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Did You Know? - Statistics - Part 2

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2012/04/29

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Did you know on your birthday you share it with 9 million others
Did you know a 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories
Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV
Did you know hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
Did you know a hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute
Did you know dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk
Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep
Did you know hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal
Did you know the Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world
Did you know bats always turn left when exiting a cave
Did you know the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression
Did you know crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure
Did you know your skin is the largest organ making up the human body
Did you know everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world
Did you know enamel is the hardest substance in your body
Did you know there are 31,557,600 seconds in a year
Did you know there are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo
Did you know in a deck of cards the king of harts is the only king without a moustache
Did you know black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact
Did you know the safest car color is white

Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush
Did you know apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee
Did you know room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)
Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other
Did you know the movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries
Did you know there are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)
Did you know the oldest word in the English language is 'town'
Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
Did you know 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters
Did you know the average golf ball has 336 dimples
Did you know the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
Did you know the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply
Did you know Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent
Did you know Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador
Did you know Hilton was the first international hotel chain
Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world
Did you know 96% of candles sold are purchased by women
Did you know 42% of men and women 25% don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet
Did you know if you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court
Did you know Jamaica has 120 rivers

Did you know the only animals that purr are cats
Did you know small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds
Did you know China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
Did you know all of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20
Did you know the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold
Did you know rice is the staple food for 50% of the worlds population
Did you know a hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don’t)
Did you know there is no butter in buttermilk
Did you know giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels
Did you know your more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider
Did you know rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated
Did you know women blink twice as much as men
Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
Did you know Scotland has the most redheads
Did you know the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953
Did you know India has the most post offices than any other country (over 100,000)
Did you know the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
Did you know Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora
Did you know every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered
Did you know the word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter