MISCELLANEOUS FACTS

THE "POUND" KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD () IS CALLED AN OCTOTROPH.

THE ONLY DOMESTIC ANIMAL NOT MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE IS THE CAT.

TABLE TENNIS BALLS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TRAVEL OFF THE PADDLE AT SPEEDS UP TO 160 KM/HR.

HONEY IS THE ONLY NATURAL FOOD THAT IS MADE WITHOUT DESTROYING ANY KIND OF LIFE.

THE VOLUME OF THE EARTH'S MOON IS THE SAME AS THE VOLUME OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

HUMMINGBIRDS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT CAN FLY BACKWARDS.

A CAT'S JAW CANNOT MOVE SIDEWAYS.

MAINE IS THE ONLY STATE (IN USA) WHOSE NAME IS JUST ONE SYLLABLE.

THE GIANT SQUID HAS THE LARGEST EYES IN THE WORLD.

IN ENGLAND, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK.

IN UTAH, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SWEAR IN FRONT OF A DEAD PERSON.

 KING LOUIS XIX RULED FRANCE FOR 15 MINUTES.

 NETHERLANDS IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH A NATIONAL DOG.

 THERE IS A HOTEL IN SWEDEN BUILT ENTIRELY OUT OF ICE; IT IS REBUILT EVERY YEAR.

IN JAPAN, WATERMELONS ARE SQUARED. IT'S EASIER TO STACK THEM THAT WAY.

 

HAIR IS MADE FROM THE SAME SUBSTANCE AS FINGERNAILS.

 

A BLUE WHALES HEART ONLY BEATS NINE TIMES PER MINUTE.

A CAT USES ITS WHISKERS TO DETERMINE IF A SPACE IS TOO SMALL TO SQUEEZE THROUGH.

COOL FACTS

NEPAL IS THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT DOESN’T HAVE A RECTANGULAR FLAG.

SWITZERLAND IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH A SQUARE FLAG.

VENUS AND URANUS ARE THE ONLY PLANETS THAT ROTATE OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF THEIR ORBIT.

BEETLES TASTE LIKE APPLES, WASPS LIKE PINE NUTS, AND WORMS LIKE FRIED BACON.

"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.

YOUR HEART BEATS OVER 100,000 TIMES A DAY!

LIKE FINGERPRINTS, EVERYONE'S TONGUE PRINT IS DIFFERENT!

THE PLACEMENT OF A DONKEY'S EYES IN IT’S' HEADS ENABLES IT TO SEE ALL FOUR FEET AT ALL TIMES!

 EARTH IS THE ONLY PLANET NOT NAMED AFTER A GOD.

ADOLF HITLER WAS A VEGETARIAN, AND HAD ONLY ONE TESTICLE.

 THE WORLD’S OLDEST PIECE OF CHEWING GUM IS 9000 YEARS OLD!

 A MAN NAMED CHARLES OSBORNE HAD THE HICCUPS FOR 69 YEARS!

A GIRAFFE CAN CLEAN ITS EARS WITH ITS 21-INCH TONGUE!

"GO." IS THE SHORTEST COMPLETE SENTENCE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

 

WEIRD FACTS

A RHINOCEROS HORN IS MADE OF COMPACTED HAIR.

 SHAKESPEARE INVENTED THE WORDS “ASSASSINATION” AND “BUMP.”

 IF YOU KEEP A GOLDFISH IN THE DARK ROOM, IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN WHITE.

 WOMEN BLINK NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH AS MEN.

 CATS’ URINE GLOWS UNDER A BLACK LIGHT.

 THE HUMAN HEART CREATES ENOUGH PRESSURE IN THE BLOODSTREAM TO SQUIRT BLOOD 30 FEET.

 A JELLYFISH IS 95% WATER.

 THE WORLD'S LONGEST SNAKE (BY RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION) IS THE RETICULATED PYTHON, WITH A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF, PERHAPS, 30 FEET.

 COMMON COBRA VENOM IS NOT ON THE LIST OF TOP 10 VENOMS YET IT IS STILL 40 TIMES MORE TOXIC THAN CYANIDE.

 THE VENOM OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROWN SNAKE IS SO POWERFUL ONLY 1/14,000TH OF AN OUNCE IS ENOUGH TO KILL A HUMAN.

 TRUCK DRIVING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS OCCUPATION BY ACCIDENTAL DEATHS (799 IN 2001).

 BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A WALL USES 150 CALORIES AN HOUR.

 ELEPHANTS ONLY SLEEP FOR TWO HOURS EACH DAY.

 ON AVERAGE PEOPLE FEAR SPIDERS MORE THAN THEY DO DEATH.

 THE STRONGEST MUSCLE IN THE HUMAN BODY IS THE TONGUE. (THE HEART IS NOT A MUSCLE)

 BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER ARE THE ONLY VEGETABLES THAT ARE FLOWERS.

 THERE IS NO SOLID PROOF OF WHO BUILT THE TAJ MAHAL.

 YOU CAN LEAD A COW UPSTAIRS BUT NOT DOWNSTAIRS.

 THE AVERAGE PERSON FALLS ASLEEP IN SEVEN MINUTES.