Friday, June 2, 2017

Random Fun Facts

-Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers

-When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red

-A flock of crows is called a murder

-Cherophobia is the fear of fun

-Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females

-Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun

-The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into Frisbee's after he died

-During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools

-Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they were called “trailers”

-An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it

-In 2015, more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks

-A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven

-Hitler’s mother considered abortion but the doctor persuaded her to keep the baby

-The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal

-About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year

-Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman

-The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665

-Birds don’t urinate

-The Twitter bird actually has a name – Larry

-Slugs have 4 noses

-The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world

-California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ

-George W. Bush was once a cheerleader

-Strawberries can also be yellow, green or white. This also affects the taste and some have a similar taste to pineapples

-Every year more than 2500 left-handed people are killed from using right-handed products

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