11% of people are left handed

August has the highest percentage of births

unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it

the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes

a bear has 42 teeth

an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain

most lipsticks contain fish scales

no two corn flakes look the same

lemons contain more sugar than strawberries

8% of people have an extra rib

85% of plant life is found in the ocean

Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz

rabbits like licorice

the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters

'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy

a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue

armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex

reindeer like bananas

the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds

birds need gravity to swallow

the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E

the least used letter in the alphabet is Q

the 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English

dreamt is the only word that ends in mt

the names of all continents both start and end with the same letter

the first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON

if you try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or tongue every letter will sound the same

a cat has 32 muscles in each ear

Perth is Australia's windiest city

Elvis's middle name was Aron

the flag for Libya is unlike any other being a solid green color

goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light

the smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear

cats spend 66% of their life asleep

Switzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year

money is the number one thing that couples argue about

macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs

when lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit)

spiders are arachnids and not insects

each time you see a full moon you always see the same side

Tennessee is bordered by 8 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia - more than any other in the US

stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand

there is no such thing as a naturally blue food

honey is the only natural food which never goes off

M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie

that you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become)

the only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia

the longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles)

about 90% of the worlds population kisses

Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine

in every episode of Seinfeld there is a reference to Superman

the Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense

sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air

toilets use 35% of indoor water use

the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco

Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day

the average speed of a skydiver is 200kph (124mph)

the first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954

all insects have 6 legs

that 90% of an iceberg sits under water

the croissant was invented in Austria

In eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas

African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words

a giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue

Australia was originally called New Holland

'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia

the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English alphabet

the Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs

all the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes

your foot has 26 bones in it

the average human brain contains around 78% water

your brain uses between 20 - 25% of the oxygen your breathe

1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph)

if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively (1 + 2 + 3...) it totals 5050

sponges hold more cold water than hot

lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute

fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill

cats have over 100 vocal chords

camel's milk doesn't curdle

elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period

it's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down

frogs can't swallow with their eyes open

elephants are the only mammal that can't jump

a 1/4 of your bones are in your feet

your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body

a 'jiffy' is actually 1/100th of a second

on your birthday you share it with 9 million others

1 googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros

a 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories

you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV

frogs don?t drink (they absorb water through their skin)

at birth dalmations are always white

hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards

a duck can't walk without bobbing its head

a hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute

dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk

a crocodile can't move its tongue

a strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside

that the first MTV video played was 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles

in 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names

pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians

an average person will spend 25 years asleep

hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal

an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature

the Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world

bats always turn left when exiting a cave

the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression

the word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'

crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure

reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube

your skin is the largest organ making up the human body

cows don't have upper front teeth

everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world

the coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity

french fries are originally from Belgium

enamel is the hardest substance in your body

there are 31,557,600 seconds in a year

there are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo

in a deck of cards the king of harts is the only king without a moustache

black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact

the safest car color is white

the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush

Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961

apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee

room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25?C (68 to 77?F)

an octopus pupil is rectangular

the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other

the Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service

the movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries

there are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)

the oldest word in the English language is 'town'

cats can't move their jaw sideways

grapes explode when you put them in the microwave

its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky

your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)

'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters

Venetian blinds were invented in Japan

the average golf ball has 336 dimples

the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel

the movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks

the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply

a group of frogs is called an army

a group of rhinos is called a crash

a group of kangaroos is called a mob

a group of whales is called a pod

a group of geese is called a gaggle

a group of owls is called a parliament

the first sailing boats were built in Egypt

Brazil is named after a tree

Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent

Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador

Hilton was the first international hotel chain

the brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland

Monopoly is the most played board game in the world

96% of candles sold are purchased by women

42% of men and women 25% don?t wash their hands after using a public toilet

if you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court

Jamaica has 120 rivers

the only animals that purr are cats

a cats urine glows under a blacklight

white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf

cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees

small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds

domestic cats dislike citrus scents

cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length

China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys

The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)

paper originated from China

the wheelbarrow is invented in China

tree hugging is forbidden in china

the film 'Mary Poppins' was filmed entirely indoors

all of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20

instant coffee was invented in 1901

the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold

rice is the staple food for 50% of the worlds population

Pearls melt in vinegar

a hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don?t)

there is no butter in buttermilk

giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels

the dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle

the electric chair was invented by a dentist

your more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider

a crocodile can't stick out its tongue

rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated

women blink twice as much as men

ostriches don't bury their heads in sand

only female mosquitoes bite

Scotland has the most redheads

household dust is made of dead skin cells

the past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'

hummingbirds can't walk

wind doesn?t make a sound until it blows against an object

the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953

India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)

India is home to over 200 million cows

the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble

Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora

Bill Gates began programming computers at the of age 13

every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered

the word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter

the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles

the word typewriter is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a keyboard

that you can spell the word 'level' the same backwards

Madonna and Michael Jackson were both born in 1958

almonds are members of the peach family

an egg contains every vitamin except vitamin C

duck eggs are the largest eggs in the world

owls can't move their eyes from side to side

flamingos can bend their knees backwards

you take over 23,000 breaths everyday

gold never erodes

scorpions glow under ultra violet light

when water freezes it expans by 9%

ants stretch when they wake up in the morning

your foot and your forearm are the same length

diamonds are the hardest natural substance

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

the longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes

Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062)

there is no sound in space

Mars appears red because it's covered in rust

tennis was originally played with bare hands

the Olympic flag was designed in 1913

a bowling pin will fall at a tilt of 7.5 degrees

there are 31,536,000 seconds in a year

a piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times

the opposite sides of a dice always adds up to 7

VHS stands for Video Home System

the WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer

the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939

Porsche also builds tractors

the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps

Isaac Newton invented the cat door

the Titanic was built in Belfast

Buckingham Palace has over 600 rooms

Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands

New York was the first capital of the United States

Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year

Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee

Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day

Einstein slept 10 hours a night

Germany borders 9 other countries

Peru has more pyramids than Egypt

Christmas trees originated from Germany

more people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks

the original design of Monopoly was circular

the Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second

over 2,500 left handed people are killed a year from using right handed products

gorillas sleep 14 hours a day

female lions complete 90% of the hunting in their herd

the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years

the stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair

the word racecar can be spelled the same way backwards

a giraffe can go longer without water than a camel

you burn more calories sleeping than watching television

the word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'

56% of typing is completed by your left hand

there are more chickens than people

for every human there are 200 million insects

the average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites

an iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes

emus can't walk backwards

the Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets

Americas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla

the doorbell was invented in 1831

there are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown

the oldest known vegetable is the pea

the most fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays

the average hen lays 228 eggs a year

the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps

Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country

Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old

the word 'almost' is the longest word spelt alphabetically

the word 'rhythm' is the longest word without a vowel

human thigh bones are stronger than concrete

Earth is the only planet not named after a god

months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th

more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food

more people are killed from bees than snakes

the average person laughs 10 times a day

the Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific

your mouth produces 1 litre of saliva a day

your head contains 22 bones

the coloured part of your eye is called the iris

you breathe 23,000 times a day

if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times

everyone has a unique tongue print

you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water

hiccups usually lasts for 5 minutes

not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)

the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days

a dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph)

the smallest dog is the Chihuahua

a sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph)

there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)

sharks are immune to all known diseases

the worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba

African elephants only have 4 teeth

The first English dictionary was written in 1755

during a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6?C (20?F)

the rarest type of diamond is green

MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge

the US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states)

the first city to reach 1 million was London

men are stuck by lightning 7 times more than women

Tokyo was once known as Edo

women make up 49% of the worlds population

wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light

the tea bag was invented in 1908

carrots contain 0% fat

1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year

plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970

the $ sign was introduced in 1788

the meaning of 'Blue Chip' comes from blue casino chips which have a high value

DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times more data

the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937

hot water freezes quicker than cold water

sound travels 3 times faster through water than in air

the average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches

soccer is the most followed sport

volleyball was invented in 1895

that in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away

the odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1

the first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph)

Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second

it takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots

your most active muscles are in your eye

a banana contains 75% water

13 people die every year from vending machines

rain contains vitamin B12

your liver has over 500 functions

your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe

after Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water

ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail)

sponges hold more cold water than hot

a flea can jump 350 times its body length

cucumbers are 96% water.

a full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon

a honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph)

a humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute)

flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway

horses have 18 more bones than humans

a cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)

horses sleep standing up

a jellyfish is 95% water

bats are the only mammals that fly

a cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through

every day 7% of the US eats at McDonalds

a snail can sleep for 3 years

tigers have striped skin as well as fur

crocodiles are colour blind

a chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body

dogs sweat through the pads on their feet

hippopotamuses are born under water

bananas grow pointing upwards.

whales can't swim backwards

camels are born without humps

only female mosquitoes bite

the average porcupine has 30,000 spikes

tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food

crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river

there are more insects in the world than all other animals combined

giraffes can't swim

crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper

an elephant's trunk can hold over 5 litres of water

bull's can run faster uphill than down

a shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel

a moth has no stomach

grasshoppers have white blood

it takes 4 hours to hardboil an ostrich egg

New York was once called New Amsterdam

there is 200 times more gold in the world's oceans than has been mined

Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around)

the moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days

more than 75% of all countries are north of the equator

Yugoslavia is bordered by 7 other countries

2 million hydrogen atoms would be required to cover a full stop (.)

Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900

the D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for District of Columbia

New York contains 920km (571miles) of shoreline

The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake

there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia

the largest exporter of sugar is Cuba

dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow

Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames)

1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years

the water in the Dead Sea is so salty that its easier to float than sink

Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January

the Moons diameter is 3,476km

New York's Central Park was opened in 1876

the subject of the first printed book in England was about chess

the word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box

EMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'

the most sung song is happy birthday

the first rugby club was formed in 1843

the most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb

the yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines

draughts (checkers) is older than chess

orienteering originated from Sweden

blonde beards grow faster than darker beards

when recognising a persons face you use the right side of your brain

the human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels

the hydrochloric acid found in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve a nail

on average you blink 25,000 a day

men have 10% more red blood cells than women

you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar

New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843

when your face blushes so does your stomach lining

1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands

your normal body temperature is 37?C (99?F)

red blood cells are produced in bone marrow

you shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks

that after petrol, coffee is the largest item bought and sold

the first metered taxi was introduced in 1907

the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700

a Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure

the revolving door was invented in 1888

minus 40?C is exactly the same temperature as minus 40?F

cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949

to crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound

there is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet to drive the average car 4 times around the world

Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity

the lie detector was invented in 1921

the world's knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time will be discovered in those 50 years

the drinking straw was invented in 1886

red light has the highest wavelength

paper money was first used in China

according to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minute

oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body

light is electro magnetic radiation

a car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance

gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur

giraffes have no vocal cords

most birds eat twice their body weight each day

a group of whales is called a pod

Kiwi birds are blind

armadillos can walk underwater

the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers

the cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws

roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks

dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away

flamingos can only eat when their heada are upside down

the fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human

a female ferret is called a jill

porcupines float in water

the last Play Boy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985

Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors

each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child

turnips turn green when sunburnt

The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year

moisture (not air) causes super glue to dry

americans spend $10 million a day on potato chips

artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991

70% of all Irish barley grown goes towards the production of Guinness beer

there are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube

all of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast

a Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes

Britain was the first country to use postage stamps

the average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime

a deck of cards should be shuffled at least 7 times before playing

the side of a hammer is called a cheek

32% of all land in the U.S. is owned by the government

Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'

the letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1)

the longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'

1 out of every 8 letters written is an e

people who work at night tend to weigh more

you can only see a rainbow if have your back to the sun

the oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south island

45,000 thunderstorms around the world occur every day

most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin

Elvis Presley made only 1 television commercial

you can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets)

the typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres

Diet Coke was introduced in 1982

the word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want

everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury

wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times

55% of all movies are rated R

there are 2 chickens for every person

80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21

half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18

half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18

Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'

there are a million ants for every person on Earth

over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year

40% of McDonald?s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals

new born babies have 350 bones (by age 5 the amount of bones merges to 206)

there is no proof as to who built the Taj Mahal

The sixth sick sheik?s sixth sheep?s sick' is said to be the toughest tongue twister

that in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion)

Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick

you use 72 different muscles while speaking

coconuts kill over 150 people each year (more than sharks)

it took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa

Did you know, the most common disease is tooth decay

avocados have the most calories of any other fruit

American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year

emus can't walk backwards

half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18