August 29, 2003
Fun and Interesting Facts

Fun_Pad passed on some amusing facts for you to use to show your knowledge of the world around the watercooler this Friday.

  • A Goldfish's attention span is three seconds.
  • Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.
  • Slugs have 4 noses.
  • Camels have 3 eyelids.
  • Mosquitos are attracted to people who just ate bananas.
  • Children grow faster in the spring.
  • Almonds are part of the peach family.
  • A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
  • The only food that does not spoil is honey.
  • Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.
  • There are one million ants to every human in the world.
  • If you keep a goldfish in a dark room it will eventually turn white.
  • Elephants only sleep 2 hours a day.
  • A snail breathes through it's foot.
  • Fish cough.
  • Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open.
  • The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
  • Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles per day.
  • Mosquitos have 47 teeth.
  • 11% of people in the world are lefthanded.
  • A human brain weighs about 3 lbs.
  • A tongue is the fastest healing part of the body.
  • Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than Oranges.
  • There is a town called "Big Ugly" in West Virginia.
  • You share your birthday with 9 million others in the world.
  • The average person spends 2 years on the phone in his/her lifetime.
  • The average person spends 2 weeks of it's life waiting for a traffic light to change.
  • Googol is a number (1 followed by 100 zeros).
  • Oysters can change genders back and forth.
  • Squids can have eyeballs the size of volleyballs.
  • In a year, the average person walks 4 miles making their bed.
  • When the moon is directly over you, you weigh less.
  • You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV.
  • A "jiffy" is actually 1/100 of a second.
  • The lifespan of a tastebud is 10 days.
  • A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.
  • 1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.


Posted by Arcterex at August 29, 2003 08:33 AM