Fancy That!
Facts to make you go“WOW!”
On July 16, 1945, the first atom bomb was tested in New Mexico – the blast melted sand into glass
The Welsh hold the record forthe number of people dressed as Smurfs at any one time –2,510 in 2009 Butterflies taste with their feet! They have chemoreceptors that tell them if aleaf can be eaten by theirlarvae when hatched
Queen Victoria was the first sovereign to reside in Buckingham Palace, moving in on July 13, 1837, just 3 weeks after her accession
WOW!
THE QUEEN VISITED THE SET OF GAMEOFTHRONES, BUT DID NOT SIT ON THE IRON THRONE BECAUSE THE RULING MONARCH CANNOT SIT ON A FOREIGN THRONE, EVEN IF IT IS FICTIONAL!
◆ A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate.
◆ BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A WALL FOR ONE HOUR BURNS 150 CALORIES… OR YOU COULD JUST WALK THE DOG FOR 45 MINUTES! ◆ ON JULY 15, ST SWITHIN’S DAY, PEOPLE WATCH THE WEATHER, AS TRADITION HAS IT THAT THE WEATHER ON THAT DAY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 40 DAYS.
◆ Rolling Stone Keith Richards is so keen on shepherd’s pie that he insists on getting the first piece in the canteen when the band go on tour.
◆ ASSUMING THEY LIVED TO 80, THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD WALK FIVE TIMES AROUND THE PLANET IN THEIR LIFETIME.
◆ Male rhesus macaque monkeys will “pay” (give up fruit) for the privilege of looking at pictures of female rhesus macaque monkeys’ bottoms! ◆ Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
◆ MOVIE TRAILERS WERE ORIGINALLY SHOWN AFTER THE SHOW, HENCE THE NAME “TRAILER”, BUT AUDIENCES DIDN’T STAY TO WATCH THEM!
◆ The Mary Rose sank on July 19, 1545.
◆ THE MOST COMMON TIME TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK IS BETWEEN 4AM AND 10AM ON A MONDAY MORNING.
◆ If you could not see them or smell them, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between an apple, a potato and an onion.
◆ THE SLOWEST FLYING BIRDS IN THE WORLD ARE AMERICAN AND EURASIAN WOODCOCKS, WHO IMPRESSIVELY MANAGE NOT TO FALL OUT OF THE SKY DURING THEIR 5MPH COURTSHIP ROUTINES!
WOW!
Sir Isaac Newton is widely credited as inventing the cat flap, having cut a hole in his study door so that his cat could come and go without disturbing him when he was working.
◆ GRAFFITI IS NOT MODERN – IN POMPEII, MESSAGES ON WALLS WERE PRESERVED IN VOLCANIC ASH… MESSAGES LIKE “STAPHYLUS WAS HERE” AND “PHILEROS IS A EUNUCH”.