- You brain weights 2% of your body weight though uses 20% of all oxygen you breathe and 15% of the bodys blood supply.
- Water can boil and freeze at the same time.
- Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
- The opposite of a 'vacuum' is a 'plenum'.
- The average woman will consume over 2.7kg (6 pounds) of lipstick in their lifetime.
- The surface of Mars is covered in rust, making the planet appear red.
- Every year over 98% of atoms in your body are replaced.
- The past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'.
- You are always looking at your nose, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
- The film 'Mary Poppins' was filmed entirely indoors.
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