#68: 11 Did you know amazing facts

Mount Everest (in the Himalayas) was formed millions of years after Tyrannosaurus rex became extinct. Tweet This

The nine species of moa were the only wingless birds that ever existed on Earth. They used to inhabit New Zealand and were overhunted to extinction around 1500 by the Maori tribe. Tweet This

Maybe you have noticed that the heads of Lego figures have a hole. Its sole purpose is to prevent choking. Tweet This

Upon his return to Colombia, the football player Andres Escobar was murdered for having scored an own goal which led to his national team’s elimination from the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Tweet This

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The assault rifle, AK-47, appears on the flag of Mozambique, on the coats of arms of Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso (1984-97) and East Timor. The rifle is also seen on the flag of Lebanese militant organization, Hezbollah. Tweet This

On Faroe Islands, they fit cameras on the back of sheep to create Google Street View. Tweet This

In 1943, Project Habakkuk was discussed in details by the UK military. In short, they planned to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete (a mixture of wood pulp and ice, named after Geoffrey Pyke) for use against Nazi U-boats in the mid-Atlantic. Tweet This

Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasite that eats fish’s tongue and takes its place. Tweet This

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In the 1960s, during the Cold War, the USA and the Soviet Union tried to create nuclear-powered bombers. Both research programs had been scrapped before an operational aircraft was ever constructed. Tweet This

Jehovah’s Witnesses is one of the few religions that have never been involved in a war. Its followers don’t use the cross and don’t accept blood transfusions. Tweet This

In 19th century, scientists observed the fast evolution of the peppered moth’s colour near Manchester, UK. It was due to the air pollution and is dubbed “one of the clearest and most easily understood examples of Darwinian evolution in action”. Tweet This

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