The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
What is called a “French kiss” in the English speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France.
“Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
“Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.”
More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
More people are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food.
Camelshave three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
It’s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
Some worms will eat themselves if they can’t find any food!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
The average person laughs 10 times a day!
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!