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1. In 1938, Time Magazine chose Adolf Hitler for man of the year.
2. Twelve people have walked on the moon.
3. Other than the Earth, the moon is the only other known natural astrological object ever walked on.
4. Scientists are worried how radiation may be affecting humans after a recent finding of mutant butterflies in Japan with abnormal legs, eyes and wings among other things caused by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident which was triggered by a major tsunami in March 2011. The tsunami was an effect of an earthquake.
5. Humans and giraffes both have seven vertebrae bones in the neck. It’s not unusual for a mammal to have 7 vertebra bones in the neck but it’s interesting that the long neck of a full grown giraffe has the same amount.
6. The active ingredient in most toothpastes is called sodium fluoride. Sodium fluoride can be lethal, young children using regular toothpaste with this ingredient should be monitored. Even swallowing small amounts can cause stomach problems or worst.
7. Over 3 million people globally every month search for something online with the words interesting facts in it according to the most popular search engine.
8. There are no land snakes in New Zealand. It’s part of New Zealand’s bio security to keep all snakes out and if a person is aware of a snake, by law it must be reported.
9. New Zealand is free of heartworm disease and rabies.
10. Buttermilk does not contain any butter.
11. Did you know Disneyland does not sell chewing gum? Walt Disney did not want guests inconvenienced by stepping on gum purchased in the park.
12. Each year Disneyland uses over 5,000 gallons of paint to maintain the clean appearance of the park.
13. George Washington died on December 14, 1799.
14. Giraffes can go without water longer than a camel. That’s wild!
15. The person reading this is intelligent, interesting and unique. Flattery is alright as long as we don’t inhale!
16. January 30, 1933 was the day the words Hi yo silver! Away! were first heard as the lone ranger debuts on radio channel WXYZ of Detroit.
17. Many people who read the word yawn or yawning begin to feel the urge to yawn.
18. The 2nd president of the United States (John Adams) and 3rd president of the United States (Thomas Jefferson) both died within just a few hours apart of each other on the same exact day of July 4th 1826. They are the only two presidents to die on the same day of the same year. It’s true!
19. When the Titanic departed from port it was documented to have carried approximately 1000 loaves of bread, 86,000 pounds of meat, 40,000 eggs and 36,000 apples to feed the passengers and crew on the 7 day voyage. Now those are some interesting facts!
20. Dogs can have a fatal reaction to eating chocolate. Chocolate contains a bitter alkaloid called Theobromine also known as Xantheose and that’s the active ingredient that’s bad for the dog. If you’ve read all the interesting facts to this point you’re awesome!
21. For a butterfly to fly it must have a body temperature of no less than 86 degrees fahrenheit or 30 degrees celsius.
22. The largest milk producing country by volume in the whole world is India.
23. It is a fact that the first game of chess has been traced back to have originated in northern India. Like other 1,000+ year old games, it would have been played differently than todays rules. It’s thought that todays rules have been around since sometime in the 1400′s A.D.
24. In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service has an employees handbook for the collections division unit. Here’s the interesting part, in it are instructions which guide employees on how to collect taxes after a nuclear war. Kinda scary!
25. If you are severely scared of going to the dentist or having dental work, you may actually have a phobia called odontophobia.
26. Almonds are members of the rose flower family or rosaceae family. The peach is also a member of the rose family.
27. The tallest girl in the world ever recorded was 8 feet 2 inches tall and died at the young age of 17.
28. The average human with a full head of hair contains between 85,000 to 150,000 hairs.
29. Jupiter is the largest planet in the earths solar system. I should’ve known that one.
30. Squirrels forget where about 50% of the nuts they’ve hidden are. Useless, Hahaha.
31. Did you know the first bullet proof vest and windshield wiper blades were both invented by women? Cool!
32. Cold weather makes fingernails grow faster. Weird!
33. Only humans cry because of feelings. Awesome!
34. There are more women in the United States than men.
35. Approximately 2 of every 100 (2%) women in the world have a supernumerary nipple which is a 3rd nipple. Be proud of what ya got.
36. The origin of the word “woman” is thought to be wyfman, a term from Middle English which means wife of man.
37. There was a woman who was pregnant for 17 months 11 days and is recorded as the longest human pregnancy ever.
38. One woman gave birth to 17 children which is the current record. Not at one time though!
39. The female sex sign is represented by a small cross with a circle on top. There’s a pink one on this page. This sign actually is the same as the one which represents planet Venus.
40. There are many moons and stars which have female names, but from our solar system’s planets only Venus is named after a female goddess.
41. Human women’s breasts are bigger from a proportional point of view than the other female mammals.
42. The average US woman has a height of 5 feet and 4 inches. As for the weight, the average is about 165 pounds. This is 35 or more pounds overweight for the height and build of the average North American women and gender plays a large roll. This number will vary a lot in the world, thanks to the many differences in prenatal care and nutrition.
43. Almost everywhere in the world, women have a higher life expectancy than men do.
44. Mohammad is the most common birth name in the world. There’s only 51 more interesting facts on this page.
45. It takes about 7 minutes for the average person to fall asleep. If you’ve read all the interesting facts to this point you’re amazing!
46. You can give change for a dollar in 293 different coin variations. Good luck!
47. About 1 out of every 2 million people will die by falling out of bed. Be careful, not funny. Most who will die this way are either very young children or elderly people.
48. The construction on the Parisian Notre Dame Cathedral began in 1015 A.D and it took over 400 years to complete, It was completed in 1439 A.D. It’s a well known historic Roman catholic church in Paris.
49. If the human stomach doesn’t produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks it will totally digest it’s self. Weird!
50. 75% of the world’s population wash themselves in the shower from the top to the bottom. Head first, feet last people.
51. There are 31,557,600 seconds in a year. A leap year has 31,622,400 seconds. Amazing!
52. Approximately one fifth of all the publications from Japan are comic books.
53. Did you know a slug has not only one nose but four? What a lot of people call a nose on a slug is actually a breathing pore called a pneumostome.
54. Four out of five people over 100 years old are women. Interesting!
55. The price of the Titanic cost about $7 million to build and the price of the Titanic movie was about $200 million to make. Unbelievable!
56. It’s true! There is only one metal that’s in liquid form at room temperature and that’s Mercury.
57. When water freezes it expands by 10%.
58. The only animal with four knees is the elephant.
59. Birth control pills designed for humans will also work for a gorilla. Now that’s Strange!
60. If you have a deep genuine fear of the number 13, you may have Paraskevidekatriaphobia also called Friggatriskaidekaphobia or Triskaidekaphobia.
61. A mid-sized car launched today generates only an estimated 5% of the pollution which was generated by a car from fifty years ago. Awesome!
62. Stopping a supertanker which is fully loaded and travels at a normal speed needs about 20 minutes to stop completely.
63. A cat’s ear has a total of thirty two muscles.
64. The average person laughs 15 times per day. Hahaha!
65. The eye of an ostrich is larger than it’s brain.
66. A person eats around 60,000 pounds worth of food during his life which is the equivalent of six elephants. Incredible!
67. Ants can pull about 30 times their own weight and lift about 50 times their own weight.
68. A lion can mate more than 50 times in one day. Huh!
69. Did you know, you cannot fold a 8.5″ x 11″ or smaller piece of paper in half more than 7 times. Try it! The MythBusters guys on the Discovery channel folded a piece of paper more than 7 times but it was a really large sheet of paper.
70. Oh no, there’s only 25 more interesting facts to go on this page.
71. More people are killed from donkeys in a year than planes.
72. Dead skin is the root cause of most of the dust in your house. That’s Gross.
73. Lung cancer was how the cigarette company Marlboro’s first owner died. Hmmm
74. Snails can sleep for up to 3 years.