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Did You Know? by kstadaura: 7:48pm On Aug 08, 2015
wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

people who work at night tend to weigh more.

womens hearts beat faster than mens.

your liver has over 500 functions.

you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water.

if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.

your foot and your forearm are the same length.

the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles.

the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression.

if you try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or tongue every letter will sound the same.

you can't tickle yourself.

a person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation (Death can occur about 10 days without sleep while starvation takes a few weeks).
Re: Did You Know? by kstadaura: 8:02pm On Aug 08, 2015
the average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.

the human eye blinks over 4,200,000 times a year.

a person produces enough saliva to fill 2 average size swimmingpools during their lifetime.
Re: Did You Know? by Sanmel(f): 8:54pm On Aug 08, 2015
Testify from the word testicles? Never knew
Re: Did You Know? by kstadaura: 10:21pm On Aug 08, 2015
paper originated from China.

China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys.

the wheelbarrow is invented in China.

India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000).


there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people).

paper money was first used in China.

there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.


in 75% of American households women manage the money and pay the bills.

all pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin.

Japanese people don�t have middle names.
Re: Did You Know? by kstadaura: 10:35pm On Aug 08, 2015
hot water freezes quicker than cold water.

sponges hold more cold water than hot.


sheep won't drink from running water.


unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it.

frogs can't swallow with their eyes open.

the word 'undergroundis the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'.

there are only 3 sets of letters on a keyboard which are in alphabetical order (f g h, j k l, and o p).

Europe is the only continent without a desert.

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