In case you have a free moment or two take a look at the following interesting facts. If you don’t believe me – Google it!. You’ll learn something and maybe find something to hope for.
- Octopuses have three hearts. (I always thought the plural was octopi)
- A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.
- British tanks are equipped with tea making equipment.
- Your small intestine is about six meters long.
- The average person has about seven dreams a night. Psychologists claim that a dream lasts only two to three
- seconds. But it can seem to last for hours.
- Your brain is 80% water.
- Some male spiders pluck their cobwebs like a guitar to attract female spiders.
- Wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of your left hand because people used to believe that the vein in this
- finger gave directly to the heart.
- There used to be female gladiators.
- German chocolate cake is named after a guy named Sam German, not the country. (So is cheese cake named after
- a guy named Sam Cheese?)
- You can visit an island in Japan that’s inhabited only by friendly bunnies
- “Lifetime warranty” really means the company’s lifetime, not yours.
- Peppermint increases brain activity and concentration (and it tastes good, too!).
- If you eat too many carrots your skin will turn orange.
- ‘French fries’ originated in Belgium, not France.
- The sequoia tree can grow as tall as a 26-story building.
- Ostriches can swim. (Can you?)
- Canada has more than 873,000 lakes (and still counting).