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11 November 2012

Most Interesting Facts In The World

  • American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
  • China has more English speakers than the United States.
  • The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
  • A polar bear’s skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
  • Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis’ middle name was spelled Aron; in honor of his brother.
  • The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
  • Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world?
  • When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
  • The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
  • Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
  • On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
  • The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
  • “I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
  • You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
  • Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
  • Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
  • You know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
  • The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
  • There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
  • Cat’s urine glows under a black light.

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