Fancy That!
Facts to make you go“WOW!”
WOW!
North Korean woman must choose their hairstyle from 14 approved styles, and men must choose theirs from a list of 10.
◆ THE FIRST HORSES WERE THE SIZE OF CATS.
◆ Singer Nik Kershaw has a brother who trains dolphins.
◆ THE FIRST BASEBALL GAME BETWEEN TWO CLUBS WAS PLAYED IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, USA, IN 1849.
◆ A librocubicularist is a person who reads in bed.
◆ 1940s women arranged their hair over rolled-up stockings to give it extra height.
◆ THE PHRASE “GLASS CEILING” AS A BARRIER TO PROMOTION WAS COINED BY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT MARILYN LODEN IN 1978.
◆ BEFORE JULIUS CAESAR’S CALENDAR REFORM OF 45BC, FEBRUARY WAS THE ONLY MONTH WITH AN EVEN NUMBER OF DAYS – ALL THE REST HAD 29 OR 31.
◆ Panama hats originated in Ecuador.
◆ EMAIL IS THE MOST USED FUNCTION OF THE INTERNET AMONG BRITONS, WITH ORDERING GOODS AND SERVICES IN SECOND PLACE AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN THIRD.
◆ Snowflakes fall at about 1.5mph and can take an hour to reach the ground.
◆ FROGS CAN BREATHE THROUGH THEIR SKIN.
◆ The first meal eaten on the Moon included bacon squares, sugar biscuits, coffee, tinned peaches and a pineapple and grapefruit juice drink.
WOW!
ONLY 2% OF THE POPULATION HAVE GREEN EYES.
◆ Pink has been shown to have a calming effect – the paler the pink the more calming it is, but pinks closer to red have the opposite effect.
◆ Exhibits at the now closed Hollywood Bra Museum included the brassiere Tony Curtis wore in the movie Some Like It Hot.
◆ MOUNT DISAPPOINTMENT IN AUSTRALIA WAS SO NAMED BECAUSE OF THE POOR VIEW FROM THE TOP.