50 Things Everyone Should Know
1. The word “queue” is the only word in theEnglish language that is still pronounced the
same way when the last four letters are
removed.
2. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts,
and worms like fried bacon.
3. Of all the words in the English language, the
word ‘set’ has the most definitions!
4. What is called a “French kiss” in the English
speaking world is known as an “English kiss”
in France.
5. “Almost” is the longest word in the English
language with all the letters in alphabetical
order.
6. “Rhythm” is the longest English word without
a vowel.
7. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by
public hanging for the murder of a child
8. A cockroach can live several weeks with its
head cut off!Human thigh bones are stronger
than concrete.
9. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath
10. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
11. It’s against the law to have a pet dog in
Iceland!
12. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
13. Horatio Nelson, one of England’s most
illustrious admirals was throughout his life,
never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
14. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at
all important meetings of the University of
London
15. Right handed people live, on average, nine
years longer than left-handed people
16. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year,
everytime you breathe!
17. The elephant is the only mammal that can’t
jump!
18. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in
your feet!
19. Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is
different!
20. The first known transfusion of blood was
performed as early as 1667, when Jean-
Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a
sheep to a young man
21. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than
toenails!
22. Most dust particles in your house are made
from dead skin!
23. The present population of 5 billion plus people
of the world is predicted to become 15 billion
by 2080.
24. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
25. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only
ONE testicle.
26. Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian
pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists
and found edible.
27. Months that begin on a Sunday will always
have a “Friday the 13th.”
28. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t
added to it.
29. On average a hedgehog’s heart beats 300
times a minute.
30. More people are killed each year from bees
than from snakes.
31. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35
miles long or write approximately 50,000
English words.
32. More people are allergic to cow’s milk than any
other food.
33. Camels have three eyelids to protect
themselves from blowing sand.
34. The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its’ heads
enables it to see all four feet at all times!
35. The six official languages of the United Nations
are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian
and Spanish.
36. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
37. It’s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a
church in Nebraska, USA.
38. You’re born with 300 bones, but by the time
you become an adult, you only have 206.
39. Some worms will eat themselves if they can’t
find any food!
40. Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
41. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
42. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is
9000 years old!
43. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13
seconds
44. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a
paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she
bathed once every three months, whether she
needed it or not
45. Slugs have 4 noses.
46. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour
blue.
47. A man named Charles Osborne had the
hiccups for 69 years!
48. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch
tongue!
49. The average person laughs 10 times a day!
50. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain What’s the strangest factoid you know? Share it
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