19 interesting facts, or curiosities... Did you know that :
1. People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
2. People with blue eyes see better in dark.
3. Money isn ' t made out of paper, it is made out of cotton.
4. A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile, with six times more water than the river above.
5. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it go mad instantly and sting itself to death.
6. The human body emits a glow that is 1,000 times less than what our eyes can detect.
7. The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.
8. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear By 700 times.
9. The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
10. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
11. Between 1942 and 1944, Academy Awards were made of plaster.
12. In 21 states of the USA, Wal-Mart is the single largest employer.
13. One of Hewlett Packard's first ideas was an automatic urinal flusher.
14. There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India.
15. The province of Alberta, Canada is completely free of rats.
16. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
17. Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year.
18. Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.
19. One person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
This information came from http://www.10interestingthings.com/
1. People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
2. People with blue eyes see better in dark.
3. Money isn ' t made out of paper, it is made out of cotton.
4. A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile, with six times more water than the river above.
5. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it go mad instantly and sting itself to death.
6. The human body emits a glow that is 1,000 times less than what our eyes can detect.
7. The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.
8. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear By 700 times.
9. The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
10. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
11. Between 1942 and 1944, Academy Awards were made of plaster.
12. In 21 states of the USA, Wal-Mart is the single largest employer.
13. One of Hewlett Packard's first ideas was an automatic urinal flusher.
14. There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India.
15. The province of Alberta, Canada is completely free of rats.
16. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
17. Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year.
18. Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.
19. One person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
This information came from http://www.10interestingthings.com/
