Fancy That!

Facts to make you go“WOW!”

u THE THREE STRIPES ON THE MEXICAN FLAG STAND FOR HOPE (GREEN), PURITY (WHITE) AND THE BLOOD OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE (RED). There was an old Irish tradition in which a hen was tied to a newlywed couple’s bed to ensure fertility. THE RADIO LICENCE WAS INTRODUCED IN THE UK IN 1922 AND COST TEN SHILLINGS.

Japan has street vending machines for goods including beer, hotdogs, toilet paper, umbrellas, eggs and light bulbs.

THE US STATE OF ARIZONA IS ALMOST AS BIG AS ITALY. Henry VI was nine months old when he became King of England.

THE STEAM ENGINE WAS INVENTED BY THOMAS SAVERY IN 1698.

Osmium is the densest substance on Earth. THE THEME TUNE TO STARSKY ANDHUTCH WAS COMPOSED BY TOM SCOTT AND IS CALLED GOTCHA.

Every part of a yew tree is poisonous, except for its berries. If the history of the Earth was condensed into 24 hours, human history would begin at six minutes to midnight.

TONI BASIL WAS NEARLY 40 WHEN SHE WORE HER OLD HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER OUTFIT IN THE VIDEO TO HER NUMBER ONE HIT, MICKEY. ONLY THREE PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE MARIANA TRENCH – THE DEEPEST SPOT IN THE OCEAN.

The International Flat Earth Research Society was founded by Samuel Shenton in 1956. HARRIET QUIMBY WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY A PLANE ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.

An albatross can glide for up to six days without flapping its wings