Any weird but true facts?

Question

Tell me any wierd but true facts you might know =)

Answer 1

In South Africa you have to have a TV license!

Answer 2

The droplets in a sneeze can remain in the air for as long as 3 hours

There's enough salt in the oceans to cover the world 14 inches deep

The darker green a vegetable is,the more vitamin C it contains

A falcon can see a ladybird on the ground while sitting on top of an 18-storey building

An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet

The longest case of constipation ever recorded was 102 days

Answer 3

Did you know that the pen is mightier than the sword, an adage coined in 1839 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a play about Cardinal Richelieu, had numerous historical predecessors?

Did you know that the Katyn massacre was a mass execution of Polish citizens by the order of Soviet authorities in 1940.

Did you know that the first permanent photograph was made in 1826 or 1827 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce using a sliding wooden box camera made by Charles and Vincent Chevalier in Paris.

Answer 4

Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes. An eagle can kill a youthful deer and fly away with it. in the Caribbean there are oysters that could climb timber. smart people have extra zinc and copper of their hair. the international's youngest mothers and dads have been 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. whilst George Lucas grew to become into mixing the american Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of movie beginning with an R and numbered the communication beginning with a D. Sound clothier Walter Murch asked George for Reel 2, communication 2 via asserting "R2D2". George liked the way that sounded plenty he integrated that into yet another project he grew to become into engaged on. The youngest pope grew to become into 11 years old. Mark Twain did no longer graduate from undemanding college

Answer 5

How about these. Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots.Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex. The only female to appear in the oscar-winning film ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ is a camel named Gladys.

Answer 6

Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.

It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.

The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it.

Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license.

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Answer 7

If you keep a goldfish in a darkened room for long enough, the fish will eventually turn white.

If you make circles with your foot, you cannot draw a circle in the air in the opposite direction at the same time.

Answer 8

There are more stars in the milky way than there are grains of sand on a beach, there is only 1 star in our solar system.

Everyone sees a different rainbow

Answer 9

It's impossible to lick your own elbows.

It's impossible to put the palm of your left hand on you left shoulder, or the palm of your right hand on your right shoulder.

When your eyes are closed it's impossible to differentiate between very hot and very cold water being tipped on your hand.

If you hold your nose while eating an apple or an onion, they both taste the same.

Answer 10

Chewing gum is made mostly from whale blubber

Some resin used in plastics come from Nuts