Fancy That!

Facts to make you go“WOW!”

THE SUNNIEST SUMMER ON RECORD WAS 1976 WITH A DAZZLING 669 HOURS OF BRIGHT SUNSHINE.

◆ The 100 folds in a chef’s toque are said to represent 100 ways to cook an egg!

◆ LIKE FINGERPRINTS, EVERYONE’S TONGUE PRINT IS DIFFERENT. ◆ You’ve heard of Manhattenhenge? Well, there’s also Milton Keynes Henge! The town’s Midsummer Boulevard lines up with sunrise on the summer solstice so the sun reflects in the glass of the train station. ◆ Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once sneaked out of a White House event, commandeered an airplane and went on a joyride to Baltimore!

◆ ON AVERAGE AROUND 30 TORNADOES ARE RECORDED EACH YEAR IN THE UK, BUT MOST ARE TOO WEAK TO EVEN NOTICE. ◆ Studies show that men are more likely to cheat in summer!

◆ TOWER BRIDGE IN LONDON WAS OPENED ON JUNE 30, 1894. AFTER THE CEREMONY THE BASCULES WERE RAISED TO ALLOW A FLOTILLA OF SHIPS AND BOATS TO SAIL DOWN THE THAMES. ◆ Scientists say that babies born in summer are more likely to suffer from mood swings than those born in other seasons. ◆ THE SPIRAL SHAPES OF SUNFLOWERS FOLLOW A FIBONACCI SEQUENCE – 1,1,2,3,5,8… WHERE EACH NUMBER IS THE SUM OF THE LAST TWO. ◆ An ostrich’s brain is actually smaller than one of its eyeballs. ◆ Sleep literally cleans your brain – cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day.

◆ THE BRITISH LIBRARY IN LONDON IS THE LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE WORLD, WITH MORE THAN 170 MILLION ITEMS CATALOGUED.

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