15. In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year
16. On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid
17. The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho
18. To sell your home faster, and for more money, paint it yellow
19. ‘Second Street’ is the most common street name in the U.S ‘First Street’ is the sixth
20. 15 percent of Americans secretly bite their toes
21. 80% of millionaires drive used cars
22. 90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right
23. 99% of people cannot lick their elbow
24. Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool. He changed it every 2 innings
25. Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears
26. Each year, the average family uses about 18,000 gallons of water just to do its laundry
27. In Albania, nodding your head means ‘no’ and shaking your head means ‘yes’
28. In ancient Japan, public contests were held to see who could fart the loudest and longest
29. In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch amice without a hunting license
30. In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs
31. More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss
32. Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music
33. The average person spends three years of his or her life on a toilet
34. The electric chair was invented by a dentist
35. The bra was invented and patented by Mary Phelps Jacob
36. Gynophobia is the fear of women
37. It takes a week to make jelly beans
38. Tequila is made from the juice of the agave
39. Nevada and Canberra are varieties of cauliflower
40. Men sweat approximately 40% more than women
41. Dendrophobia is the fear of trees
42. Galileo died in 1642 – the year of Isaac Newton’s birth
43. The harmonica is the world’s best-selling musical instrument
44. Androphobia is the fear of men
45. A Naked Lady is a type of orchid
46. Plain vanilla is the favourite flavor of ice cream, making up 29% of all sales
47. A camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm
48. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class
49. Months that begin with a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th”
50. Because of the rotation of the Earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west
51. Cats can hear ultrasound
52. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body
53. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes
54. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
55. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak
56. Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns
57. Swedish people drink more coffee than any other race in the world
58. Almonds are a member of the peach family
59. All of the clocks in the movie “Pulp Fiction” are stuck on 4:20
60. There are more chickens than people in the world
61. There are more plastic flamingoes in America than real ones
62. A shark is the only fish than can blink with both eyes
63. The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing
64. There is more than 25,000km of neon tubing in the signs on the Strip and downtown Las Vegas
65. Liquorice can raise your blood pressure
66. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly
67. On average, there are eight peas in a pod
68. Rice is the main food consumed for half the people worldwide
69. The low rumbling of distant thunder is called “brontide”
70. The fastest sneeze recorded was clocked at 166.7km an hour
71. Barbie got her first car in 1962
72. About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they’re still sitting on it
73. Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas
74. Every person has a unique tongue print
75. Vintage Port takes 40 years to reach maturity
76. Seals sleep underwater and surface for air without waking
77. Tuna suffocate if they stop swimming
78. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites
79. Four Weddings and a Funeral' was the first British film to break 20 million pounds at the box office
80. Edda van Heemstra changed her name to 'Audrey Hepburn'
81. 24 carat gold is not pure gold. Pure gold is so soft that it can be molded by hand
82. The average lifespan of a taste bud is 7 to 10 days
83. It takes about 150,000 litres of water to grow and prepare a typical dinner for 8 people
84. Scarlett O'Hara's real first name was 'Katie'
85. The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano
86. 90% of all living things in the sea are made up of plankton
87. Prior to being introduced, Australia did not have any members of the cat family, any hoofed animals, apes or monkeys
88. A person who is scoptophobic has an intense fear of being seen
89. If laid out in a straight line, the average adult's circulatory system would be long enough to circle Earth two and a half times
90. Scientists have found that chocolate contains a chemical which helps counteract depression
91. It takes approximately 7 years for a lobster to grow to around 500 grams
92. In Pacific Grove, California, it is a misdemeanor to kill a butterfly
93. The literal translation of the word 'wonton' is "swallowing a cloud"
94. It takes on average 90 squirts from a cow’s udder to make a litre of milk
95. Horseracing regulations require no racehorse’s name to contain more than 18 letters
96. Sheep will not drink from running water
97. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur
98. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England, egg whites were a popular form of laundry detergent
99. The Hollywood sign was erected in 1923
100. Sugar was added to chewing gum in 1869 by a dentist, William Semple
101. Mosquitoes have teeth
I hope you've learnt something just reading this list!
This goal was completed 9th June 2011
( I did complete this earlier but the list was lost when my laptop got stolen)
