On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.ģ0. Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa Löwenthal and Emma Wedgewood respectively).Ģ9. The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.Ģ7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.Ģ6. The "spot" on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. Every person, including identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print.Ģ4. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.Ģ3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David Clubs = Alexander the Great Hearts = Charlemagne Diamonds = CaesarĢ2. It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.Ģ1. Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903.Ģ0. The ZIP in "ZIP code" means Zoning Improvement Plan.ġ8. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.ġ7. All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).ġ6. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.ġ5. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.ġ4. In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son.ġ3. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.ġ2. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.ġ1. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.ġ0. A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.ĩ. 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.Ĩ. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.ħ. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.Ħ. On average, that's 3 pounds a day per person.ĥ. Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world's garbage annually. The "57" on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.Ĥ. US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.ģ. During his life he predicted that he would die when it could be seen.Ģ. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley's Comet can be seen. Wanna know 320 usless facts that you dont know and will never use!!?ġ.
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