Random Facts

Truth is stranger than fiction - so clichéd, but so very true! Some of the facts below will elucidate that very statement. The world is full of strange, wonderful and inexplicable things, but some of the weirdest, zaniest, craziest facts have emerged over the years, just a few of which are listed below. Take a look at some fun random facts, some dumb facts and some utterly useless facts below!

Random but Interesting...

• When in space astronauts look taller than they actually are.
• There is only one food which doesn't spoil: honey.
• Wrigley's gum was the first product to have a bar code.
• On an average, people who wake up with an alarm press the snooze button three times.
• China, has more English speakers than the United States.
• Genesis 1:20-22, ends the debate, it states categorically, that the chicken came before the egg.
• The words 'assassination' and 'bump', were invented by Shakespeare.
• Even after you die, your hair grows for a few months.
• Most people who commit suicide, do it on a Monday.
• In a deck of cards, the only king without a mustache is the King of Hearts.
• The word 'set' has the most definitions in comparison with any other word in the English language.
• The values of the opposite sides of a dice will always add up to seven.
• A new game invented in Scotland was referred to by a rule instructing Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden, and thus Golf was born.
• A tomato can stood in for a carburetor when the first Harley Davidson was made, back in 1903.
• It cost USD7 million to build the Titanic. How much for the film? USD200 million.

About Guys...

• When does a man's beard grow the fastest? When he anticipates sex.
• I can vouch for this fact: All men fear the words "We need to talk."
• There are a lot of words you can use to describe men - strong, caring, loving - they're all false, but you could use them.
• Women don't need to make idiots out of men, most men are the do-it-yourself kind.
• Married men live longer than single men do, but then again, married men are more prepared to die.
• A good time and place to meet a man is when you pick up your clothes at the dry cleaner. Chances are the men you meet here have jobs and bathe.
• All men look silly in black socks and sandals.
• All men are petrified of eyelash curlers. Sleep with one under your pillow, and sleep easy.
• Men accept compliments way better than women do. Example: "Dave, you look great." Dave: "Thanks." On the other side, "Vanessa, you look great." Vanessa: "I do? Must be the lighting."

About Girls...

• The two highest IQ scores ever recorded on a test? Both belong to women.
• On an average, a woman will blink approximately twice as much as a man.
• Women hear better than men.
• If a man goes on a weeklong trip, he'll pack four days worth of clothes and will wear some things twice; if a woman goes on a weeklong trip she'll pack 32 outfits because she doesn't know what she'll feel like wearing each day.
• Bulletproof vests, laser printers, windshield wipers and fire escapes - all inventions credited to women.
• 40% of women have thrown shoes at a man.
• When two or more men get together they talk about sports, when two or more women get together they talk about men.

About Animals...

• Dalmatians, when born, don't have any spots.
• Polar bears - they're all left-handed.
• It's possible to lead a cow up a flight of stairs but not down one.
• A tiger's skin is striped, not only its fur.
• Ants and honeybees never sleep - now that's a crazy fact right there!
• Jaguars are afraid of dogs.
• The only type of milk to not curdle? Camel milk.
• The hugest eyes in the world belong to the Architeuthis dux - the giant squid.
• Ants, when intoxicated, will always collapse on their right sides.

I hope these random facts were fun to read, and good for a quick break; perhaps you should get back to work now!