Not sure if these are all 100% true, but believe what you wish :)
- The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
- When you sneeze your heart stops for a millisecond.
- Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
- You can't fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times.
- The University of Florida has an emergency plan in case of a sudden zombie attack.
- Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
- The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
- Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's maiden name was Betty Jean McBricker.
- In M&M candies, the letters stand for Mars and Murrie, the developers of the candy in 1941.
- Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this.
- In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
- When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.
- The dot above the "i" is called a tittle.
- The human brain is about 85% water.
- The average weight of the male brain is 1.4kilos and a for a female brain is 1.25kilos.
- One person in every 2 billion will live to be 116 or older.
- By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved.
- 259200 people die every day.
- There are more pigs than humans in Denmark.
- There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet roll.
- Fish scales are n ingredient in lipstick.
- The chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine.
- If you wear headphones for one hour it increases bacteria in your ear 700 times.
- People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles s a person that does not smoke.
- 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' was written in 1834 by Robert Southey.
- The past tense of the word 'dare' is 'durst'.
- India has never invaded a country.
- The red spot on the 7up logo comes from the inventor who was albino. (albinos have red eyes)
- A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 m/h.
- Scotland has more redheads than any other part of the world.
- Some kinds of frogs can be frozen solid then thawed and continue to live.
- 97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine.
- Without its lining of mucus your stomach would digest itself.
- If you see a rainbow you must have your back to the sun.
- The brain has no receptors so it feels no pain.
- There is enough energy in your eye to for movement to power a light bulb.
- Mickey Mouse's original name was Mortimer Mouse.
- You only have 2 fears when you're born; a fear of falling and loud noises.
- Only orange Smarties are flavoured.
- Dead frogs' legs twitch when sprinkled with salt. (check it out: click here)
- Only 8% of the world's currency exists as physical cash, the rest is electronic.
- Atychiphobia is the fear of failure.
- It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
- Cats spend 70% of the lives asleep.
