*Gold* is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
*When a person dies* hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.
*Your tongue* is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
*The tooth* is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
*If you stop getting thirsty*, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
*Zero* is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
*Kites* were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
*The song Auld Lang Syne* is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
*Drinking water* after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 per cent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help digestion and curb appetite.
*Peanut oil* is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.
*The roar* that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
*Nine out of every 10* living things live in the ocean.
*The banana* cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
*Airports* at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
*The University of Alaska* spans four time zones.
*In ancient Greece*, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
*Warner Communications* paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!
*Intelligent people* have more zinc and copper in their hair.
* A comet’s tail* always points away from the sun.
*Caffeine* increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, which is why it is found in some medicines.
*The military salute* is a motion that evolved from medieval times when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal their identity.
*If you get into the bottom* of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
*In ancient times * strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
*Strawberries and cashews* are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
*Avocados* have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.
*The moon* moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
*The Earth gets 100 tons* heavier every day due to falling space dust.
*Due to the earth's gravity* it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.
*Mickey Mouse * is known as "Topolino" in Italy.
*Soldiers* do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration that could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
*Everything* weighs one per cent less at the equator.
*For every extra kilogram* carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel is needed at
lift-off.
*The letter J* does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
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| Evelyn Mercylin |
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