|
The word "queue" is the
only word in the English language that is still
pronounced the same way when the last four letters
are removed.
Beetles taste like
apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried
bacon.
Of all the words in
the English language, the word 'set' has the most
definitions!
What is called a
"French kiss" in the English speaking world is known
as an "English kiss" in France.
"Almost" is the
longest word in the English language with all the
letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the
longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public
hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut
off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one
of England's most illustrious admirals was
throughout his life, never able to find a cure for
his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of
Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings
of the University of London
Right handed people
live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed
people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year,
everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your
feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is
different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed
as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two
pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than
toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead
skin!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of
the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women
blink nearly twice as much as men.
|
|
Honey is the only food
that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of
Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists
and found edible.
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a
"Friday the 13th."
Coca-Cola would be
green if colouring weren’t added to it.
On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a
minute.
More people are killed each year from bees than from
snakes.
The average lead
pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write
approximately 50,000 English words.
More people are
allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from
blowing sand.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads
enables it to see all four feet at all times!
The six official
languages of the United Nations are: English,
French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
Earth is the only
planet not named after a god.
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church
in Nebraska, USA.
You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you
become an adult, you only have 206.
Some worms will eat
themselves if they can't find any food!
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
The worlds oldest
piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
The longest recorded
flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
Queen Elizabeth I
regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She
declared that she bathed once every three months,
whether she needed it or not
Slugs have 4 noses.
Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
A man named Charles
Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch
tongue!
The average person
laughs 10 times a day!
An ostrich's
eye is bigger than its brain
---------------------------------------------------
One of these amazing, but
useless facts is false. Do you know which one?
You can see the correct answer
here. |
