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Interesting Facts That You May Not Be Aware Of

Did you Know?

In 1938, Time Magazine chose Adolf Hitler for "Man of the Year."

Milions of people globally every month search for something online with the words interesting facts in it.

Many people who read the word yawn or yawning begin to feel the urge to yawn.  Are they contagious?

You can bid on the answer to the question, "What's the Meaning of Life?" on Ebay.

Did you know that if tonsils are dropped they can bounce as strongly as a bouncy ball?

A turtle can breathe through it’s butt.

Dragonfly nymphs, which are aquatic, take water in through the rectum and absorb oxygen through gill-like structures in the hindgut.

If you squeeze your nose together where no air goes in or out, you can’t hum. Try it!

If China’s population would walk past someone in a single line, the rate of reproduction is high enough to keep the line going forever.

If a woman’s name is Mary it is against the law to be a prostitute in the city of Siena Italy. Otherwise, it’s perfectly legal as long as the brothel stays within the laws and rules of the government.

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

Porcupines float in water.

If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.

The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).

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