Sunday 22 May 2011

Strange but True!

  • Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to plants.
  • There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you have probably never heard of. (I'm not lying, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.This isn't true; Joseph Swan did.(Again, see for yourself.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Swan)
  • There was once a town in West Virginia called "6."
  • The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll.
  • On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.
  • The snake can see through its transparent eye lids when they are closed.
  • The most fatal car accidents occur on Saturday.

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