Tuesday 24 March 2015

Random Facts

@ No piece of normal size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

@ Do you know why onion & garlic on cutting bring tears in eyes...!!!!!
Ans> A volatile compound "syn-propanethial-S-Oxide (SPSO)" is responsible for bring tears in eyes that formed when a cut is made on onion or garlic.

@ The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

@ "Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.

@ The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language.

@ Pumice is the only rock that floats in water. Its originate from the volcano.

@ A dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 times more sensitive than a humans.

@ The body of the jellyfish is mainly made up of water, around 90% in fact.
& another interesting thing about jellyfish is that it's mouth is also its anus.

@ According to WHO 71% of lung cancer, 42% severe respiratory disease & approx 10% heart diseases are become due to Smoking.

@ Do you know why Pirates wear eye patches?????

They wear eye patches so that they can see in the dark.
When they go to a lower deck with poor lighting, they can remove the patch and see better with that eye since it's used to the dark, whereas the other eye would take several minutes to adjust to the change in light...

@ Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system.

@ There are only 2 words in the English language that have all 5 vowels in order: “abstemious” & “facetious”.

@ Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

@ Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
Ans. - Honey

@ The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

@ 1 sperm has 37.5MB of DNA information in it. That means a normal ejaculation represents a data transfer of 1587GB in about 3 seconds.

@chewing gum while peeling off onion will keep from crying.

@human hair & nails continue to grow after death.

@ The length of a newborn kangaroo is just one centimeter.

@ The safest temperature for keeping food fresh in a refrigerator is 4℃.

@ Women are more susceptible to alcohol because their bodies are 48±6% water, while a man's 58±8% water.

@ 35% of people never grow wisdom teeth.

@ Children will regrow the tip of their finger if it's cut off.

@ The brain operates on the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb.

@ If you put 2 straws in your mouth. one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.

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