. the ancient Romans used human urine as a mouthrinse and tooth whitener because of its ammonia content and whitening properties.
they imported large quantities of urine from Portugal.
. President Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, had an African Grey parrot named Poll.
poll was known for squawking obscenities during Jackson's funeral, and had to be removed from the building
. Charles Dickens had a fear of trains.
. Australia is actually wider than the earths moon.
. crocodiles cannot stick their lounges out.
. giraffes are 30 times more likely to get struck by lightning than humans.
. octopi have 3 hearts in their heads and their beak is the only bone in their body.
. butterflies and some moths like drinking blood.
. a sloths long nails aren't actually nails, their bones that protrude from the skin and warped in a layer of keratin.
. its believed that your hearing is the final sense you lose before you die.
. theres a 1-3 chance that US police will never identify your killer if your murdered.
. over 80 million bacteria could be exchanged in one kiss.
. botflies are a type of insect whose larvae burrow under your skin.
. there are over 2000 dead bodies on mount Everest, and their used as markers for other climbers because of the risks retrieving them.
. horned toads can squirt blood from out their eyes for defence.
. dogs like squeaky toys because the sound they make mimic the sound of their prey.
. the average bed has between 100,000 to 10 million dust mites.
. you will shred about 40 pounds of skin in your lifetime, and your skin can shred a rate of 500 million cells a day.
. the dead outnumber the living by 15 to 1, in 1968, it was roughly 29 to 1.
. the mona lisa has no eyebrows.
. theres a painting called the madonna with saint giovannino from around the 15th century that most likely painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio.
the painting has a ufo in the top right and even has a man and a dog looking and pointing up at it.
meanwhile, 3 strange beings are floating beneath the sun on the top left.
. A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second
. scotland has a unicorn as its national animal.
. wearing headphones can increase the number of bacteria in your ears.
. The Eiffel Tower gets taller by 15cm during the summer due to thermal expansion.
meaning the iron heats up, the particles gain kinetic energy and take up more space.
. the human stomach can dissolve razor blades.
. Easter Island is home to 887 giant head statues.
. Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a large herd of rabbits.
The attack happened when friends released thousands of rabbits to celebrate a victory, and many of the rabbits turned on the celebrators, including Napoleon.
. cats are responsible for causing a 6th mass extinction, they likely kill around 4 billion animals per year.
approximately, 50% of kills are fun, 30% are eaten and 20% as gifts for their owners.
over the last 500 years, domesticated cats and wild cats have wiped out at least 63 species of birds, mammals and reptiles.
they imported large quantities of urine from Portugal.
. President Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, had an African Grey parrot named Poll.
poll was known for squawking obscenities during Jackson's funeral, and had to be removed from the building
. Charles Dickens had a fear of trains.
. Australia is actually wider than the earths moon.
. crocodiles cannot stick their lounges out.
. giraffes are 30 times more likely to get struck by lightning than humans.
. octopi have 3 hearts in their heads and their beak is the only bone in their body.
. butterflies and some moths like drinking blood.
. a sloths long nails aren't actually nails, their bones that protrude from the skin and warped in a layer of keratin.
. its believed that your hearing is the final sense you lose before you die.
. theres a 1-3 chance that US police will never identify your killer if your murdered.
. over 80 million bacteria could be exchanged in one kiss.
. botflies are a type of insect whose larvae burrow under your skin.
. there are over 2000 dead bodies on mount Everest, and their used as markers for other climbers because of the risks retrieving them.
. horned toads can squirt blood from out their eyes for defence.
. dogs like squeaky toys because the sound they make mimic the sound of their prey.
. the average bed has between 100,000 to 10 million dust mites.
. you will shred about 40 pounds of skin in your lifetime, and your skin can shred a rate of 500 million cells a day.
. the dead outnumber the living by 15 to 1, in 1968, it was roughly 29 to 1.
. the mona lisa has no eyebrows.
. theres a painting called the madonna with saint giovannino from around the 15th century that most likely painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio.
the painting has a ufo in the top right and even has a man and a dog looking and pointing up at it.
meanwhile, 3 strange beings are floating beneath the sun on the top left.
. A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second
. scotland has a unicorn as its national animal.
. wearing headphones can increase the number of bacteria in your ears.
. The Eiffel Tower gets taller by 15cm during the summer due to thermal expansion.
meaning the iron heats up, the particles gain kinetic energy and take up more space.
. the human stomach can dissolve razor blades.
. Easter Island is home to 887 giant head statues.
. Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a large herd of rabbits.
The attack happened when friends released thousands of rabbits to celebrate a victory, and many of the rabbits turned on the celebrators, including Napoleon.
. cats are responsible for causing a 6th mass extinction, they likely kill around 4 billion animals per year.
approximately, 50% of kills are fun, 30% are eaten and 20% as gifts for their owners.
over the last 500 years, domesticated cats and wild cats have wiped out at least 63 species of birds, mammals and reptiles.
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