- Paper money was first used in China.
- The world's biggest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico.
- The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash.
- The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting at traffic lights.
- The sun is actually white, but the earth's atmosphere makes it appear yellow.
- Acrophobia is the fear of heights.
- On average you blink 25,000 a day.
- The human body has over 600 muscles (40% of the bodys weight).
- Crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure.
- Raindrops are not tear shaped (they more resemble the shape of a tiny hamburger bun).
|