Sunday, 7 April 2013

On Average People Fear Spiders More than They do Death

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. #factoid                                       


A third of the world's people live on less than $2 a day, with 1.2 billion people living on less than $1 a day. #factoid 

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2". #factoid   
King George III was declared violently insane in 1811, 9 years before he died. #factoid                                       
Horses ~ A Stud or String of horses (Breeding); A team, Harras, Pair or Rag of horses #factoid #collective nouns

The doorbell was invented in 1831 #factoid   
On average people fear spiders more than they do death. #factoid         

The average human body contains enough:- Sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog, Carbon to make 900 pencils, Potassium to fire a toy cannon, Fat to make 7 bars of soap, Phosphorus to make 2,200 match heads, and enough Water to fill a ten-gallon tank. #factoid

Idi Amin, one of the most ruthless tyrants in the world, before coming to power, served in the British Army. #factoid       
Latrophobia' is the fear of doctors. #factoid       
The revolving door was invented in 1888 #factoid    

The last time a cigarette commercial appeared on TV was December 31, 1970. #factoid                                       

Over 1000 birds a year die from smashing into windows. #factoid                                       
Penguins ~ A Rookery or Colony of penguins. #factoid #collectivenouns    


Click- A euphemistic term for a kilometer. #CanadianSlang       
Cormorants ~ A Gulp (Solitude) or Flight of cormorants. #factoid  #collectivenouns       

The British ship Carpathia was the first ship that answered the SOS of the Titanic. #factoid 
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. #factoid 

An Athens legislator named Solon passed a law in the 6th century that let fathers sell their fornicating daughters into slavery. #factoid   
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator. #factoid                                       

Some in Japan bath in coffee grounds that were fermented with pineapple pulp to improve their skin and reduce wrinkles #factoid  

You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog. #factoid   
The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, "Mary had a little lamb". #factoid"  

The 'Hundred Years War' lasted 116 years. #factoid  
Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants. #factoid 
Rinse red or brown hair with brewed Lipton Tea for golden highlights. #factoid    
The octopus does not have a blind spot. #factoid
Sperm whales have the biggest brains; 20 lbs. #factoid  
If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white #factoid