Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
All babies are color blind when they are born.
Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.
Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
Minuus 40 degrees Celsius is equal to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world’s widest road.
20252 is Smokey the Bear’s own zip code.
23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
35% of the people using personal ads for dating are already married!
7,000 new insect species are discovered every year.
85% of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased by women!
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9.
A Citroen 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off – it dies from starvation!
A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.
A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.
A rat can fall from a five story building without injury.
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Fact #7 is incorrect. According to Wikipedia:
“A common urban legend persists that the Monumental Axis is the widest road in the world, where “[100 to 160] cars can drive side by side”. This is untrue, as the road consists of two avenues with six lanes on either side; a total of twelve lanes. However, it was in the Guinness Book of Records as having the widest median of a divided highway in the world.”
Fact #7 is incorrect. According to Wikipedia:
“A common urban legend persists that the Monumental Axis is the widest road in the world, where “[100 to 160] cars can drive side by side”. This is untrue, as the road consists of two avenues with six lanes on either side; a total of twelve lanes. However, it was in the Guinness Book of Records as having the widest median of a divided highway in the world.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Axis
… And 80% of all facts and figures are made up, haha. Pretty funny post.
Babies aren’t colorblind at birth. They just can see the colors red and yellow. Everything else is just gray to them.