Interesting Facts

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Nilesh Jain

Assistant Manager

459 Points Posted on 27 January 2011

There are millions of incredibly strange facts you may not know, and you probably don't really need to know, but might be interested in learning anyway. Here's a sampling of some of our favorite bizarre facts...

In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.

Crocodiles shallow stones to help them dive deeper.

After the death of the genius Albert Einstein, his brain was removed by a pathologist and placed in a jar for future study.

Leonardo de Vinci invented the scissors

A squirrel cant carry the rabies virus.

There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue.

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Nilesh Jain

Assistant Manager

459 Points Posted on 27 January 2011

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Tarantulas can live up to 30 years

Hundreds of years ago, only the wealthy people used to wear underwear.

A Slug has four noses.

Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

During his/her lifetime, the average human hair will grow up to 590 miles in length

Nilesh Jain

Assistant Manager

459 Points Posted on 27 January 2011

Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostate.

An apple, potato, and onion taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet.

Cleopatra married two of her brothers.

Male goats will urinate on each other in order to attract mates.

A turtle can breathe through its butt

An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.

An earthworm has five hearts.

Hindu men once believe it to be unluckily to marry the third time. they could avoid misfortune by marrying a tree first. The tree (his third wife) was then burnt, freeing him to marry again.

"We must trust to nothing but facts. These are presented to us by Nature, and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation" .