Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scotts were both bald by the time they reached their middle ages.
The record for the fastest solver of the Rubic Cube belongs to Minh Thai who took only 22.95 seconds at the World Championchips in 1982.
The shortest ever boxing match lasted only 10.5 seconds.
The most common name for a pub is 'The Red Lion' with over 5,000 in Britain.
In the olden days, noblemen, about to be executed would tip the executioner between 7 and 10 pounds for 'his services'.
To be exactly 'one in a million' you would need an I.Q of >180.
In the 8th century AD Liu Ch'ing was born with 2 pupils in each eye.
The huge Shire horses of today are descendants of the war horses of medieval knights, specially bred to carry the enormous weight of armour worn in battle, The horse itself weighed almost a ton.
In 1890 a cow called Mollie, from Ohio, USA began giving black milk. This black milk tasted better than the white milk we recieve today. The reasons for this were never explained!
Only 1 1/2 hours after he is born, a mountain goat is able to stand ag run up the nearest hill.
The albatross is a bird who can fly all day long... Without flapping his wings!
Amaizing as it is, Elaphants can swim, they go at a leisurely 2 miles an hour.
When sea urchins walk, they are actually walking ot the tips of their teeth.
The Tuatara Lizzard of New Zealand still has the reminants of a third eye on the top of it's head. A link to the time when it's ancestors had flying enemies.
The brain of the brachiosaurus weighed only 7 ounces.
9% Of Americans report being in the prescence of a ghost.
A baby in Florida was named Truewilllaughinglifebuckyboomermanifestdestiny. His middle name is George James
A Japanese company hired a soothsayer to throw dice to help determine on which floor of the two 110-story World Trade Center they should have their offices on.
A nihilist believes in nothing
A notaphile collects bank notes
According to ancient chinese astrologers, 70% of omens are bad.
Austria was the very first country to ever use postcards
Deaf people have safer driving records on average than hearing people in the U.S.A.
California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
If you leave Tokyo by plane at 7
0am, you will arrive in Honolulu at approximately 4:30pm the previous day.
In Brazil, a traffic jam was created when a couple kissing in a car got their dentures stuck together.
It is a misconception to believe that watching TV in a dark room is bad for your eyes. This myth was created to help sell lamps in the early 1950's.
One legend claims stealing someone's shadow (by measuring it against a wall and driving a nail through its head) can turn the victim into a vampire
Someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes. In the U.S., reported sightings are most likely to occur in July, at 9 p.m. or 3 a.m.
Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nichols according to French Tradition
Rice paper does not have rice in it
One year contains 31,557,600 seconds
One year is exactly 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 54.5 seconds
Revolvers cannot be silenced because of all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel
Scientists in Australia's Parkes Observatory thought they had positive proof of alien life, when they began picking up radio-waves from space. However, after investigation, the radio emissions were traced to a microwave in the building
Strange-but-real organizations that you might want to leave off of your resume: the institute of totally useless skills, the international association of sand castle builders, national society for prevention of cruelty to mushrooms, cookie cutter collectors club, international correspondence of corkscrew addicts
Superstition says that the left side is the wrong side of the bed.
The calories burned in one hour of running could bring about seven quarts of water to a boil.
The largest prime number is 13,395 digits long; more than the number of atoms in the universe.
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