Saturday 29 December 2012

Quirky Facts #6



- In 2013, you can reuse calenders from 2002, 1991, 1985, 1974, 1963, 1957, 1946, 1935, 1929, 1918
- Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps, on 1st of May 1840. Hence, UK stamps ae the only stamps in the world not to bear the name of the country of origin
- The world's best known word is "OK"
- The second is "Coca Cola"
- A giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue
- Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water
 - Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripe cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball
- If the population of China walked past you in a single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction

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