Wednesday, 19 October 2011

20 Wierd & Wonderful Facts

When a person dies, hearing is usually the last sense to go.

Babies are born without knee caps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.

Every time Beethoven sat down to write a song he poured ice over his head.

An owl has three eyelids.

The sound of E.T walking was made by someone squishing there hands in jelly.

Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.

Kangaroos cannot walk backwards.

The face of a penny can hold 30 drops of water.

China has more English speakers than the United States.

You share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.

A rabbit is not able to vomit.

A leech has 32 brains.

On average, a person will spend about five years eating during their lifetime.

Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.

Bubble gum contains rubber.

It’s against the law to sneeze or burp in a certain church in Nebraska.

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

Sharks are immune to cancer.

Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."

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