25 of the most useless facts

I have complied a list of random facts from wherever I could find them, and I've decided to place a bunch of them in a blog post. So, here we go!

Disclaimer Not all facts can be guaranteed.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

A polar bear's skin is black, to absorb the sun.

The Egyptians used croc dung as a contraceptive
in 2000 BCE.

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than the homosapien's brain is (and had a higher capacity as well!).

Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

Only one mammal can't jump - the Elephant.

One million goldfish bowls full of water = one stadium full of water.

There are 178 (on average) sesame seeds on each McDonalds burger bun.

Cockroaches can live without a head (some people say 4 days, some 9, and even as much as 28, if you have information let me know).

If you drove at 100 m/ph, it would take 29 million years to reach the nearest star.

Hey, cigarette supporters, check this one out: The first recorded time of a man quiting smoking was on April 5, 1679, when Johan Katsu, Sheriff of Turku, Finland, wrote this in his diary: "I quit smoking tobacco." He was dead about a month later.

The "cat" is not mentioned in the bible.

How many animals have 4 knees? 1. The humble elephant.

A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

The female name, "Wendy", first appeared in 'Peter Pan'.

I bet you can't make a complete sentence with only four letters. I can.

In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was called Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and the word GOLF entered into the English language.

Honey made by bees doesn't spoil.

The voice actor for 'Bugs Bunny' was allergic to carrots.

The Roman Catholic Church did not acknowledge that the earth revolves around the sun until the mid 1990’s.

The average American eats 60 hot dogs a year, or about one every 6 days.

If you think the police ask a lot of questions, think about this: Children aged 4 are known to ask 400-500 questions per day, or about 36/hour, or one every 90 seconds (if they are awake for 12 hours a day).

Every year, the moon moves another .5 an inch further from the earth. In the average person's lifetime, this is about 30-40 inches.

And, finally, 63% of all statistics have one thing in common. They are made up.

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