FANCY THAT!

Facts to make you go“WOW!”

The bandages of an unwrapped Ancient Egyptian mummy could stretch for 1.6km.

◆ OMAR, THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CAT, IS 3FT 11IN LONG AND WEIGHS 2ST 3LB.

The markings of some species of Callicore butterfly resemble the number 89 on one wing and 98 on the other

◆ The full Moon in March is called the Worm Moon, because worms come out of the ground at the end of winter.

◆ OTHER NAMES FOR THE MARCH FULL MOON INCLUDE THE SUGAR MOON, CHASTE MOON, SAP MOON AND THE OLD ENGLISH NAME, LENTEN MOON.

◆ ACCORDING TO WEATHER LORE, THUNDERSTORMS IN MARCH MEAN A GOOD HARVEST.

◆ Peru is the only country whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard.

◆ THE “P” IN THE PINTEREST LOGO IS SHAPED LIKE A PIN.

◆ The 30mph speed limit in built-up areas was imposed on March 18, 1935.

◆ BIGGO-EGO, GLOOMY, DIRTY, NIFTY AND SHIFTY WERE AMONG 50 NAMES CONSIDERED FOR THE SEVEN DWARFS.

◆ Alexander Bell, inventor of the telephone, was born this month in 1847.

Marbles and skipping are the traditional games of Lent

◆ According to myth, the spring equinox is the only time of the year when an egg can be balanced on its end. It’s not true… but is it worth trying?

◆ DANIEL CRAIG, JUSTIN BIEBER, ELTON JOHN AND ARETHA FRANKLIN WERE ALL BORN IN MARCH.

Roger Federer and Andre Agassi played the world’s highest game of tennis on a hotel’s helipad – 1,053ft above a beach in Dubai

The daffodil is the birth flower for March

◆ THE FOREST RIVERS OF CHERRAPUNJ IN NORTH-EAST INDIA HAVE LIVING BRIDGES MADE BY TWISTING THE ROOTS AND BRANCHES OF TREES.

◆ Nets were first fitted to football goals on March 23, 1891.

◆ THE FIRST KNOWN USE OF THE WORD OBESITY WAS IN 1611.

◆ A baldric is a belt worn diagonally across the chest and shoulder, often to carry a sword or drum.

◆ MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.

◆ GOATS IN THE MOROCCAN VILLAGE OF TAMRI ARE KNOWN TO CLIMB 30FT UP TREES IN SEARCH OF BERRIES.

◆ Zenda was the world’s oldest lion when she passed away aged 25 in 2016 at Philadelphia Zoo.