Saturday, 21 May 2016

Interesting Facts -Did You Know ?

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  1. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th in them.
  2. The average graphite pencil can write a line about 35 miles long, or approximately 45,000 English words.
  3. The average person spends 6 months of their lifetime waiting on a red light to turn green.
  4. The largest recorded snowflake was in Keogh, MT during year 1887, and was 15 inches wide.
  5. The Matami Tribe of West Africa plays their own version of football, but instead of using a normal football they use a human skull.
  6. During the 17th century, the Sultan of Turkey went in a fit of madness and ordered his whole harem of women to be drowned and replaced with a new one.
  7. Coffins to be used for cremation are made with plastic handles.
  8. In 1386 a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
  9. One in every five adults believe that aliens are hiding in our planet disguised as humans.
  10. James Fixx, the man who popularized jogging in America died of a heart attack while running.
  11. A single cloud can weight more than 1 million pounds.
  12. In Japan, surgical masks are used for fashion, warmth, and avoiding conversation with strangers.
  13. James Buchanan, the 15th U.S. president continuously bought slaves with his own money in order to free them.
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