Wierd Facts

*In the 14th century the Black Death killed 75,000,000 people. It was carried by fleas on the black rat.

*90% of those who die from hurricanes die from drowning.

*Dogs’ only sweat glands are between their paw pads
Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-reflecting layer behind their retinas

*Cat urine glows under a black-light!

*Most lipstick contains fish scales!

*The original name for the butterfly was ‘flutterby’!


*The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven!

*The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1!

*An average human heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

*A flush toilet exists that dates back to 2000 BC.

*According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg.

*Albert Brooks’s real name is Albert Einstein.

*Alexander the Great was an epileptic.

*Ancient drinkers warded off the devil by clinking their cups.

*Blonde beards grow faster than darker beards.

*Catgut comes from sheep not cats.

*Despite the hump, a camel’s spine is straight.

*Earth is the only planet not named after a God.

*George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

*Human hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death.

*Hummingbirds can’t walk.

*If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

*In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

*It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.

*Jean-Claude Van Damme was the alien in the original “PREDATOR” in almost all the jumping and climbing scenes.

*Men leave their hotel rooms cleaner than women do.

*Nine pennies weigh exactly one ounce.

*Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.

*Polar bear fur is not white, it’s clear.

*Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.

*Pearls melt in vinegar.

*Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.

*The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

*The Chinese ideogram for ‘trouble’ depicts two women living under one roof’.

*The ‘Hundred Years War’ lasted 116 years.

*The largest eggs in the world are laid by a shark.

*There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!

*While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard.

*There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.

*Women blink nearly twice as much as men.