27 Facts you REALLY don't know!

27. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. 

26. The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. 

25. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than 
left-handed people do. 

24. Its impossible to smoke oneself to death with weed. You won't be 
able to retain enough motor control and consciousness to do so after 
such a large amount. (Common Sense) 

23. Uncle Phil, from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, did the voice of 
Shredder in the TMNT cartoon. 

22. Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms. 

21. The US national anthem actually has three verses, but everyone 
just knows the first one. 

20. During World War II, IBM built the computers the Nazis used to 
manage their death/concentration camps. 

19. The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier 
than the weight of the human population. 

18. The deadliest war in history excluding World War II was a civil 
war in China in the 1850s in which the rebels were led by a man who 
thought he was the brother of Jesus Christ. 

17. Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people 
die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of 
people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, 
than before you finished reading this. 

16. Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted. 

15. The number of people alive on earth right now is higher than the 
number of all the people that have died. Ever. 

14. The average American consumes 1.2 pounds of spider eggs a year and 
eat 2.5 pounds of insect parts a year. 

13. The Kamp Krusty episode of the Simpson's was originally meant to 
be made as the Simpsons movie. 

12. Men can breastfeed babies. 

11. There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which 
you've probably never heard of. 

10. Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to 
human beings and animals than to other plants. 

9. In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written 
first and the individual name written second (opposite of the America 
method). That's why Asian athletes like Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki 
have Yao and Ichiro written on their jerseys. Those are their family 
names and in America their names are written Ming Yao and Suzuki 
Ichiro. 

8. Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860 

7. A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet. 

6. Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States. 
Long Beach, WA. 

5. The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom 
underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter. 

4. The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo 
la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula. 

3. 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. 
This isn't true; Joseph Swan did. 

2. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the 
tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found 
edible. 

1. The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.

50 Cool Useless Facts I am Pretty Sure you Don't Know

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms  like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal  that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it. On average a hedgehog's  heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight  of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain I hope you enjoyed these completely useless 50 things you probably didn't know! Can you believe Hitler was a veggie-worshiper?!?!