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1) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

2) The King of Hearts is the only King without a moustache

3) On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.

4) "Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order

5) Donald Ducks middle name is Fauntleroy.

6) It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

7) 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts

8) Human birth control pills work on gorillas

9) Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks - otherwise it will digest itself.

10) Some fish will change their gender half way through their life

11) 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled

12) Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode

13) Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear any pants

14) Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine

15) A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death

16) Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

17) Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries

18) Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them

19) "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel

20) In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

21) Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete

22) It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland

23) 11% of the world is left handed

24) More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes

25) A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years

26)A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue

27) Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue

28) An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

29) Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour

30) 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie

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⏰ Last updated: Dec 13, 2013 ⏰

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