Fancy That!

Facts to make you go“WOW!”

According to Russian superstition, an odd number of flowers in a bouquet is a portent of death

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DISNEYLAND EMPLOYS 200 CATS TO KEEP DOWN THE RODENT POPULATION (NOT INCLUDING MICKEY, OBVIOUSLY!)

◆ In the 17th century a “lucky” was an old woman who sold beer

◆ ONE OF THE LOUDEST SNORES EVER RECORDED MEASURED 111.6 DECIBELS. ◆ Four is considered an unlucky number in China, because it sounds like their word

for death. ◆ 40% of Twitter users never tweet, they just read news, click links and follow other people.

◆ Instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958.

◆ CAPTAIN BLACKBEARD, THE PIRATE, HAD A HIDEAWAY CAVE UNDER ST MARY REDCLIFFE CHURCH IN BRISTOL.

◆ Mongolia is nicknamed the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky because of its 250 days of sunshine each year.

◆ CATHERINE OF ARAGON WAS AMBASSADOR FOR THE SPANISH COURT IN ENGLAND, AND THE FIRST FEMALE AMBASSADOR IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY.

◆ Your skin accounts for 15% of your body weight.

◆ CHELMSFORD IS KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF RADIO, BECAUSE GUGLIELMO MARCONI OPENED THE FIRST RADIO FACTORY THERE IN 1899.

◆ India has three times the population of the USA, but is just a third of its size.

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THE BIGGEST BLUE WHALE EVER RECORDED WAS AS LONG AS A BOEING 737 PLANE AND MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF TIMES LONGER THAN A DOUBLEDECKER BUS.

◆ Australia has the world’s longest golf course, measuring more than 850 miles. ◆ A muscle called the pili makes your hair stand up in the cold or when scared.

◆ A BANANA PEEL CAN EXIST FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AFTER BEING DROPPED IN THE STREET.

Bears can be aged by counting the rings in across-section of their tooth