#2: 32 Random weird facts

The government in Iceland developed an app to curb involuntary inbreeding. Tweet This

With few exceptions, mixing antibiotics with alcohol would not do any harm. Tweet This

In the USA, a “13” in the address of a property will drop its price by USD 5,500. Tweet This

US stock market always falls around the dates of sun eclipse. Tweet This

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Which is the Rocket City in the USA? Wrong, Huntsville. Tweet This

Musical notes got their names from the first syllables of each verse of a religious Hymn. Tweet This

It’s not that easy to set on fire big quantity diesel. You can try with a match and a litre of diesel. Tweet This

Level of testosterone in our body is responsible for the ratio index finger/ring finger. Tweet This

“For sale: Baby shoes, never worn” is considered to be the shortest novel ever written. Tweet This

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The superstition “Three on a match” or “Unlucky third light” dates from the Boer War, when sharpshooters often killed the third enemy soldier, lighting cigarette from the same match at night. Tweet This

NASA renamed sizes of early condom-based toilets from S, M and L into “large, gigantic and humongous” because male astronauts’ ego would make them grab L, regardless of the real size. Tweet This

“Galapagos syndrome” describes how Japanese cell phones evolved so fast that the isolation from the rest of the world actually deepened. Tweet This

F-111 jet fighters aircraft were equipped with an ashtray. Tweet This

All British tanks after WW2 possess tea-making equipment. Tweet This

Goats have pupils with rectangular shape. Tweet This

In your sixties you will have lost half of your taste buds. Tweet This

The carbon in you would suffice for the production almost 9,500 pencils. Tweet This

Babies commence dreaming before being born. Tweet This

90% of the cells in your body are of human origin. The rest are bacteria. Tweet This

Middle finger’s nail is the fastest growing one. Tweet This

Licking 10 stamps, you burn a calorie. Tweet This

Banging head against the wall consumes over 120 calories an hour. Tweet This

Most of the sweat evanesces before a person notices it’s there. Tweet This

Human hair is in practice close to being indestructible. Tweet This

Nails and hair stop growing after death. They appear longer when skin dehydrates and retreats the scalp and nail beds. Tweet This

Human head can retain consciousness for up to 30 seconds after decapitation. Tweet This

Long ago, people used to run after their prey until it died of exhaustion. Tweet This

Half of human DNA is identical with that of … bananas. Tweet This

A spermatozoid contains almost 40MB of male DNA. Tweet This

Men suffer from hiccups more often. Tweet This

Karate translates in Japanese “empty hand”. Tweet This

Only humans shed emotional tears. Tweet This