Wednesday, 10 July 2013
my life
Its great to know life has a price, but you have a big chance of making it if you realize that to live does not mean you are alive, but you will be more happy if you see chances in every set back, remember that what define us is how well we rise after falling, and you should remember that every human being must fall at some points, but for me, I FALL TO RISE, you?
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
you really need to know
* Did you know 11% of people are left handed
* Did you know August has the highest percentage of births
* Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it
* Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
* Did you know a bear has 42 teeth
* Did you know an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain
* Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales
* Did you know no two corn flakes look the same
* Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
* Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib
* Did you know 85% of plant life is found in the ocean
* Did you know Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz
* Did you know rabbits like licorice
* Did you know the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
* Did you know 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy
* Did you know a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue
* Did you know armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex
* Did you know reindeer like bananas
* Did you know the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds
* Did you know birds need gravity to swallow
* Did you know the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E
* Did you know the least used letter in the alphabet is Q
* Did you know the 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English
* Did you know dreamt is the only word that ends in mt
* Did you know the names of all continents both start and end with the same letter
* Did you know the first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON
* Did you know if you try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or tongue every letter will sound the same
* Did you know a cat has 32 muscles in each ear
* Did you know Perth is Australia's windiest city
* Did you know Elvis's middle name was Aron
* Did you know the flag for Libya is unlike any other being a solid green color
* Did you know goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light
* Did you know the smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear
* Did you know cats spend 66% of their life asleep
* Did you know Switzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year
* Did you know money is the number one thing that couples argue about
* Did you know macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs
* Did you know when lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit)
* Did you know spiders are arachnids and not insects
* Did you know each time you see a full moon you always see the same side
* Did you know Tennessee is bordered by 8 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia - more than any other in the US
* Did you know stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand
* Did you know there is no such thing as a naturally blue food
* Did you know honey is the only natural food which never goes off
* Did you know M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie
* Did you know that you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become)
* Did you know the only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia
* Did you know the longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles)
* Did you know about 90% of the worlds population kisses
* Did you know Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine
* Did you know in every episode of Seinfeld there is a reference to Superman
* Did you know the Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense
* Did you know sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air
* Did you know toilets use 35% of indoor water use
* Did you know the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco
* Did you know Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day
* Did you know the average speed of a skydiver is 200kph (124mph)
* Did you know the first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
* Did you know all insects have 6 legs
* Did you know that 90% of an iceberg sits under water
* Did you know the croissant was invented in Austria
* Did you know In eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas
* Did you know African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words
* Did you know a giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue
* Did you know Australia was originally called New Holland
* Did you know 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia
* Did you know the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English alphabet
* Did you know the Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs
* Did you know all the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes
* Did you know your foot has 26 bones in it
* Did you know the average human brain contains around 78% water
* Did you know your brain uses between 20 - 25% of the oxygen your breathe
* Did you know 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph)
* Did you know if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively (1 + 2 + 3...) it totals 5050
* Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot
* Did you know lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute
* Did you know fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill
* Did you know cats have over 100 vocal chords
* Did you know camel's milk doesn't curdle
* Did you know elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period
* Did you know it's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down
* Did you know frogs can't swallow with their eyes open
* Did you know elephants are the only mammal that can't jump
* Did you know a 1/4 of your bones are in your feet
* Did you know your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body
* Did you know a 'jiffy' is actually 1/100th of a second
* Did you know on your birthday you share it with 9 million others
* Did you know 1 googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros
* Did you know a 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories
* Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV
* Did you know frogs don’t drink (they absorb water through their skin)
* Did you know at birth dalmations are always white
* Did you know hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
* Did you know a duck can't walk without bobbing its head
* Did you know a hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute
* Did you know dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk
* Did you know a crocodile can't move its tongue
* Did you know a strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside
* Did you know that the first MTV video played was 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles
* Did you know in 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names
* Did you know pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians
* Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep
* Did you know hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal
* Did you know an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature
* Did you know the Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world
* Did you know bats always turn left when exiting a cave
* Did you know the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression
* Did you know the word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'
* Did you know crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure
* Did you know reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube
* Did you know your skin is the largest organ making up the human body
* Did you know cows don't have upper front teeth
* Did you know everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world
* Did you know the coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity
* Did you know french fries are originally from Belgium
* Did you know enamel is the hardest substance in your body
* Did you know there are 31,557,600 seconds in a year
* Did you know there are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo
* Did you know in a deck of cards the king of harts is the only king without a moustache
* Did you know black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact
* Did you know the safest car color is white
* Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush
* Did you know Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961
* Did you know apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee
* Did you know room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)
* Did you know an octopus pupil is rectangular
* Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other
* Did you know the Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service
* Did you know the movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries
* Did you know there are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)
* Did you know the oldest word in the English language is 'town'
* Did you know cats can't move their jaw sideways
* Did you know grapes explode when you put them in the microwave
* Did you know its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky
* Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
* Did you know 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters
* Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan
* Did you know the average golf ball has 336 dimples
* Did you know the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
* Did you know the movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks
* Did you know the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply
* Did you know a group of frogs is called an army
* Did you know a group of rhinos is called a crash
* Did you know a group of kangaroos is called a mob
* Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
* Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle
* Did you know a group of owls is called a parliament
* Did you know the first sailing boats were built in Egypt
* Did you know Brazil is named after a tree
* Did you know Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent
* Did you know Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador
* Did you know Hilton was the first international hotel chain
* Did you know the brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland
* Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world
* Did you know 96% of candles sold are purchased by women
* Did you know 42% of men and women 25% don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet
* Did you know if you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court
* Did you know Jamaica has 120 rivers
* Did you know the only animals that purr are cats
* Did you know a cats urine glows under a blacklight
* Did you know white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf
* Did you know cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees
* Did you know small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds
* Did you know domestic cats dislike citrus scents
* Did you know cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length
* Did you know China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
* Did you know The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)
* Did you know paper originated from China
* Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China
* Did you know tree hugging is forbidden in china
* Did you know the film 'Mary Poppins' was filmed entirely indoors
* Did you know all of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20
* Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901
* Did you know the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold
* Did you know rice is the staple food for 50% of the worlds population
* Did you know Pearls melt in vinegar
* Did you know a hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don’t)
* Did you know there is no butter in buttermilk
* Did you know giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels
* Did you know the dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle
* Did you know the electric chair was invented by a dentist
* Did you know your more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider
* Did you know a crocodile can't stick out its tongue
* Did you know rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated
* Did you know women blink twice as much as men
* Did you know ostriches don't bury their heads in sand
* Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
* Did you know Scotland has the most redheads
* Did you know household dust is made of dead skin cells
* Did you know the past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'
* Did you know hummingbirds can't walk
* Did you know wind doesn’t make a sound until it blows against an object
* Did you know the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953
* Did you know India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)
* Did you know India is home to over 200 million cows
* Did you know the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
* Did you know Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora
* Did you know Bill Gates began programming computers at the of age 13
* Did you know every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered
* Did you know the word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter
* Did you know the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles
* Did you know the word typewriter is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a keyboard
* Did you know that you can spell the word 'level' the same backwards
* Did you know Madonna and Michael Jackson were both born in 1958
* Did you know almonds are members of the peach family
* Did you know an egg contains every vitamin except vitamin C
* Did you know duck eggs are the largest eggs in the world
* Did you know owls can't move their eyes from side to side
* Did you know flamingos can bend their knees backwards
* Did you know you take over 23,000 breaths everyday
* Did you know gold never erodes
* Did you know scorpions glow under ultra violet light
* Did you know when water freezes it expans by 9%
* Did you know ants stretch when they wake up in the morning
* Did you know your foot and your forearm are the same length
* Did you know diamonds are the hardest natural substance
* Did you know 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
* Did you know the longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes
* Did you know Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062)
* Did you know there is no sound in space
* Did you know Mars appears red because it's covered in rust
* Did you know tennis was originally played with bare hands
* Did you know the Olympic flag was designed in 1913
* Did you know a bowling pin will fall at a tilt of 7.5 degrees
* Did you know there are 31,536,000 seconds in a year
* Did you know a piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times
* Did you know the opposite sides of a dice always adds up to 7
* Did you know VHS stands for Video Home System
* Did you know the WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
* Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
* Did you know Porsche also builds tractors
* Did you know the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps
* Did you know Isaac Newton invented the cat door
* Did you know the Titanic was built in Belfast
* Did you know Buckingham Palace has over 600 rooms
* Did you know Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands
* Did you know New York was the first capital of the United States
* Did you know Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year
* Did you know Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee
* Did you know Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day
* Did you know Einstein slept 10 hours a night
* Did you know Germany borders 9 other countries
* Did you know Peru has more pyramids than Egypt
* Did you know Christmas trees originated from Germany
* Did you know more people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks
* Did you know the original design of Monopoly was circular
* Did you know the Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second
* Did you know over 2,500 left handed people are killed a year from using right handed products
* Did you know gorillas sleep 14 hours a day
* Did you know female lions complete 90% of the hunting in their herd
* Did you know the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years
* Did you know the stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair
* Did you know the word racecar can be spelled the same way backwards
* Did you know a giraffe can go longer without water than a camel
* Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching television
* Did you know the word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'
* Did you know 56% of typing is completed by your left hand
* Did you know there are more chickens than people
* Did you know for every human there are 200 million insects
* Did you know the average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites
* Did you know an iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes
* Did you know emus can't walk backwards
* Did you know the Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets
* Did you know Americas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla
* Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831
* Did you know there are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown
* Did you know the oldest known vegetable is the pea
* Did you know the most fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays
* Did you know the average hen lays 228 eggs a year
* Did you know the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps
* Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
* Did you know Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old
* Did you know the word 'almost' is the longest word spelt alphabetically
* Did you know the word 'rhythm' is the longest word without a vowel
* Did you know human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
* Did you know Earth is the only planet not named after a god
* Did you know months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th
* Did you know more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food
* Did you know more people are killed from bees than snakes
* Did you know the average person laughs 10 times a day
* Did you know the Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific
* Did you know your mouth produces 1 litre of saliva a day
* Did you know your head contains 22 bones
* Did you know the coloured part of your eye is called the iris
* Did you know you breathe 23,000 times a day
* Did you know if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times
* Did you know everyone has a unique tongue print
* Did you know you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water
* Did you know hiccups usually lasts for 5 minutes
* Did you know not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)
* Did you know the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days
* Did you know a dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph)
* Did you know the smallest dog is the Chihuahua
* Did you know a sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph)
* Did you know there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)
* Did you know sharks are immune to all known diseases
* Did you know the worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba
* Did you know African elephants only have 4 teeth
* Did you know The first English dictionary was written in 1755
* Did you know during a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6°C (20°F)
* Did you know the rarest type of diamond is green
* Did you know MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge
* Did you know the US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states)
* Did you know the first city to reach 1 million was London
* Did you know men are stuck by lightning 7 times more than women
* Did you know Tokyo was once known as Edo
* Did you know women make up 49% of the worlds population
* Did you know wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light
* Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908
* Did you know carrots contain 0% fat
* Did you know 1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year
* Did you know plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970
* Did you know the $ sign was introduced in 1788
* Did you know the meaning of 'Blue Chip' comes from blue casino chips which have a high value
* Did you know DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times more data
* Did you know the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
* Did you know hot water freezes quicker than cold water
* Did you know sound travels 3 times faster through water than in air
* Did you know the average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches
* Did you know soccer is the most followed sport
* id you know volleyball was invented in 1895
* Did you know that in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away
* Did you know the odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1
* Did you know the first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph)
* Did you know Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second
* Did you know it takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots
* Did you know your most active muscles are in your eye
* Did you know a banana contains 75% water
* Did you know 13 people die every year from vending machines
* Did you know rain contains vitamin B12
* Did you know your liver has over 500 functions
* Did you know your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe
* Did you know after Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water
* Did you know ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail)
* Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot
* Did you know a flea can jump 350 times its body length
* Did you know cucumbers are 96% water.
* Did you know a full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon
* Did you know a honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph)
* Did you know a humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute)
* Did you know flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway
* Did you know horses have 18 more bones than humans
* Did you know a cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)
* Did you know horses sleep standing up
* Did you know a jellyfish is 95% water
* Did you know bats are the only mammals that fly
* Did you know a cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through
* Did you know every day 7% of the US eats at McDonalds
* Did you know a snail can sleep for 3 years
* Did you know tigers have striped skin as well as fur
* Did you know crocodiles are colour blind
* Did you know a chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body
* Did you know dogs sweat through the pads on their feet
* Did you know hippopotamuses are born under water
* Did you know bananas grow pointing upwards.
* Did you know whales can't swim backwards
* Did you know camels are born without humps
* Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
* Did you know the average porcupine has 30,000 spikes
* Did you know tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food
* Did you know crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river
* Did you know there are more insects in the world than all other animals combined
* Did you know giraffes can't swim
* Did you know crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper
* Did you know an elephant's trunk can hold over 5 litres of water
* Did you know bull's can run faster uphill than down
* Did you know a shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel
* Did you know a moth has no stomach
* Did you know grasshoppers have white blood
* Did you know it takes 4 hours to hardboil an ostrich egg
* Did you know New York was once called New Amsterdam
* Did you know there is 200 times more gold in the world's oceans than has been mined
* Did you know Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around)
* Did you know the moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days
* Did you know more than 75% of all countries are north of the equator
* Did you know Yugoslavia is bordered by 7 other countries
* Did you know 2 million hydrogen atoms would be required to cover a full stop (.)
* Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900
* Did you know the D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for District of Columbia
* Did you know New York contains 920km (571miles) of shoreline
* Did you know The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake
* Did you know there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia
* Did you know the largest exporter of sugar is Cuba
* Did you know dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow
* Did you know Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames)
* Did you know 1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years
* Did you know the water in the Dead Sea is so salty that its easier to float than sink
* Did you know Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January
* Did you know the Moons diameter is 3,476km
* Did you know New York's Central Park was opened in 1876
* Did you know the subject of the first printed book in England was about chess
* Did you know the word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box
* Did you know EMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'
* Did you know the most sung song is happy birthday
* Did you know the first rugby club was formed in 1843
* Did you know the most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb
* Did you know the yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines
* Did you know draughts (checkers) is older than chess
* Did you know orienteering originated from Sweden
* Did you know blonde beards grow faster than darker beards
* Did you know when recognising a persons face you use the right side of your brain
* Did you know the human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels
* Did you know the hydrochloric acid found in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve a nail
* Did you know on average you blink 25,000 a day
* Did you know men have 10% more red blood cells than women
* Did you know you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar
* Did you know New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843
* Did you know when your face blushes so does your stomach lining
* Did you know 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands
* Did you know your normal body temperature is 37°C (99°F)
* Did you know red blood cells are produced in bone marrow
* Did you know you shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks
* Did you know that after petrol, coffee is the largest item bought and sold
* Did you know the first metered taxi was introduced in 1907
* Did you know the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700
* Did you know a Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure
* Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888
* Did you know minus 40°C is exactly the same temperature as minus 40°F
* Did you know cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949
* Did you know to crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound
* Did you know there is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet to drive the average car 4 times around the world
* Did you know Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity
* Did you know the lie detector was invented in 1921
* Did you know the world's knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time will be discovered in those 50 years
* Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
* Did you know red light has the highest wavelength
* Did you know paper money was first used in China
* Did you know according to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minutes
* Did you know oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body
* Did you know light is electro magnetic radiation
* Did you know a car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance
* Did you know gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur
* Did you know giraffes have no vocal cords
* Did you know most birds eat twice their body weight each day
* Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
* Did you know Kiwi birds are blind
* Did you know armadillos can walk underwater
* Did you know the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers
* Did you know the cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws
* Did you know roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks
* Did you know August has the highest percentage of births
* Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it
* Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
* Did you know a bear has 42 teeth
* Did you know an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain
* Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales
* Did you know no two corn flakes look the same
* Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
* Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib
* Did you know 85% of plant life is found in the ocean
* Did you know Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz
* Did you know rabbits like licorice
* Did you know the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
* Did you know 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy
* Did you know a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue
* Did you know armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex
* Did you know reindeer like bananas
* Did you know the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds
* Did you know birds need gravity to swallow
* Did you know the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E
* Did you know the least used letter in the alphabet is Q
* Did you know the 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English
* Did you know dreamt is the only word that ends in mt
* Did you know the names of all continents both start and end with the same letter
* Did you know the first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON
* Did you know if you try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or tongue every letter will sound the same
* Did you know a cat has 32 muscles in each ear
* Did you know Perth is Australia's windiest city
* Did you know Elvis's middle name was Aron
* Did you know the flag for Libya is unlike any other being a solid green color
* Did you know goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light
* Did you know the smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear
* Did you know cats spend 66% of their life asleep
* Did you know Switzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year
* Did you know money is the number one thing that couples argue about
* Did you know macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs
* Did you know when lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit)
* Did you know spiders are arachnids and not insects
* Did you know each time you see a full moon you always see the same side
* Did you know Tennessee is bordered by 8 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia - more than any other in the US
* Did you know stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand
* Did you know there is no such thing as a naturally blue food
* Did you know honey is the only natural food which never goes off
* Did you know M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie
* Did you know that you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become)
* Did you know the only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia
* Did you know the longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles)
* Did you know about 90% of the worlds population kisses
* Did you know Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine
* Did you know in every episode of Seinfeld there is a reference to Superman
* Did you know the Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense
* Did you know sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air
* Did you know toilets use 35% of indoor water use
* Did you know the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco
* Did you know Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day
* Did you know the average speed of a skydiver is 200kph (124mph)
* Did you know the first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
* Did you know all insects have 6 legs
* Did you know that 90% of an iceberg sits under water
* Did you know the croissant was invented in Austria
* Did you know In eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas
* Did you know African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words
* Did you know a giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue
* Did you know Australia was originally called New Holland
* Did you know 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia
* Did you know the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English alphabet
* Did you know the Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs
* Did you know all the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes
* Did you know your foot has 26 bones in it
* Did you know the average human brain contains around 78% water
* Did you know your brain uses between 20 - 25% of the oxygen your breathe
* Did you know 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph)
* Did you know if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively (1 + 2 + 3...) it totals 5050
* Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot
* Did you know lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute
* Did you know fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill
* Did you know cats have over 100 vocal chords
* Did you know camel's milk doesn't curdle
* Did you know elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period
* Did you know it's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down
* Did you know frogs can't swallow with their eyes open
* Did you know elephants are the only mammal that can't jump
* Did you know a 1/4 of your bones are in your feet
* Did you know your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body
* Did you know a 'jiffy' is actually 1/100th of a second
* Did you know on your birthday you share it with 9 million others
* Did you know 1 googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros
* Did you know a 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories
* Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV
* Did you know frogs don’t drink (they absorb water through their skin)
* Did you know at birth dalmations are always white
* Did you know hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
* Did you know a duck can't walk without bobbing its head
* Did you know a hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute
* Did you know dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk
* Did you know a crocodile can't move its tongue
* Did you know a strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside
* Did you know that the first MTV video played was 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles
* Did you know in 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names
* Did you know pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians
* Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep
* Did you know hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal
* Did you know an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature
* Did you know the Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world
* Did you know bats always turn left when exiting a cave
* Did you know the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression
* Did you know the word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'
* Did you know crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure
* Did you know reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube
* Did you know your skin is the largest organ making up the human body
* Did you know cows don't have upper front teeth
* Did you know everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world
* Did you know the coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity
* Did you know french fries are originally from Belgium
* Did you know enamel is the hardest substance in your body
* Did you know there are 31,557,600 seconds in a year
* Did you know there are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo
* Did you know in a deck of cards the king of harts is the only king without a moustache
* Did you know black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact
* Did you know the safest car color is white
* Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush
* Did you know Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961
* Did you know apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee
* Did you know room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)
* Did you know an octopus pupil is rectangular
* Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other
* Did you know the Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service
* Did you know the movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries
* Did you know there are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)
* Did you know the oldest word in the English language is 'town'
* Did you know cats can't move their jaw sideways
* Did you know grapes explode when you put them in the microwave
* Did you know its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky
* Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
* Did you know 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters
* Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan
* Did you know the average golf ball has 336 dimples
* Did you know the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
* Did you know the movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks
* Did you know the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply
* Did you know a group of frogs is called an army
* Did you know a group of rhinos is called a crash
* Did you know a group of kangaroos is called a mob
* Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
* Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle
* Did you know a group of owls is called a parliament
* Did you know the first sailing boats were built in Egypt
* Did you know Brazil is named after a tree
* Did you know Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent
* Did you know Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador
* Did you know Hilton was the first international hotel chain
* Did you know the brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland
* Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world
* Did you know 96% of candles sold are purchased by women
* Did you know 42% of men and women 25% don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet
* Did you know if you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court
* Did you know Jamaica has 120 rivers
* Did you know the only animals that purr are cats
* Did you know a cats urine glows under a blacklight
* Did you know white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf
* Did you know cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees
* Did you know small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds
* Did you know domestic cats dislike citrus scents
* Did you know cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length
* Did you know China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
* Did you know The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)
* Did you know paper originated from China
* Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China
* Did you know tree hugging is forbidden in china
* Did you know the film 'Mary Poppins' was filmed entirely indoors
* Did you know all of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20
* Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901
* Did you know the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold
* Did you know rice is the staple food for 50% of the worlds population
* Did you know Pearls melt in vinegar
* Did you know a hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don’t)
* Did you know there is no butter in buttermilk
* Did you know giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels
* Did you know the dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle
* Did you know the electric chair was invented by a dentist
* Did you know your more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider
* Did you know a crocodile can't stick out its tongue
* Did you know rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated
* Did you know women blink twice as much as men
* Did you know ostriches don't bury their heads in sand
* Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
* Did you know Scotland has the most redheads
* Did you know household dust is made of dead skin cells
* Did you know the past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'
* Did you know hummingbirds can't walk
* Did you know wind doesn’t make a sound until it blows against an object
* Did you know the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953
* Did you know India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)
* Did you know India is home to over 200 million cows
* Did you know the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
* Did you know Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora
* Did you know Bill Gates began programming computers at the of age 13
* Did you know every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered
* Did you know the word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter
* Did you know the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles
* Did you know the word typewriter is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a keyboard
* Did you know that you can spell the word 'level' the same backwards
* Did you know Madonna and Michael Jackson were both born in 1958
* Did you know almonds are members of the peach family
* Did you know an egg contains every vitamin except vitamin C
* Did you know duck eggs are the largest eggs in the world
* Did you know owls can't move their eyes from side to side
* Did you know flamingos can bend their knees backwards
* Did you know you take over 23,000 breaths everyday
* Did you know gold never erodes
* Did you know scorpions glow under ultra violet light
* Did you know when water freezes it expans by 9%
* Did you know ants stretch when they wake up in the morning
* Did you know your foot and your forearm are the same length
* Did you know diamonds are the hardest natural substance
* Did you know 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
* Did you know the longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes
* Did you know Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062)
* Did you know there is no sound in space
* Did you know Mars appears red because it's covered in rust
* Did you know tennis was originally played with bare hands
* Did you know the Olympic flag was designed in 1913
* Did you know a bowling pin will fall at a tilt of 7.5 degrees
* Did you know there are 31,536,000 seconds in a year
* Did you know a piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times
* Did you know the opposite sides of a dice always adds up to 7
* Did you know VHS stands for Video Home System
* Did you know the WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
* Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
* Did you know Porsche also builds tractors
* Did you know the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps
* Did you know Isaac Newton invented the cat door
* Did you know the Titanic was built in Belfast
* Did you know Buckingham Palace has over 600 rooms
* Did you know Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands
* Did you know New York was the first capital of the United States
* Did you know Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year
* Did you know Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee
* Did you know Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day
* Did you know Einstein slept 10 hours a night
* Did you know Germany borders 9 other countries
* Did you know Peru has more pyramids than Egypt
* Did you know Christmas trees originated from Germany
* Did you know more people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks
* Did you know the original design of Monopoly was circular
* Did you know the Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second
* Did you know over 2,500 left handed people are killed a year from using right handed products
* Did you know gorillas sleep 14 hours a day
* Did you know female lions complete 90% of the hunting in their herd
* Did you know the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years
* Did you know the stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair
* Did you know the word racecar can be spelled the same way backwards
* Did you know a giraffe can go longer without water than a camel
* Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching television
* Did you know the word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'
* Did you know 56% of typing is completed by your left hand
* Did you know there are more chickens than people
* Did you know for every human there are 200 million insects
* Did you know the average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites
* Did you know an iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes
* Did you know emus can't walk backwards
* Did you know the Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets
* Did you know Americas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla
* Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831
* Did you know there are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown
* Did you know the oldest known vegetable is the pea
* Did you know the most fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays
* Did you know the average hen lays 228 eggs a year
* Did you know the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps
* Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
* Did you know Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old
* Did you know the word 'almost' is the longest word spelt alphabetically
* Did you know the word 'rhythm' is the longest word without a vowel
* Did you know human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
* Did you know Earth is the only planet not named after a god
* Did you know months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th
* Did you know more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food
* Did you know more people are killed from bees than snakes
* Did you know the average person laughs 10 times a day
* Did you know the Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific
* Did you know your mouth produces 1 litre of saliva a day
* Did you know your head contains 22 bones
* Did you know the coloured part of your eye is called the iris
* Did you know you breathe 23,000 times a day
* Did you know if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times
* Did you know everyone has a unique tongue print
* Did you know you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water
* Did you know hiccups usually lasts for 5 minutes
* Did you know not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)
* Did you know the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days
* Did you know a dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph)
* Did you know the smallest dog is the Chihuahua
* Did you know a sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph)
* Did you know there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)
* Did you know sharks are immune to all known diseases
* Did you know the worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba
* Did you know African elephants only have 4 teeth
* Did you know The first English dictionary was written in 1755
* Did you know during a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6°C (20°F)
* Did you know the rarest type of diamond is green
* Did you know MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge
* Did you know the US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states)
* Did you know the first city to reach 1 million was London
* Did you know men are stuck by lightning 7 times more than women
* Did you know Tokyo was once known as Edo
* Did you know women make up 49% of the worlds population
* Did you know wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light
* Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908
* Did you know carrots contain 0% fat
* Did you know 1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year
* Did you know plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970
* Did you know the $ sign was introduced in 1788
* Did you know the meaning of 'Blue Chip' comes from blue casino chips which have a high value
* Did you know DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times more data
* Did you know the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
* Did you know hot water freezes quicker than cold water
* Did you know sound travels 3 times faster through water than in air
* Did you know the average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches
* Did you know soccer is the most followed sport
* id you know volleyball was invented in 1895
* Did you know that in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away
* Did you know the odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1
* Did you know the first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph)
* Did you know Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second
* Did you know it takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots
* Did you know your most active muscles are in your eye
* Did you know a banana contains 75% water
* Did you know 13 people die every year from vending machines
* Did you know rain contains vitamin B12
* Did you know your liver has over 500 functions
* Did you know your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe
* Did you know after Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water
* Did you know ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail)
* Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot
* Did you know a flea can jump 350 times its body length
* Did you know cucumbers are 96% water.
* Did you know a full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon
* Did you know a honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph)
* Did you know a humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute)
* Did you know flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway
* Did you know horses have 18 more bones than humans
* Did you know a cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)
* Did you know horses sleep standing up
* Did you know a jellyfish is 95% water
* Did you know bats are the only mammals that fly
* Did you know a cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through
* Did you know every day 7% of the US eats at McDonalds
* Did you know a snail can sleep for 3 years
* Did you know tigers have striped skin as well as fur
* Did you know crocodiles are colour blind
* Did you know a chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body
* Did you know dogs sweat through the pads on their feet
* Did you know hippopotamuses are born under water
* Did you know bananas grow pointing upwards.
* Did you know whales can't swim backwards
* Did you know camels are born without humps
* Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
* Did you know the average porcupine has 30,000 spikes
* Did you know tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food
* Did you know crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river
* Did you know there are more insects in the world than all other animals combined
* Did you know giraffes can't swim
* Did you know crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper
* Did you know an elephant's trunk can hold over 5 litres of water
* Did you know bull's can run faster uphill than down
* Did you know a shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel
* Did you know a moth has no stomach
* Did you know grasshoppers have white blood
* Did you know it takes 4 hours to hardboil an ostrich egg
* Did you know New York was once called New Amsterdam
* Did you know there is 200 times more gold in the world's oceans than has been mined
* Did you know Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around)
* Did you know the moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days
* Did you know more than 75% of all countries are north of the equator
* Did you know Yugoslavia is bordered by 7 other countries
* Did you know 2 million hydrogen atoms would be required to cover a full stop (.)
* Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900
* Did you know the D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for District of Columbia
* Did you know New York contains 920km (571miles) of shoreline
* Did you know The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake
* Did you know there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia
* Did you know the largest exporter of sugar is Cuba
* Did you know dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow
* Did you know Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames)
* Did you know 1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years
* Did you know the water in the Dead Sea is so salty that its easier to float than sink
* Did you know Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January
* Did you know the Moons diameter is 3,476km
* Did you know New York's Central Park was opened in 1876
* Did you know the subject of the first printed book in England was about chess
* Did you know the word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box
* Did you know EMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'
* Did you know the most sung song is happy birthday
* Did you know the first rugby club was formed in 1843
* Did you know the most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb
* Did you know the yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines
* Did you know draughts (checkers) is older than chess
* Did you know orienteering originated from Sweden
* Did you know blonde beards grow faster than darker beards
* Did you know when recognising a persons face you use the right side of your brain
* Did you know the human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels
* Did you know the hydrochloric acid found in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve a nail
* Did you know on average you blink 25,000 a day
* Did you know men have 10% more red blood cells than women
* Did you know you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar
* Did you know New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843
* Did you know when your face blushes so does your stomach lining
* Did you know 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands
* Did you know your normal body temperature is 37°C (99°F)
* Did you know red blood cells are produced in bone marrow
* Did you know you shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks
* Did you know that after petrol, coffee is the largest item bought and sold
* Did you know the first metered taxi was introduced in 1907
* Did you know the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700
* Did you know a Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure
* Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888
* Did you know minus 40°C is exactly the same temperature as minus 40°F
* Did you know cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949
* Did you know to crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound
* Did you know there is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet to drive the average car 4 times around the world
* Did you know Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity
* Did you know the lie detector was invented in 1921
* Did you know the world's knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time will be discovered in those 50 years
* Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
* Did you know red light has the highest wavelength
* Did you know paper money was first used in China
* Did you know according to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minutes
* Did you know oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body
* Did you know light is electro magnetic radiation
* Did you know a car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance
* Did you know gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur
* Did you know giraffes have no vocal cords
* Did you know most birds eat twice their body weight each day
* Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
* Did you know Kiwi birds are blind
* Did you know armadillos can walk underwater
* Did you know the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers
* Did you know the cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws
* Did you know roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks
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