Weird Facts

• In the 14th century the Black Death killed 75,000,000 people. It was carried by fleas on the black rat.
• 90% of those who die from hurricanes die from drowning.
• Dogs’ only sweat glands are between their paw pads.
• Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-reflecting layer behind their retinas.
• Cat urine glows under a black-light!

• Most lipstick contains fish scales!
• The original name for the butterfly was ‘flutterby’!
• The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven!
• The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1!
• An average human heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

• A flush toilet exists that dates back to 2000 BC.
• According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg.
• Albert Brooks's real name is Albert Einstein.
• Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
• Ancient drinkers warded off the devil by clinking their cups.
• Blonde beards grow faster than darker beards.
• Catgut comes from sheep not cats.
• Despite the hump, a camel’s spine is straight.
• Earth is the only planet not named after a God.

• George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
• Human hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death.
• Hummingbirds can’t walk.
• If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
• In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
• It is a criminal offense to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.
• Jean-Claude Van Damme was the alien in the original “PREDATOR” in almost all the jumping and climbing scenes.
• Men leave their hotel rooms cleaner than women do.
• Nine pennies weigh exactly one ounce.
• Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.
• Polar bear fur is not white, it’s clear.
• Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.

• Pearls melt in vinegar.
• Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
• The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
• The Chinese ideogram for ‘trouble’ depicts two women living under one roof.
• The ‘Hundred Years War’ lasted 116 years.
• The largest eggs in the world are laid by a shark.
• There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
• While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard.
• There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.