#66: 18 Lesser known amazing random facts

Ostriches need to raise their head in order to swallow when eating and drinking. Tweet This

The Hague is the third biggest inhabited locality in The Netherlands with its 510 000 citizens. Administratively speaking however, it has never received an official city status and is dubbed “the largest village in Europe”. Tweet This

In 1927, Julius Wagner-Jauregg received a Nobel Prize for his discovery that if you have syphilis and then you contract malaria, the high fever will cure your syphilis. Tweet This

12 publishing houses rejected J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter before it got published; William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” was rejected 20 times. Tweet This

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Out of superstition, Japanese never cut their nails after dark. Nor they whistle at night. Tweet This

Etorphine is 3000 times stronger than morphine. Less than 15 mg of it is enough to immobilize an African elephant. Tweet This

After sexual intercourse, men’s beard grows faster. Tweet This

Walt Disney was the first to use the marketing approach called synergy. Tweet This

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In 1935, Esperanto language was legally forbidden in Nazi Germany and many Esperantists ended up in concentration camps. Tweet This

In 1976, the Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comaneci, was the first athlete ever to receive the maximal 10.00 score on Olympic Games. Tweet This

When observed from an airplane, rainbow sometimes looks like a discus, and not like an arch. Tweet This

In Greek language, symposium roughly means “drinking together”. Tweet This

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Pheasants have the longest feathers. Tweet This

The first Barbie doll was sold in 1959. Tweet This

Milunka Savic was a Serbian war heroine. She joined the army taking the place of her brother and fought in the Balkan Wars and the World War I. By the time her real gender was discovered, she had already been decorated and promoted to corporal. Tweet This

In 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel patented the revolving door. He had a phobia of opening doors for others, especially for women. Tweet This

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Cabernet Sauvignon is the most popular wine worldwide. Tweet This

The earliest copy of the masterpiece Mona Lisa was painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s students. It is presently kept in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. Tweet This