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Heat up food in plastic containers in a microwave causes health risks such as breast cancer. Myths or facts?
A story about a woman killed by a spider in her big and fancy hairdo in the 1950s.
The world's smallest waistline is 15 inches, a record held by a woman named Cathie Jung.
The world's deadliest spider - the Brazilian Wandering Spider
Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year! Strange fact.
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad in first class.
Studies conducted on 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, not one single case reported where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
A flea can jump up to 350 times its body length. That would be equivalent to jumping the length of a entire football field for a human.
Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed.
Every bit of the coconut is used. As a result, coconuts are called the "Tree of Life" and can produce drink, fiber, food, fuel, utensils, musical instruments, and much more.
When intra-venous (IV) solution was in short supply, doctors during World War II and Vietnam used coconut water in substitution of IV solutions.
Botanically, the coconut palm is not a tree since there is no bark, no branches, or secondary growth. A coconut palm is a woody perennial monocotyledon with the trunk being the stem.
Possibly the oldest reference is from Cosmas, a 5th century AD Egyptian traveler. He wrote about the "Indian nut" or "nut of India" after visiting India and Ceylon, Some scholars believe Cosmas was describing a coconut.
Soleyman, an Arab merchant, visited China in the 9th century and describes the use of coir fiber and toddy made from coconuts.
It takes about 11 -12 months for the coconut to mature.
At one time scientists identified over 60 species of Cocos palm. Today, the coconut is a monotypic with one species, nucifera. However, there are over 80 varieties of coconut palms, which are defined by characteristics such as dwarf and tall.
Coconut growing regions are as far north as Hawaii and as far south as Madagascar.
The toothbrush as we know it today was not invented until 1938. However, early forms of the toothbrush have been in existence since 3000 BC. Ancient civilizations used a "chew stick," which was a thin twig with a frayed end. These 'chew sticks' were rubbed against the teeth.
The first mass-produced toothbrush was made by William Addis of Clerkenwald, England, around 1780.
The first American to patent a toothbrush was H. N. Wadsworth, (patent number 18,653,) on Nov. 7, 1857.
Mass production of toothbrushes began in America around 1885.
One of the first electric toothbrushes to hit the American market was in 1960. It was marketed by the Squibb company under the name Broxodent.
Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. An six-year-old laughs an average of 300 times a day. Grownups only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.
If you toss a penny 10,000 times, the odds of getting the heads will be more likely to be 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
In Australia, there are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.
The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.
If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050.
No one knows for sure why a domestic cat purrs, but many people interpret the sound as one of contentment. Our understanding of how a domestic cat purrs is becoming more complete; most scientists agree that the larynx (voice box), laryngeal muscles, and a neural oscillator are involved.
A camel's hump does not hold water at all - it actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. With proper food and rest the hump will return to normal.
Geese fly in V to conserve their energy. Each bird flies slightly above the bird in front of him, resulting in a reduction of wind resistance. The birds take turns being in the front, falling back when they get tired. In this way, the geese can fly for a long time before they must stop for rest.
Fact. The only continent without a desert is Europe.
Vanilla flowers may only be naturally pollinated by a specific bee found in Mexico. Vanilla grown elsewhere must have each flower individually pollinated by human workers.
Meet the world's smallest dog, a 4-inch Lake County Chihuahua.
At any given moment, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk. Share myths, facts, urban legends, and misinformation on MythsFacts.com
About 1/3 of American adults are at least 20% above their recommended weight. Share myths, facts, urban legends, and misinformation on MythsFacts.com.
There are two types of coral, hard coral and soft coral. Hard coral species appear in reefs while soft coral species do not build reefs. Share myths, facts, urban legends, and misinformation on MythsFacts.com.
In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors. When the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on both of their chests.
A cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. In 1982, David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus which ended up falling on top of him and killed him.
It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach.
When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart.
World's verified oldest living people, who have been verified by an international, rather than a national, body.
The world's oldest living tree is the spruce found in Sweden which root system has been growing for 9,550 years.
Money isn't made of paper. Money is made of cotton. Read and share interesting facts on mythsfacts.com.
A coffee tree yields about one pound of coffee in a year. Share interesting and funny facts on mythsfacts.com.
The French consume approximately 500,000,000 snails per year. Share fun and interesting facts about food on MythsFacts.com.
There are about 100,000 bacteria in one liter of drinking water. Share interesting facts on MythsFacts.com.
Most lipstick contains fish scales. Share and read irrelevant facts, interesting facts, amusing facts, and random facts on mythsfacts.com.
In 1978, Emilio Marco Palma was the first person to be born in Antarctica.
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. Learn myths and random facts, interesting facts, and amusing facts on MythsFacts.com.
Xie Qiuping is a Chinese woman who holds the record for world's longest hair. On 8 May 2004, her hair was measured to be 5.627 meters (18 ft 5.54 in).
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world's fattest cat weighed 40.9 pounds!
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world's fattest cat weighed 40.9 pounds!
Xie Qiuping is a Chinese woman who holds the record for world's longest hair. On 8 May 2004, her hair was measured to be 5.627 meters (18 ft 5.54 in).
Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button because it was removed during a surgery. Learn fun facts, interesting facts, and amusing facts on MythsFacts.com.
Hair grows back thicker and darker after shaving. Myths. Share interesting facts and myths on MythsFacts.com.
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. Learn myths and random facts, interesting facts, and amusing facts on MythsFacts.com.
Most lipstick contains fish scales. Share and read irrelevant facts, interesting facts, amusing facts, and random facts on mythsfacts.com.
In 1978, Emilio Marco Palma was the first person to be born in Antarctica.
By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed.
Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it. Share your Interesting facts on MythsFacts.com
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