Sunday, November 1, 2015

Fun Facts

1. There are 10 times more stars in the sky than there are grains of sand in Earth's deserts and beaches.

2. The first modern toilet was made by John Crapper.

3. Hudson Bay has less gravity than the rest of the world. Scientists aren't sure why.

4. Only 1-2 percent of people are natural redheads.

5. Sunflowers can be used to get rid of radioactive waste. Their stems and leaves store pollutants.

6. The Titanic 2 is being made right now and will be active next year.

7. Germans were the first ones to find the correlation between lung cancer and smoking. Hitler lead the first anti-smoking campaign.

8. Due to World War 2 rationing, chocolate was scare in Italy. A baker came up with an alternative which was later renamed to Nutella.

9. There are seven different types of twins: identical, fraternal, half identical, mirror image, mixed chromosome, superfetation, and superfecundation.

10. Pluto is smaller than Russia.

11. If dolphins swallowed sea water, they would get ill just like humans. They get their water from the food they eat. 

12. Diet Coke destroys tooth enamel at about the same rate as methamphetamine and cocaine.

13. Honey badger's skin is so thick that it can withstand machete blows, arrows, and spears. The only way to kill it is with a club or gun.

14. Every year the Netherlands sends 20,000 tulip bulbs to Canada to thank them for assistance during World War 2.

15. "First Lady" is actually a position, and not just a title. It can be filled by the presidents niece, daughter or sister.

16. Lego heads have holes in them to allow a child to breath if they swallowed a lego.

17. Every year, tourists throw 1.1 million euros in to the Trevi Fountain. The government spends this money to make a supermarket for the poor.

18. Shark embryos fight in the mothers womb. The one who wins the duel is born.

19. A bear's bite is so strong that it could crush a bowling ball.

20. In the town of Churchill, Canada it is illegal to lock your car due to the town having a history of death by polar bear.

I hope you enjoyed my fun facts!
  

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