50 amazing facts

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 definition

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

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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

Earth is the only planet not named after a god

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA

You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206

Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food

Dolphins sleep with one eye open

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

Slugs have 4 noses

Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue

The average person laughs 10 times a day

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain