Thursday 17 August 2017

Trivia

I cannot guarantee the accuracy of all the points.

Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world.

Kangaroos cannot walk. They can only jump. (Ankle bones of Kangaroos have been adapted for bipedal hopping).

A new born kangaroo is small enough to fit in a spoon.

Laziness and inactivity kill just as many people as smoking.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 psi (pounds of pressure per square inch) to crack the shell. They are the toughest nuts in the world.

Macau (a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) is the most densely populated country/territory in the world with 54,882 people per square kilometer, circa March 31, 2014.

Men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

Mongolia is the least densely populated country in the world with 1.89 people per square kilometer, or around 0.77 people per square mile, in 2014.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.

Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.

Norway will allow any student from anywhere in the world to study at its Public Universities completely free of charge.

One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.

One of the most dangerous insects in the world is the common housefly. Houseflies carry and transmit more diseases than any other creatures in the world.

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