#81: 20 Little known interesting random facts

Australia’s most dangerous creature is … the horse. Horses kill more people than all venomous animals combined. Tweet This

In 1943, the US Supreme Court ruled that forcing public schoolchildren to salute the flag violates the First Amendment. Tweet This

Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent “Barbie” Roberts. Tweet This

The film actor, director and producer, Jackie Chan, is also a trained opera singer. Tweet This

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Desire path or desire line is a path created by human or animal traffic. Tweet This

All adult amphibious animals are carnivores. Tweet This

Romans did not have an equivalent word for “interesting”. Tweet This

Adult moths do not eat clothes. To start with, they do not even have a mouth. Tweet This

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Whales have eardrums larger in diameter than their throats. Tweet This

Ostriches have the smallest eggs for their size. Although being the largest single cell in nature, an ostrich egg is less than 1.5 % of mother’s weight. Tweet This

Sweaty people and pregnant women have greater chance of being bitten by a mosquito. Tweet This

Measured from the centre of Earth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is higher than the Himalayas. Tweet This

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In Saudi Arabia, women cannot drive but can obtain a pilot’s licence. Tweet This

Worldwide, millions of people own a mobile phone but not a toothbrush. Tweet This

Metropolis, the home of Superman, really exists (in Illinois, USA). Tweet This

Francium was discovered in 1939. It was the last chemical element to be found in nature. Tweet This

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Denmark is by far the world leader in incineration of household waste, burning some 80% of the local waste. Tweet This

The shipping company, which operated the Titanic at the time the disaster, stopped paying salaries to crew members from the day of sinking. Tweet This

Only flamingos, pigeons and some penguins produce “milk”. Crop milk is a secretion from the lining of the crop of parent birds that is regurgitated to young birds. Tweet This

Iowa, USA, is the only state with a name that starts with two vowels. Tweet This