dimanche 26 mai 2013



1.      Did you know pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians

2.      Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep

3.      Did you know hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal

4.      Did you know an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature

5.      Did you know the Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world

6.      Did you know bats always turn left when exiting a cave

7.      Did you know the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression

8.      Did you know the word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'

9.      Did you know crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure

10.  Did you know reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube

11.  Did you know your skin is the largest organ making up the human body

12.  Did you know cows don't have upper front teeth

13.  Did you know everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world

14.  Did you know the coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity

15.  Did you know french fries are originally from Belgium

16.  Did you know enamel is the hardest substance in your body

17.  Did you know there are 31,557,600 seconds in a year

18.  Did you know there are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo

19.  Did you know in a deck of cards the king of harts is the only king without a moustache

20.  Did you know black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact

21.  Did you know the safest car color is white

22.  Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush

23.  Did you know Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961

24.  Did you know apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee

25.  Did you know room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)

26.  Did you know an octopus pupil is rectangular

27.  Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other

28.  Did you know the Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service

29.  Did you know the movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries

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

31.  Did you know the oldest word in the English language is 'town'

32.  Did you know cats can't move their jaw sideways

33.  Did you know grapes explode when you put them in the microwave

34.  Did you know its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky

35.  Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)

36.  Did you know 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters

37.  Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan

38.  Did you know the average golf ball has 336 dimples

39.  Did you know the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel

40.  Did you know the movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks

41.  Did you know the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply

42.  Did you know a group of frogs is called an army

43.  Did you know a group of rhinos is called a crash

44.  Did you know a group of kangaroos is called a mob

45.  Did you know a group of whales is called a pod

46.  Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle

47.  Did you know a group of owls is called a parliament

48.  Did you know the first sailing boats were built in Egypt

49.  Did you know Brazil is named after a tree

50.  Did you know Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent

51.  Did you know Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador

52.  Did you know Hilton was the first international hotel chain

53.  Did you know the brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland

54.  Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world

55.  Did you know 96% of candles sold are purchased by women

56.  Did you know 42% of men and women 25% don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet

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

58.  Did you know Jamaica has 120 rivers

59.  Did you know the only animals that purr are cats

60.  Did you know a cats urine glows under a blacklight

61.  Did you know white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf

62.  Did you know cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees

63.  Did you know small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds

64.  Did you know domestic cats dislike citrus scents

65.  Did you know cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length

66.  Did you know China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys

67.  Did you know The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)

68.  Did you know paper originated from China

69.  Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China

70.  Did you know tree hugging is forbidden in china

71.  Did you know the film 'Mary Poppins' was filmed entirely indoors

72.  Did you know all of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20

73.  Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901

74.  Did you know the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold

75.  Did you know rice is the staple food for 50% of the worlds population

76.  Did you know Pearls melt in vinegar

77.  Did you know a hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don’t)

78.  Did you know there is no butter in buttermilk

79.  Did you know giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels

80.  Did you know the dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle

81.  Did you know the electric chair was invented by a dentist

82.  Did you know your more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider

83.  Did you know a crocodile can't stick out its tongue

84.  Did you know rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated

85.  Did you know women blink twice as much as men

86.  Did you know ostriches don't bury their heads in sand

87.  Did you know only female mosquitoes bite

88.  Did you know Scotland has the most redheads

89.  Did you know household dust is made of dead skin cells

90.  Did you know the past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'

91.  Did you know hummingbirds can't walk

92.  Did you know wind doesn’t make a sound until it blows against an object

93.  Did you know the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953

94.  Did you know India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)

95.  Did you know India is home to over 200 million cows

96.  Did you know the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble

97.  Did you know Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora

98.  Did you know Bill Gates began programming computers at the of age 13

99.  Did you know every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered

100.  Did you know the word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter

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