Interesting Trivia for Saturday Morning

Posted by Unknown On Saturday, May 21, 2011 2 comments
Everyone loves a bit of trivia - and thanks to hit new Twitter feed OMG Facts, info addicts get a thoroughly researched fix direct to their mobile.

Dysania is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.

The total weight of all the ants on earth is about the same as the weight of all the humans on earth.

Racecar is spelt the same forwards and backwards.

When you kiss someone for a minute, you both burn about 2.6 calories.

Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck watching you.

You can't hum while holding your nose closed.

Typewriter is the longest English word that can be made by using only one row of a keyboard.

Your funny bone is not a bone - it's a really sensitive nerve.

Taurine, an ingredient in the drink Red Bull, originally came from bulls.

Having sex can reduce a fever because of the sweat produced.

Cracking knuckles does not hurt bones or cause arthritis. The sound is gas bubbles bursting.

If you touch your tongue while yawning it can stop the yawn.

Lightning is five times hotter than the sun.

Newborn babies cry but have no tears - tear ducts aren't formed until they are a month old.

No word in the English language rhymes with purple, orange, month or silver.

There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations to Rubik's Cube.

The only place you can tickle yourself is the top of your mouth. Try it.

The sound of ET walking was made by someone squishing their hands in jelly.

The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 days.

The average person has between 1,460 and 2,190 dreams a year.

Sixty five per cent of people tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left.

On a clear night a burning candle can be seen from 30 miles away.

The smallest human penis ever recorded was roughly 1cm long.

The most viewed video on YouTube, Justin Bieber-Baby ft Ludacris, has more "dislikes" than "likes".

Women speak about 7,000 words a day. The average man averages just over 2,000.

-Author Unknown-

Thanks to T.O. who sent me this post. Have a lovely day, everyone!

2 comments to Interesting Trivia for Saturday Morning

  1. says:

    Starmandala Anatidaephobia - that's my favorite! :-D xoxox

  1. says:

    Unknown Wow - that is quite unexpected. My favorite one is dysnania :-).

    Hugs

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