- The most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression.
- You transfer more germs shaking hands than kissing.
- A housefly hums in the key of F.
- A group of foxes is called a skulk.
- 44% of people have broken a bone.
- Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.
- Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January.
- You can start a fire with ice.
- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
- Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames).
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