amazing facts 01
[#] The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
[#] Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
[#] Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
[#] What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
[#] "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
[#] "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
[#] In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
[#] A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
[#] Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
[#] You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
[#] There is a city called Rome on every continent.
[#] It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
[#] Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
[#] Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
[#] The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
[#] Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
[#] Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
[#] The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
[#] One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
[#] Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
[#] The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
[#] Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
[#] Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
[#] The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
[#] Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
[#] Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
[#] Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
[#] Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
[#] On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
[#] More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
[#] The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
[#] More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
[#] Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
[#] The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
[#] The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
