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Funny Yet Interesting Facts That You Probably Didn't Know Part 2
A Few More Facts You Probably Didn't Know
Did you know...
Stone fish (which lives off the coasts of Australia) are the most poisonous fish in the world!
The slowest growing fingernail on the human hand is the thumbnail and the fastest growing is the middle finger nail.
Cockroaches can live up to 9 days after having their heads cut off. (No wonder bug spray doesn't seem all too effective!)
In Cleveland, Ohio, it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
Bill Gates has enough money to send every 18 year old in the United States of America to a 4 year college! (Now that's just ridiculous!)
In the 1830s, Ketchup (or as we Aussies call it, Tomato Sauce) was sold as medicine! (O-M-G!)
Bees have 5 eyes!
A Jellyfish is made up of 95% water! (I guess there's definitely more jelly than fish)
An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet seat! (Oh, the things people must get up to in their offices!)
Only 38% of American's eat breakfast everyday!
The world record for the longest game of Monopoly played was 1,680 hours long! That's about 70 days!
The number one book shoplifted in America is, (believe it or not) The Bible.
Being unmarried can cut 10 years off a man's life span. (See, women do make a difference! Love us or you will die 10 years too early! MWAHAHAHAHA!)
The average human eats about 8 spiders in their lifetime (while they are asleep). (Mmmm, I really hope I sleep with my mouth closed!)
On average, 20 bank robberies take place per day.
George W. Bush has an IQ of 91. The last time i checked (which was probably when I was 15 or so) I had an IQ of 131! What does this tell you? (President with the highest IQ was William J. Clinton with an IQ of 182!)
Okay, and one of the best for last... a shirmp's heart is in their head! (I wonder if they get head... I mean, heart aches...)
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