True But Funny Facts
Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.
A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
Almonds are members of the peach family.
The world"s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
A polar bear’s skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world?
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.
You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Every time you lick a stamp, you"re consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
Source: rafed.net
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