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50 Facts each of you to know...
3 Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! ************* 5 "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. ************* 6 "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. ************* 7 In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child ************* 8 A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! ************* 9 Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. ************* 10 You can't kill yourself by holding your breath ************* 11 There is a city called Rome on every continent. ************* 12 It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! ************* 13 Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! ************* 14 Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. ************* 15 The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London ************* 16 Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people ************* 17 Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! ************* 18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! ************* 19 One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! ************* 20 Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! ************* 21 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 ************* 22 Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! ************* 23 The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. ************* 24 A Women blink nearly twice as much as men. ************* 25 Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. ************* 26 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. ************* 27 Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." ************* 28 Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it. ************* 29 On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. ************* 30 More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. ************* 31 The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. ************* 32More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. ************* 33Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. ************* 34 The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! ************* 35The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. ************* 36 Earth is the only planet not named after a god. ************* 37 It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. ************* 38 You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. ************* 39 Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! ************* 40 Dolphins sleep with one eye open! ************* 41 It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open ************* 42 The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! ************* 43 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds ************* 44 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 ************* 45 Slugs have 4 noses. ************* 46 Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. ************* 47 A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! ************* 48 A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! ************* 49 The average person laughs 10 times a day! ************* 50 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain *************
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