random useless facts

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i love random useless facts.......such as

'oak trees do not produce acorns until they are at least 50 years old'

and

'the dot over the letter i is called a tittle'

what random facts do you know?.....
 
Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
 
Koalas have unique fingerprints, similar to humans
 
my doctor once told me that the contraceptive pill also works on gorillas!!
 
Slugs have 4 noses

The adult human heart weighs about ten ounces

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

Androphobia is a fear of men.

Caligynephobia is a fear of beautiful women
 
oooooooooooooooooo you learn something new everyday!!
 
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people (I'm in trouble and that's a HUGE difference in years!)



Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
 
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people (I'm in trouble and that's a HUGE difference in years!)



Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

Us leftys always get the raw deal!!!

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
 
The overarm throw in cricket was invented by a woman who couldn't throw underarm because of the fasion for huge underskirts :)
 
alcohol does NOT dehydrate you

everest isn't the tallest mountain in the world

you could keep a crocodile's mouth shut with a normal elastic band

peanuts aren't nuts

many butterflies taste with their feet
 

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