The hydrogen bomb's debut in 1952 released more power
than all the
bombs unleashed on Japan and Germany in WWII, including the atom bombs.
Crocodiles
don't carry their offspring in pouches
like the kangaroo; they use their mouths.
The practice of carrying bells on bicycles originated
in Britain in
1888 when the bicycle was first introduced. Riders had to sound their
bell continuously to alert others of their presence.
The typical person from America or
Canada consumes
approximately 12
pounds of cereal a year.
Statues of people on horses each have different
meanings. If the
horse's front legs are in the air, the person was killed in combat. If
just one of the horse's legs are in the air, the person expired from
the wounds of combat. If the horse stands on all fours, the person died
naturally.
The present day military salute stems from the time
of knights in
armour when they used to raise their face plates to show
their
faces in the presence of royalty.
The best selling compact disc of all time is the
Beatles Anthology
III. (It only just surpassed their "Greatest Hits" release, now the
SECOND best selling CD in history.)
Ahh, the albatross bird. . .(1) glides for 90% of its
existence;
(2) can glide for hours and hours without a single flap of its wings;
(3) drinks seawater and eats mostly squid; (4) comes on land only to
breed, and only in colonies on secluded ocean islands; (5) has wing
spans up to eleven feet across; (6) lives longer than almost all birds;
(7) revered by seamen as mystical creatures capable of cursing those
who kill them.
If nutmeg is injected by needle, it is deadly
poisonous.
Winston Churchill would only allow himself fifteen
cigars per day.
If the number of humans on the planet grew at the
current rate
every year until 3530, the volume of our combined blood and
flesh
would match the mass of Earth. It would be equivalent to the known
universe's by 6826.
Most men shave their philtrums regularly. These are
better known as
the 2 ridges that run from the base of the nose to the top of the upper
lip.
The business card that Al Capone carried
said he sold pre-owned furniture.
If an oak tree has acorns, it means it is has been
growing for at least 50 years.
The flying fish can dart up to 90 meters.
Of all recycled substances in the United States,
asphalt road surfacing is recycled the most.
Chinese Bird's Nest soup has one active ingredient:
saliva.
Prior to 1700, the world's foremost producer of
diamonds was India.
Approximately one set of quadruplets appear out of
490,000 childbirths.
The phrase "sleep with one eye open" probably comes
from dolphins, who actually do sleep with one eye open.
The McDonalds Happy Meal accounts for forty percent
of the corporation's profits.
The groundhog has only been right about the weather
16 years out of the last 60.
The first cancer causing agent was unraveled in 1775
by Percivall
Pott, a British surgeon, who noted that lots of chimney sweeps suffered
from scrotum cancer.
The biggest shark reeled in by a pole measured almost
17 feet in length.
Robert Arthur was the first dentist to use gold to
fill teeth. (1855)
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