4.01.2009

didyouknow.org

I have the slightest addiction to looking up interesting/silly/strange/weird facts about random things on the internet...here's a collection of fun ones that I have found...sorry about this quirky entry to my blog. I'm bored okay?

  • In Denmark there are twice as many pigs as people
  • The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car
  • Sharks are immune to all known diseases
  • The harmonica is the world's best selling instrument
  • On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day
  • Unless food is mixed with saliva you cannot taste it
  • Every person has a unique tongue print
  • Wine is sold in tinted bottles because wine spoils when exposed to light
  • The Bible is still the world's best selling book
  • 2 billion people still cannot read
  • 80% of millionaires drive used cars
  • If California was a country, it would be the 5th largest economy in the world
  • In the US there are more television sets than telephones
  • India is the world's largest democracy with more than 600 million voters
  • More than 100 million people hold hunting licenses
  • A badminton shuttle easily travels 112 mph
  • Half the world's population is under the age of 25

Hope everyone gained a little fast fact knowledge from me tonight. It was thrilling. Goodnight.


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