Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Increase your knowledge with these tidbits


  • The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
  • The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
  • It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.
  • The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it's already been digested by a bee.
  • Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left.
  • German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
  • The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing
  • There is a great mushroom in Oregon that is 2,400 years old. It covers 3.4 square miles of land and is still growing. 
  • When a person dies, hearing is usually the first sense to go.
  • Our brain is more complex than the most powerful computer and has over 100 billion nerve cells.
  • Our nose is out personal air-conditioning system: it warms cold air, cools hot air and filters impurities.
  • We exercise at least 30 muscles when we smile.
  • Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
  • The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
  • Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
  • The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.
  • A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile , with six times more water than the river above.
  • Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
  • A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it go mad instantly and sting itself to death.
  • Money isnt made out of paper, it is made out of cotton.
  • People with blue eyes see better in dark.
  • People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
There is so much more to learn and so much more out there, so I would keep updating the post as and when I find something interesting and informative enough to share.

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