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Suprising FACTS You Should Know by holyteeboy(m): 5:07pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Here are some of the most common facts you may know about the world we live in that may have benn lost in time and space Do you know that.. [b]1. One out of 20 people have an extra rib 2.Istanbul,Turkey is the only city in the world located in two continents 3.The reason why hair turns grey as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle starts to die,which gives hair colour 4.70% of the poor people in the world are females 5.The sentence 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter in the English Alphabet 6.An oyster can change its gender 7.Women take 4 times longer than men when using the toilet 8.Before the 17th century carrots used to be purple in colour 9.The word Thailand means 'land of free' 10.Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do 11.The National Anthem of Greece has 158 verses 12.The fastest moving kind of snake is the Black mamba which can move up to 7 miles per hour 13.The Basenji Dog is the only dog that can't bark 14.It is impossible for you to lick your elbow 15.Women's heart beat faster than men's hearts 16.An average people fear spiders more than death 17.There are no ants in Iceland,Antarctica and Greenland 18.To be burn on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the puritan times 19.More people are killed by donkeys annually than plane crashes 20.A monkey once tried somking a cigarette in South Bend India 21.The human body makes anywhere from 1-3 pints of saliva every 24 hours 22.A leech has 32 brains 23.The Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body 24.In ancient Rome,it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose 25.The Dutch are known to be the tallest people in the world[/b] Follow thread to see more Updates |
Re: Suprising FACTS You Should Know by holyteeboy(m): 6:16pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
26.The youngest pope was 11 years 27.The colour blue has a calming effect that causes the brain to release calming hormones 28.Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of their lips 29.Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating 30.Turtles breathe through their butts 31.China has more English speakers than United States 32.The word diamond comes from the Greek word 'adamas' which means unconquerable 33.No piece of paper can be folded half more than 7 times 34.Scatologists are experts who study faeces 35.The 'checkmate' in chess comes from the Persian phrase 'shat-mat' which means King is dead 1 Like |
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