Showing posts with label facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label facts. Show all posts

Friday, 2 May 2014

Some Facts Some Figures

  1. Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.
  2. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
  3. There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
  4. There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
  5. More than 2 million documents will be lost by the IRS this year.

Friday, 14 June 2013

Facts about: Human, Jakie Chan, Fregoli Syndrome

 
  1. Humans have explored only 5% of the world's oceans so far.
  2. Jackie Chan will donate 100% of his $130 million to charity after his death.
  3.  Fregoli syndrome is a delusion where a person believes everyone they meet throughout the course of a day are actually all the same person.
 
 
 

Saturday, 11 May 2013

Facts about[sneakers,Andre the giant,powerpuff girls,crocodile]

  • The name "sneakers" originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather soled dress shoes. Someone wearing sneakers could "sneak up" on you
  • Honey is the only food that will not rot. A jar of honey may remain edible for over 3000 years.
  • Andre The Giant has been unofficially crowned "The Greatest Drunk on Earth" for once consuming 119 beers in only 6 hours.
  • The Powerpuff Girls were originally named “The Whoopass Girls.”
  • You can buy crocodile insurance while visiting Australia.   

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Facts about tornadoes


  1. Each year, about a thousand tornadoes touch down in the United States, far more than any other country.
  2. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over a body of water.
  3. A strong tornado can pick up a house and move it down the block.
  4. 3 out of every 4 tornadoes in the world happen in the United States.
  5. Tornado winds are the fastest winds on Earth.
  6. Tornadoes are most likely to occur between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., but can occur at any time.
  7. Tornadoes generally travel from the southwest and at an average speed of 30 miles per hour.  However, some tornadoes have very erratic paths, with speeds approaching 70 mph.