I love facts and little bits of trivia, I also really love going to quiz nights if I can get a night off here and there. I only wish I had one of those whizzy minds that can retain all of the information I read or pick up. Some people have amazing brains that can just recall stuff so easily. I still put it down to mummy brain which is a huge cop-out as my youngest, little G is now 7!! So, without having to wait any further, here are 10 fun facts that I have put together from the millions out there. Fun is the word here so I don’t think we’ll be mastermind finalists at the end but hopefully there will be a smile or an “oh!” here and there:)
Number 1: The word ‘crisp’ starts at the back of your mouth and ends at the front… yep I can guess you’re trying it now..cool eh?
Number 2: In ancient egypt women were know to use ‘birthing bricks’ which they would squat on while in their final stages of labour.
Number 3: Adult feet have 250,000 sweat glands and can produce around half a pint of sweat a day. Eek!
Number 4: A sneeze travels at about 100 miles per hour.
Number 5: An Australian man put up New Zealand for sale on eBay in 2006. The bid had reached $3000 before it was taken down due to a violation of eBay’s policy.
Number 6: Chewing gum while you cut an onion will help keep you from crying…
Number 7: Gorillas burp when they are happy.
Number 8: As of September 2016 the population of the UK is 65,111,143, the USA is 324,118,787 and Australia is 24,198,500. If Facebook were a country then it would be the highest populated country in the world with over 1.6 billion active users per month.
Number 9: If you put your finger in your ear and scratch, it sounds just like Pac-Man.
Number 10: Oh! and guess what?….You can’t hum while holding your nose….can you?
Maybe not a fact but still funny to me…theres alot of strange looking veg out there but these peppers are pretty freaky!
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Love these. And yes those peppers do look scarey! I never realised how sweaty feet can actually GET!
I know….I wonder where it all goes! 🙂
I’m definitely going to have to share the onion trick with my husband. He’s so sensitive to onions! Thankfully my contacts keep me tear-free while chopping. Thanks so much for joining us at the #happynowlinkup!
Oh great, hope it works for him:)
Brilliant – I never knew that gorillas burp when they are happy! That must be where my husband gets it from #EatSleepBlogRT
lol:)
Wow, who knew a sneeze was THAT fast?!x #KCACOLS
Ha ha at the humming one! Thanks for linking up to #TheList x (it would be great if you could add our badge or link)
It’s on my sidebar:) x
I knew the last one already! I like to pull out that little gem when I find myself in a room of small children who need something to do. They think I’m so cool.
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brilliant!:) its a good one:)
Haha, I would have thought New Zealand would have gone for much higher.. Or maybe it is that some people were just that dumb?? I love factoids like this. Thanks for sharing at the #happynowlinkup
Thanks, glad you enjoyed them:) Mainy x
I love reading random facts like this. Just makes me smile. Thanks for sharing.
Here holding my nose trying to hum… nope it’s definitely not working. The peppers are great – cold replace pumpkins this Halloween! Very informative post, love these kind of facts. #KCACOLS
Now thats a good idea!:) x
I love the first fact! Of course I just said the word crisp out loud. I like that someone tried to sell New Zealand, that’s made me laugh.
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Ha ha – thanks so much for this little lift for my Monday morning ? Awesome facts although I may have looked a little crazy holding my nose, prodding my ear and whispering “crisp” on the train but who cares! ? #EatSleepBlogRT
Oh brilliant, glad it had that effect:) x
I love random facts like this, and those peppers are amazing!
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Arnt they freaky! so random:)
I will be trying number 6 out! #KCACOLS
Some interesting ones here! I knew about the New Zealand for sale one, but not the others. I love a good random fact. Thanks for linking with #FabFridayPost
That is such a great idea for a post! So refreshing and different! What?! Number 2is just bad!!!! I am so happy I live in 2016!!! Thank god for hospital and drugs such as morphine… That’s all I need to say! Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it:) Mainy
Thanks for the fun, I am much more educated now.
Kathleen
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Oh I love interesting facts like these! I seem to store them in my brain just for the right moment, it’s not happened yet! Sometimes they’ve helped me in quizzes though. #fabfridaypost
Yeah random facts are great for quiz nights:)
You should be on the local quiz team??? Genius when it comes to fact finding and fact sharing! #KCACOLS
Thanks! If only I could remember them all then I’d be lucky:)
No 7 just proves my husband is part gorilla! #KCACOLS
lol:)
Very fun and informative list! A nice happy little boost to my day for sure 🙂 xx #fabfridaypost
Good fun and yes I had to test point 1 and 10! #FabFridayPost
lol great:) x
Fascinating! I’ve got one: Ketchup was used as a medicine back in the 1930’s. ? Thank you so much for joining us on #FabFridayPost x
Ketchup, wow, not only tastes good but is good for you:)
brilliant! i love random facts! #thelist
Did you know that Flamingoes can only eat with their heads upside down? Yup. Fun post! I’m freaking about that sneexe factoid…Maybe a raincoat every day? Oy. #FabFridayPost
omg I didn’t know about the freaky flamingoes…love it!;) mainy x