Now,knowing this will in no way help in eradicating the poverty problem in Africa,neither will it provide solutions to the obesity problem in the west,it will also not do anything for the depleting ozone layer, but information is power so....here goes
1. The fear of number 13 is known as Triskaidekaphobia. The fear of Friday the 13th is known as Paraskevidekatriaphobia.
2. In Ancient Rome, during testifying in court, men used to take oaths by swearing to their testicles.
3. Coca Cola would be green if it didn't have had colourings.
4. At any one time, 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
5. Chocolate can kill dogs. Coz it directly affects their heart and nervous system. (and u though I didnt have a reason to hate chocolate)
6. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
7. Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday.
8. It took Leonardo Da Vinci ten years to paint Mona Lisa.
9. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
10. When the Titanic sank, 2228 people were on it. .
Only 706 people survived.
11. Spelling 'racecar' and 'kayak' backwards yields the same word. Such English words are known as palindromes.
12. 'Dreamt' is the ONLY English word that ends in '-mt'
13. The youngest Pope ever was 11yrz old.
14. The shortest war in world history was the one between Zanzibar & England in 1896. .
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
15. US Gold coins used to say "In Gold We Trust."
16. Prince Charles & Prince William NEVER Travel in the same plane. Just incase there is a crash. .
17. You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
18. Switzerland is the only country with a flag that is square-shaped.
19. God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther.
20. There are 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in chess.
21. In the 1996 Websters Dictionary Of English, 315 word entries were misspelled.
22. Because metal was scarce at that time, the 0scars given out during World War II were made out of wood.
23. If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
24. IBM's motto was "Think". Apple later made their motto "Think Different."
25. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to surpress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open during a sneeze by force, they can pop out.
PS:DON'T TRY THE LAST ONE STUPID!!
1. The fear of number 13 is known as Triskaidekaphobia. The fear of Friday the 13th is known as Paraskevidekatriaphobia.
2. In Ancient Rome, during testifying in court, men used to take oaths by swearing to their testicles.
3. Coca Cola would be green if it didn't have had colourings.
4. At any one time, 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
5. Chocolate can kill dogs. Coz it directly affects their heart and nervous system. (and u though I didnt have a reason to hate chocolate)
6. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
7. Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday.
8. It took Leonardo Da Vinci ten years to paint Mona Lisa.
9. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
10. When the Titanic sank, 2228 people were on it. .
Only 706 people survived.
11. Spelling 'racecar' and 'kayak' backwards yields the same word. Such English words are known as palindromes.
12. 'Dreamt' is the ONLY English word that ends in '-mt'
13. The youngest Pope ever was 11yrz old.
14. The shortest war in world history was the one between Zanzibar & England in 1896. .
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
15. US Gold coins used to say "In Gold We Trust."
16. Prince Charles & Prince William NEVER Travel in the same plane. Just incase there is a crash. .
17. You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
18. Switzerland is the only country with a flag that is square-shaped.
19. God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther.
20. There are 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in chess.
21. In the 1996 Websters Dictionary Of English, 315 word entries were misspelled.
22. Because metal was scarce at that time, the 0scars given out during World War II were made out of wood.
23. If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
24. IBM's motto was "Think". Apple later made their motto "Think Different."
25. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to surpress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open during a sneeze by force, they can pop out.
PS:DON'T TRY THE LAST ONE STUPID!!
