Some Amazing Facts:
1. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
2. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
3. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
4. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
5. If you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, you might pop an eyeball out.
6. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
7. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
8. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
9. Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water. The tea bag was introduced in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan of New York.
10. Over the last 150 years the average height of people in industrialised nations has increased 10 cm (about 4 inches). In the 19th century, American men were the tallest in the world, averaging 1,71m (5'6"). Today, the average height for American men is 1,75m (5'7"), compared to 1,77 (5'8") for Swedes, and 1,78 (5'8.5") for the Dutch. The tallest nation in the world is the Watusis of Burundi.
