Saturday , 18 October 2014
Plethrons What's Beyond the Obvious
Did You Know
- Violins are very complex. Over 70 different pieces of wood are put together to form the modern violin.
- Since 2004 chewing gum is illegal in Singapore, in fact selling or manufactoring gum can cause a fine of $5600 with a year of time in prison.
- Humans are the only mammals with permanently swollen breasts, other animals only have them when nursing.
- In the U.S. one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes.
- Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
- A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its own year.
- By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, you will burn off seven pounds of fat in a year.
- It takes around 2.5 gallons of milk to make 1 pound of butter.
- Other than the earth, the moon is the only known natural astrological object ever walked on.
- International space station usually sees the sun, rise once every 90 minutes.
- The official name for 'Mexico' is the 'United Mexican States'.
- American Coca-Cola tastes different to international Coca-Cola.
- There are so many kinds of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday it would take over 20 years to try them all.
- The South Korean government banned anyone aged under 18 from playing games online between midnight and 8 AM.
- Penguins can drink salt water, because they have a supraorbital gland which let's them filtrate the salt from the water.
- The average person listens to 25 songs a day.
- Kids who play video games tend to have a better hand-eye coordination, a better memory, and a better problem solving skills.
- The U.S. Department of Defense employs 1% of all Americans and it's the world's largest single employer.
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