We live in a strange world. History, science, and religions have tried to explain the origin of the world in different ways. Many things have remained very strange to-date.
Some facts in this list will make you laugh, and there are probably more than a few that you didn’t know.
These are the interesting facts in the world worth knowing:
1. Honey never get spoiled.
2. Cockroaches can live for weeks with their heads cut off since their brains are located inside their bodies. They would eventually die from being unable to eat.
3. The Earth is the only planet that is not named after a god.
4. Similar to fingerprints, everyone also has a unique tongue print.
5. Ever wondered where the phrase “It’s raining cats and dogs” comes from? In the 17th century, many homeless cats and dogs would drown and float down the streets in England, making it look like it literally rained cats and dogs.
6. Male dogs lift their legs when they are urinating for a reason. They are trying to leave their mark higher so that it gives off the message that they are tall and intimidating.
7. The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.
8. Birds don't urinate.
9. A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon. The balloon stayed in the air for a grand total of 15 minutes before crashing back to the ground.
10. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
11. If you begin with one cent (Ksh 0.1) and double it each day for 27 days, you will have more than a million shillings. Take your calculator and calculate this 0.1×2^27
12. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.”
13. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
14. You are born with 300 bones, but by the time you are an adult, you only have around 206 of them.
15. You are about 1 centimeter taller in the morning than in the evening!
16. Human thigh bones are(femurs) are stronger than concrete.
17. The toothpaste “Colgate” in Spanish translates to “go hang yourself.”
18. Coconut water can be used as blood plasma alternative.
19. Avocados are poisonous to many species of birds.
20. Half of all humans who have ever lived, died from malaria.
21. 54 million people alive right now will be dead 12 months time.
22. You're not stuck in traffic, you are traffic. Those cars around you didn't choose to be traffic anymore than you did.
23. A sperm has 37.5 MB of DNA info. One ejaculation transfers 15,875 GB of data, equivalent to that held on 7,500 laptops.
24. If you keep going North, you will eventually go South. If you keep going East, you will never go West. Get to know that a pole is a focal point.
25. A Mosquito has 47 teeth. These sharp edges are not used to chew food since blood is already in a liquid form.
26. Ten percent (10%) of the World’s population is left-handed.
27. 111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321. Take your calculator and perform the arithmetic calculation.
28. Human birth control pills work on gorillas.