301 Useless Facts

I found this list of useless fact and i had lot of fun reading it. Well the truth is that many of the facts are actually false, but that doesn't decrease the fun part. Here are some examples:

- Most household dust is made of dead skin cells

- Around 2,000 left-handed people die annually due to improper use of equipment designed only for right handed people

- Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day

- Nepal is the only country that doesn’t have a rectangular flag. Switzerland is the only country with a square flag

- In “Silence of the Lambs”, Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) never blinks

- “The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English - Al Capone’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer

- If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb

- The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes

- There are only four words in the English language that end in “-dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

- Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations (implemented on July 16, 1969) makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles

- The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with (not counting the words “North” and “South)

- Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest

- Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying

These are some of the facts that you can find on the next link. Have fun, remember to read the comments, and don't forget: Don't believe everything you read :)

301 USELESS FACTS