- In Florida, Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging
- In Japan, condoms are commonly sold 'door to door'!
- Babies start dreaming even before they're born
H2B ( Hard to Believe) Penalty for horse theft is death.
H2B ( Hard to Believe) HUMAN BODY, COWS, ISLAND, EGGS
HUMAN BODY
Your mouth produces 1 litre (1.8 pints) of saliva a day.
On average, people can hold their breath for one minute. The world record is seven-and-a-half minutes.
The human head contains 22 bones. More on the head and brains
Our eyes are always the same size from birth.
On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day.
On average, you speak almost 5,000 words a day - although almost 80% of speaking is self-talk (talking to yourself).
Einstein's brain was of average size (1375 grams - 49oz).
The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a second. On average, you blink 15 000 times a day. Women blink twice as much as men.
COWS
Cows don't have upper front teeth
Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it grazes up to 8 hours a day, taking in about 45 kg (100 lb) of feed and the equivalent of a bath tub full of water. A healthy cow gives about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A cow has four stomachs: the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The rumen is the largest stomach and acts as a fermentation chamber. The abomasum is last of the four and is comparable in both structure and function to the human stomach.
With all its grazing and many stomachs, it is no wonder that cows are one of the main contributors to the hole in the ozone layer. Apart from CFC, the biggest culprit is hydrocarbon emissions from cars and cows. Yes, cows! Cows release some 100 million tons of hydrocarbon annually - by releasing gas. To give you an idea of how much gas a cow emits: if the gas of 10 cows could be captured, it would provide heating for a small house for a year.
But unlike what you think, cows release hydrocarbon mostly by burping.
The average lifespan of a cow is 7 years. The oldest cow ever recorded was Big Bertha. She reached 48 in 1993. She also holds the record for producing 39 calves.
There are more than a billion cattle in the world, about 200 million in India.
Twelve cows are known as a "flink."
ISLAND
One in ten people live on an island
The smallest island in the world - according to the Guiness Book of Records - is Bishop Rock. It lies at the most south-westerly part of the United Kingdom.
The largest island in the world is Greenland.
EGGS
Fresh egg sinks in water, stale one won't.
Your mouth produces 1 litre (1.8 pints) of saliva a day.
On average, people can hold their breath for one minute. The world record is seven-and-a-half minutes.
The human head contains 22 bones. More on the head and brains
Our eyes are always the same size from birth.
On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day.
On average, you speak almost 5,000 words a day - although almost 80% of speaking is self-talk (talking to yourself).
Einstein's brain was of average size (1375 grams - 49oz).
The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a second. On average, you blink 15 000 times a day. Women blink twice as much as men.
COWS
Cows don't have upper front teeth
Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it grazes up to 8 hours a day, taking in about 45 kg (100 lb) of feed and the equivalent of a bath tub full of water. A healthy cow gives about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A cow has four stomachs: the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The rumen is the largest stomach and acts as a fermentation chamber. The abomasum is last of the four and is comparable in both structure and function to the human stomach.
With all its grazing and many stomachs, it is no wonder that cows are one of the main contributors to the hole in the ozone layer. Apart from CFC, the biggest culprit is hydrocarbon emissions from cars and cows. Yes, cows! Cows release some 100 million tons of hydrocarbon annually - by releasing gas. To give you an idea of how much gas a cow emits: if the gas of 10 cows could be captured, it would provide heating for a small house for a year.
But unlike what you think, cows release hydrocarbon mostly by burping.
The average lifespan of a cow is 7 years. The oldest cow ever recorded was Big Bertha. She reached 48 in 1993. She also holds the record for producing 39 calves.
There are more than a billion cattle in the world, about 200 million in India.
Twelve cows are known as a "flink."
ISLAND
One in ten people live on an island
The smallest island in the world - according to the Guiness Book of Records - is Bishop Rock. It lies at the most south-westerly part of the United Kingdom.
The largest island in the world is Greenland.
EGGS
Fresh egg sinks in water, stale one won't.
H2B ( Hard to Believe) WATER, ANIMALS
Factoids
WATER
World Water Day is celebrated on March, 22nd every year.
Between 6 and 9 million people die annually of thirst.
Seventy percent of the water used worldwide is used for agriculture.
Australia is the continent with the least rainfall, apart from Antarctica.
The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.
ANIMALS
African elephants only have four teeth to chew their food with.
There are about one billion cattle in the world of which 200 million are in India.
A house fly lives only 14 days.
A dog was the first in space and a sheep, a duck and a rooster the first to fly in a hot air balloon.
The oldest breed of dog is the Saluki.
The bee hummingbird of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world.
An ostrich can run up to 70 km/h (43mph).
An annoyed camel will spit at a person.
75% of wild birds die before they are 6 months old.
The pig is rated the fourth most intelligent animal. In the old days, sea captains kept pigs on board because they believed, should they be shipwrecked, pigs always swam toward the nearest shore.
Pigs are often thought to be dirty, but actually keep themselves cleaner than most pets. They are seen laying in mud because they do not have sweat glands and constantly need water or mud to cool off.
Pork is big business: it is the world's most widely-eaten meat. It therefor is rather apt that pigs are responsible for the naming of one of the world's leading financial centres. To stop free-roaming pigs rampaging through their grain fields, Manhattan Island residents built a long wall on the northern edge of what is now Lower Manhattan. The street that came to board the wall was named... Wall Street.
Domestication of pigs took place in China around 7500 BC. China still is the largest producer of pigs.
In Denmark, there are twice as many pigs as people.
Dinosaurs did not eat grass: there weren't any at that time.
The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.
It is impossible to out-swim a shark - sharks reach speeds of 70 km/h (44 mph). Humans can run about 35 km/h (21 mph).
The sailfish is the fastest swimmer, reaching 109 km/h (68 mph).
The slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.016 km/h (0.01 mph).
Dolphins can reach 60 km/h (37 mph).
The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.
The scales of a crocodile are made of ceratin, the same substance that hooves and fingernails are made of.
A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth and cannot move it.
A snail has two pairs of tentacles on its head. One pair is longer than the other and houses the eyes. The shorter pair is used for smelling and feeling its way around.
Animals also are either right-handed or left-handed. Polar bears are left-handed - and so is Kermit the Frog.
GENERAL
Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped.
On average, people move house every 7 years.
WATER
World Water Day is celebrated on March, 22nd every year.
Between 6 and 9 million people die annually of thirst.
Seventy percent of the water used worldwide is used for agriculture.
Australia is the continent with the least rainfall, apart from Antarctica.
The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.
ANIMALS
African elephants only have four teeth to chew their food with.
There are about one billion cattle in the world of which 200 million are in India.
A house fly lives only 14 days.
A dog was the first in space and a sheep, a duck and a rooster the first to fly in a hot air balloon.
The oldest breed of dog is the Saluki.
The bee hummingbird of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world.
An ostrich can run up to 70 km/h (43mph).
An annoyed camel will spit at a person.
75% of wild birds die before they are 6 months old.
The pig is rated the fourth most intelligent animal. In the old days, sea captains kept pigs on board because they believed, should they be shipwrecked, pigs always swam toward the nearest shore.
Pigs are often thought to be dirty, but actually keep themselves cleaner than most pets. They are seen laying in mud because they do not have sweat glands and constantly need water or mud to cool off.
Pork is big business: it is the world's most widely-eaten meat. It therefor is rather apt that pigs are responsible for the naming of one of the world's leading financial centres. To stop free-roaming pigs rampaging through their grain fields, Manhattan Island residents built a long wall on the northern edge of what is now Lower Manhattan. The street that came to board the wall was named... Wall Street.
Domestication of pigs took place in China around 7500 BC. China still is the largest producer of pigs.
In Denmark, there are twice as many pigs as people.
Dinosaurs did not eat grass: there weren't any at that time.
The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.
It is impossible to out-swim a shark - sharks reach speeds of 70 km/h (44 mph). Humans can run about 35 km/h (21 mph).
The sailfish is the fastest swimmer, reaching 109 km/h (68 mph).
The slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.016 km/h (0.01 mph).
Dolphins can reach 60 km/h (37 mph).
The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.
The scales of a crocodile are made of ceratin, the same substance that hooves and fingernails are made of.
A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth and cannot move it.
A snail has two pairs of tentacles on its head. One pair is longer than the other and houses the eyes. The shorter pair is used for smelling and feeling its way around.
Animals also are either right-handed or left-handed. Polar bears are left-handed - and so is Kermit the Frog.
GENERAL
Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped.
On average, people move house every 7 years.
FACTS - Great Train Robbery
1868 - Great Train Robbery seven men made off with $98000 in cash
1933 - World Trade Day
1972 - Ceylon became Republic of Sri Lanka
1922 - Satyajat Ray, Indian film director birthday
1933 - World Trade Day
1972 - Ceylon became Republic of Sri Lanka
1922 - Satyajat Ray, Indian film director birthday
H2B ( Hard to Believe) Japanese liquor, Mam, uses venomous snakes
- No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
- The Japanese liquor, Mam, uses venomous snakes as one of its main engredients.
- Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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