1. Did you know when recognising a persons face you use the right side of your brain
2. Did you know the human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels
3. Did you know the hydrochloric acid found in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve a nail
4. Did you know on average you blink 25,000 a day
5. Did you know men have 10% more red blood cells than women
6. Did you know you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar
7. Did you know New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843
8. Did you know when your face blushes so does your stomach lining
9. Did you know 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands
10. Did you know your normal body temperature is 37°C (99°F)
11. Did you know red blood cells are produced in bone marrow
12. Did you know you shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks
13. Did you know that after petrol, coffee is the largest item bought and sold
14. Did you know the first metered taxi was introduced in 1907
15. Did you know the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700
16. Did you know a Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure
17. Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888
18. Did you know minus 40°C is exactly the same temperature as minus 40°F
19. Did you know cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949
20. Did you know to crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound
21. Did you know there is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet to drive the average car 4 times around the world
22. Did you know Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity
23. Did you know the lie detector was invented in 1921
24. Did you know 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
25. Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
26. Did you know red light has the highest wavelength
27. Did you know paper money was first used in China
28. Did you know according to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minutes
29. Did you know oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body
30. Did you know light is electro magnetic radiation
31. Did you know a car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance
32. Did you know gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur
33. Did you know giraffes have no vocal cords
34. Did you know most birds eat twice their body weight each day
35. Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
36. Did you know Kiwi birds are blind
37. Did you know armadillos can walk underwater
38. Did you know the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers
39. Did you know the cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws
40. Did you know roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks
41. Did you know dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away
42. Did you know flamingos can only eat when their heada are upside down
43. Did you know the fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human
44. Did you know a female ferret is called a jill
45. Did you know porcupines float in water
46. Did you know the last Play Boy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985
47. Did you know Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors
48. Did you know each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child
49. Did you know turnips turn green when sunburnt
50. Did you know The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year
51. Did you know moisture (not air) causes super glue to dry
52. Did you know americans spend $10 million a day on potato chips
53. Did you know artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991
54. Did you know 70% of all Irish barley grown goes towards the production of Guinness beer
55. Did you know there are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube
56. Did you know all of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast
57. Did you know a Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes
58. Did you know Britain was the first country to use postage stamps
59. Did you know the average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime
60. Did you know a deck of cards should be shuffled at least 7 times before playing
61. Did you know the side of a hammer is called a cheek
62. Did you know 32% of all land in the U.S. is owned by the government
63. Did you know Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'
64. Did you know the letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1)
65. Did you know the longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'
66. Did you know 1 out of every 8 letters written is an e
67. Did you know people who work at night tend to weigh more
68. Did you know you can only see a rainbow if have your back to the sun
69. Did you know the oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south island
70. Did you know 45,000 thunderstorms around the world occur every day
71. Did you know most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin
72. Did you know Elvis Presley made only 1 television commercial
73. Did you know you can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets)
74. Did you know the typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres
75. Did you know Diet Coke was introduced in 1982
76. Did you know the word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want
77. Did you know everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury
78. Did you know wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
79. Did you know 55% of all movies are rated R
80. Did you know there are 2 chickens for every person
81. Did you know 80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21
82. Did you know half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18
83. Did you know half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18
84. Did you know Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'
85. Did you know there are a million ants for every person on Earth
86. Did you know over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year
87. Did you know 40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals
88. Did you know new born babies have 350 bones (by age 5 the amount of bones merges to 206)
89. Did you know there is no proof as to who built the Taj Mahal
90. Did you know The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick' is said to be the toughest tongue twister
91. Did you know that in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion)
92. Did you know Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick
93. Did you know you use 72 different muscles while speaking
94. Did you know coconuts kill over 150 people each year (more than sharks)
95. Did you know it took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa
96. Did you know the most common disease is tooth decay
97. Did you know avocados have the most calories of any other fruit
98. Did you know American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year
99. Did you know emus can't walk backwards
100. Did you know half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18
