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4/07/2015

Many facts that you should know

1. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
2. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

3. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

4. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

5. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

6. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

7. There is a city called Rome on every continent.

8. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

9. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!


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10. Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

11. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of  the University of London

12. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

13. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

14. The elephant is the only mammal  that can't jump!

15. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

16. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

17. 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

18. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

19. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

20. The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become  15 billion by 2080.


21. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

22.  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.

23. 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.

24. On average a hedgehog's  heart beats 300 times a minute.

25. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.


26. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

27. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

28. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

29. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!


30. The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.


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