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Did you know? Quick facts...

  • The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF!
  • The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
  • Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes.
  • Hydrogen is an explosive gas. Oxygen supports combustion. Yet when these are combined it is water which is used to put out fires.
  • Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then.
  • The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
  • Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
  • If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
  • In France, a five year old child can buy an alcholic drink in a bar.
  • In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
  • An average human loses about 200 head hairs per day.
  • The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.

The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced
It once was law to say "God bless you" to one who sneezed
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