Have you read about these fantastic facts? Some are pretty interesting to know.?

I can just hear Johnny Carson saying "I did not know that". If he read these. :)





Rice paper is not made from rice.





Gorillas are unable to swim.





The color purple was the sign of high rank in ancient Rome.





A fly's tastebuds are in its feet.





Penguins are able to leap over six feet into the air.





Avocado pears are the most fattening fruit.





Cricket pads were invented in 1836.





If you have blue eyes they will become paler as you get older.





Less than half of the London Underground is actually underground.





Venetian blinds were invented in Japan.



The planet Venus is the only one that rotates clockwise.





The toothbrush was invented in 1498.





If you heat a grape in a microwave oven the grape will explode.





Ronald Reagan was the oldest man ever be elected president of the USA.





A cat has four rows of whiskers.





Basketball was invented by a Y.M.C.A. official at Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891.





Water expands by about 9% as it freezes.





The thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is called a contrail.





The term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937.





The paperclip was invented by Norwegian Johann Vaaler.





The first colour photograph was made in 1861 by James Maxwell. He photographed a tartan ribbon.





The electric chair was invented by a dentist.





The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced.





The Beatles song 'Martha My Dear' was written by Paul McCartney about his sheepdog Martha.





Sound travels through water 3 times faster than through air.





Soccer is the most attended or watched sport in the world.





Only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still survives: the Great Pyramid of Giza.





On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day.





Nessie, the Loch Ness monster is protected by the 1912 Protection of Animals Acts of Scotland.





Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first.



Lightning strikes men about seven times more often than it does women.





Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbour Henri Nestl茅.





Mercedes Benz cars are named after Mercedes Jellinek.





Maria Ann Smith introduced the Granny Smith apple in 1838.





Leonardo da Vinci could write with the one hand and draw with the other simultaneously.





The toothbrush was invented in 1498.





The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.





The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet.





Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.





Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors.Have you read about these fantastic facts? Some are pretty interesting to know.?
Beautiful. I was wondering how some things came into existence and I saw this. Really made up my day.

God Bless.Have you read about these fantastic facts? Some are pretty interesting to know.?
Hi Cammi



Cool stuff.



Did you know you did the toothbrush one twice?



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All the gas giants have a ring system.Have you read about these fantastic facts? Some are pretty interesting to know.?
I only knew 3 of them. Thanks for sharing though. :)
Thank you. You've brightened my day.

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