A little blog that gives you an interesting fact every day. So you really will learn something new every day.
Sunday 31 July 2011
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Friday 22 July 2011
Fact No.266
If you pet a cat 70 million times, you will have developed enough static electricity to light a 60-watt light bulb for 1 minute.
Thursday 21 July 2011
Fact No.265
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Fact No.264
It takes 3000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a years supply of footballs.
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Monday 18 July 2011
Sunday 17 July 2011
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Friday 15 July 2011
Fact No.259
In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
Thursday 14 July 2011
Fact No.258
In one day, a human sheds 10 billion skin flakes. This amounts to approximately 2kg a year.
Wednesday 13 July 2011
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Monday 11 July 2011
Fact No.255
There are more than 200 kinds of chili peppers, none of which belong to the pepper family.
Sunday 10 July 2011
Saturday 9 July 2011
Fact No.253
The fungus Cordyceps is able to "mind-control" other insects like ants to climb plants and attach there to become its food.
Friday 8 July 2011
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Tuesday 5 July 2011
Monday 4 July 2011
Fact No.248
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is so large and exposed to such high weathering that as soon as it has finished being painted the job is started over again, making it a continuous progress.
Sunday 3 July 2011
Fact No.247
In 30 minutes, the average body brings off enough heat (combined) to bring half a gallon (1.9 litres) of water to boil.
Saturday 2 July 2011
Friday 1 July 2011
Fact No.245
Acupuncture was first used as a medical treatment in 2700 BC by Chinese emperor Shen-Nung.
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