Fun Facts 8

And we have another volley of awesome fun facts-

No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7X

Blueberry juice boosts memory

Elephants are the only animal with 4 knees

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell

We, humans, forget 90% of our dreams

Just days before the World Cup of 1966 in England, the trophy was stolen and then later retrieved by a dog

The city of Portland, Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844. Heads for Portland, tails for Boston

Laughter is a proven way to lose wieght

The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for 2 weeks, mates and then dies

Reno, Nevada has the highest rate of alcoholism in the US. Provo, Utah the has the lowest

80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women-sad isn't it

A shrimp's heart is in its head

George Washington didn't want his image on US coins.

In the US, Americans eat about 18 acres of pizza a day

If you plug your nose and keep your mouth closed, you can't hum

Diamonds are NOT that rare. De Beers creates an artificial scarcity by stockpiling mined diamonds and selling them in small amounts

The US holds the highest divorce rate in the world

On average, Dutch people are the tallest in the world

Jaguars are frightened by dogs

Kissing is healthier than shaking hands

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  • Wow once agian weird facts well another excuse for teens to kiss is it is healthier than shaking hands and or hand holding. Wow i didn't know laughing helped lose weight i am going to laugh some more. You need to put the site where you get this information so i can visit it.

  • I would agree with washington... Who would want their face on a coin and them get disted be all the people would didnt like him....
  • kissing is seriously healthier then holding hands? seriously? thats weird. and are elephants REALLY the only animals that have 4 knees? what about giraffes?

  • the fact that we forget 90% of our dreams really makes me sad..i wish i remembered them haha

  • i believe the whole 90% of dreams are forgotten..i never remember mine.. 

    & i agree with mariah about the picture thing..that is pretty much pathetic!

  • sweet! i can't believe that a shrimp's heart is in its head, and humans forget 90% of their dreams.
  • its kinda funny how jaguars are frighten by dogs!!
  • The fact that kissing is healthier than shaking hands is a sign that we need to wash our hands more. 80% of pictures on the internet are of naked women makes me want to throw up! We are in a very corupt society.
  • right at the pluging your nose and keeping your mouth shut i tried it right away
  • i remember those single-celled days.. good times..
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