1) The ozone layer smells faintly of geraniums.
2) The first production company to use the word "vagina" on film was Walt Disney Productions in 1946.
3) The simplest element in the universe is hydrogen. It has a nucleus of just one proton, around which orbits a single electron. If the proton were the size of a drawing pin, the electron would be the size of a pinhead, and it would be one kilometre away.
4) Ping-pong developed from an earlier game known as Whiff-waff.
5) “Goodbye” is a contraction of “God be with ye.” It was shortened at first to "godbwye." "God" then changed to "good" with the influence of common partings such as "good day" and "good night."
6) Due to the speed and rotation of its orbit, Mercury’s days last longer than its years.
7) Genghis Kahn killed 11% of the world’s population.
8) Before wedding rings became the norm, sewing thimbles were frequently given as a symbol of engagement.
9) Aprons used to be called “Naprons” until “a napron” was changed to “an apron”.
10) Beaver (for the sick-minded, I'm referring to the animal) anal secretions contain a substance commonly found in aspirin. Called castoreum, it is also used as a flavoring to enhance raspberry flavored hard candies and it's also in foods and drinks too. Don't worry, its “natural”!
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Random Facts You Didn't Need to Know
CasualeThis is a totally random compilation of facts, collected for my own enjoyment. After all my years of storing them up, I felt it was time to share them with you. Well... enjoy this bundle of totally random awesomeness!
