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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Most interesting facts

Here are some of the most interesting and unusual facts that every one should know.
  • The only English word that ends with letters 'mt' is 'Dreamt'
  • The only number that has its letters in alphabetical order is 'Forty'. The only number whose letters are in reverse alphabetical order is 'One'
  • The first song which was performed in outer space is "Happy Birthday" which is sung by Apollo II astronauts on March,8 1969.
  • The number "One Thousand" contains the letter A, and none of the words from one to nine hundreds ninety nine has A.
  • The sugar contained in 1 Kg. of lemon is more than the sugar in 1 Kg. of Straw berries.
  • The total length of telephone wire in USA is 1,525,000,000 miles.
  • 98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen.
  • Do you know that the months that begin with sunday always have a "Friday the 13th."
  • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
  • The only planet that is not named after a god is "Earth"
  • 25% of the bones in your body are in your feet.
  • A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
  • An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
  • Most of the dust particles in your house are made from dead skin
  • A cockroach can live for several weeks even its head is cut off
  • Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete

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