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25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 9:04am On Jan 20, 2015
Hi Nairalanders,these are astounding facts that you've probably never heard of..... Apart from being educative they are interesting as well... As they say KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. If this thread gets enough views they will be more parts...

All you need to do is sit back with some margaritas in your hand and ENJOY!.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 9:09am On Jan 20, 2015
1. Getting struck by lightning hit the skin to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit that is hotter than the surface of the sun.


2. Honey is the only food that does not spoil.


3. The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters which is A,E,I,O,U,H,K,L,M,N,P,W


4. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 9:12am On Jan 20, 2015
5. Hummingbirds are the only animals that can fly backwards.


6. A flamingo can only eat with its head upside down.

7. The lighter was invented 10years before the match was.


8. It's physically impossible for a pig to look up at the sky

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 9:26am On Jan 20, 2015
9. The very first internet domain name to ever be registered was symbolics.com on March 15 1989 and still exists today. Go and try it.

10. in a study by the university of Chicago in 1915 it was concluded that the easiest colour to spot at a distance is the colour yellow which is also the most popular colour for the taxi cab.

11. The largest employers in the world is the U.S Department of defense which employs over 3million people.

12. The One hundred and twenty year old song "Happy birthday" is actually copyrighted and its own by Warner Chapel Music, the company still insist that nobody can sing it without first paying royalties so basically you've been breaking the law at every birthday you've ever been to.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 9:37am On Jan 20, 2015
13. Humans are born with 350 bones in their body but when a person. Reaches adulthood we only have 206,this is because our bones fuse together as the body grows and develop.

14. There are 158 verses in the Greek national anthem making it the longest national anthem in the world to put that into perspective the Canadian and the american anthems both only have four verses each.

15. The Maldive coconut is the largest see in the world.

16. Apple seeds actually contain a cyanide compound.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 9:43am On Jan 20, 2015
17. In dirt soil a mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.

18. It is impossible to tickle yourself this is because your cerebellum warns the rest of your brain that you're about to tickle yourself,so it ignores the resulting sensation.

19. The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.

20. Astronauts are taller in space due to lack of gravity.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 10:02am On Jan 20, 2015
21. The total surface area of a human lung is 750 square feet that is roughly the same size of one side of a tennis court.

22 Of all the animals in the world the mosquito has contributed to more death than any other animals in the world.

23. All elephants walk on their tiptoe this is because the back part of their foot is made up of all fat and no bone.

24. Hawaii has the only royal palace in the united states still used as an official residence by a reigning Monarch.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by paix(m): 10:02am On Jan 20, 2015
Wow, interesting. I never knew apple seeds contained cyanide compound. Would it cause any harm if eaten?
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 10:04am On Jan 20, 2015
25. The strong muscle in the human body proportional to its size is the tongue.



.....Thanks for viewing.......

......... Valar Moghulis.

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 10:07am On Jan 20, 2015
Maybe, if the seeds are consumed..
paix:
Wow, interesting. I never knew apple seeds contained cyanide compound. Would it cause any harm if eaten?
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by dyadeleye(m): 10:24am On Jan 20, 2015
Nice one OP....
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 10:31am On Jan 20, 2015
Thank you, thanks for reading.
dyadeleye:
Nice one OP....
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Thewhizzkid1(m): 11:23am On Jan 20, 2015
holicalpha:
Maybe, if the seeds are consumed..
What?? Heard the seeds are the most nutritious parts. And I eat d seeds occasionally. God help ur son.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by paix(m): 11:26am On Jan 20, 2015
holicalpha:
Maybe, if the seeds are consumed..
. Ok, noted.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 11:45am On Jan 20, 2015
Really.?? Lol..... You've been putting yourself in danger.
Thewhizzkid1:

What?? Heard the seeds are the most nutritious parts. And I eat d seeds occasionally. God help ur son.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by blessedvisky(m): 12:14pm On Jan 20, 2015
nice ones. May God punish all those skinny mosquitoes....
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Thewhizzkid1(m): 12:35pm On Jan 20, 2015
holicalpha:
Really.?? Lol..... You've been putting yourself in danger.
No. I've not. Jux browsed about it recently.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 1:33pm On Jan 20, 2015
Lmao them no dey hear you....
blessedvisky:
nice ones. May God punish all those skinny mosquitoes....
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Lanrefreshkid: 1:47pm On Jan 20, 2015
Interesting..keep it coming
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by ChiSun27(m): 1:59pm On Jan 20, 2015
Humming bird though....God is wonderful.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by holicalpha(m): 2:16pm On Jan 20, 2015
I might post another.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by mytime24(f): 2:21pm On Jan 20, 2015
Nice1
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by wiseone28: 3:56pm On Jan 20, 2015
wow.. it should be more than 25

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Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Tenim47(m): 4:49pm On Jan 20, 2015
doz skeleton wan dance shoki ni
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by liveyourlife: 5:53pm On Jan 20, 2015
nice
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Nobody: 5:55pm On Jan 20, 2015
holicalpha:
1. Getting struck by lightning hit the skin to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit that is hotter than the surface of the sun.


2. Honey is the only food that does not spoil.


3. The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters which is A,E,I,O,U,H,K,L,M,N,P,W


4. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

I dispute number 2. Honey can spoil! Google the word osmophile or osmophilic microorganism for more enlightenment.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Thewhizzkid1(m): 6:51pm On Jan 20, 2015
Another amazing facts!!
You can never lick your elbows.
Your eye and ear are on the same level except maybe u have a genetic disease.
Check now!!!!!
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by heffem(m): 6:55pm On Jan 20, 2015
paix:
Wow, interesting. I never knew apple seeds contained cyanide compound. Would it cause any harm if eaten?
yeah, it will definitely do....this same compound U̶̲̥̅̊ see in cassava, that if not properly processed to garri or cassava flakes.....it can affect one's sight if constantly consumed.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by paix(m): 9:09pm On Jan 20, 2015
heffem:
yeah, it will definitely do....this same compound U̶̲̥̅̊ see in cassava, that if not properly processed to garri or cassava flakes.....it can affect one's sight if constantly consumed.
Good to know, thanks.
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by lyricalpontiff(m): 11:20pm On Jan 20, 2015
Knowledge is power
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by mtprofessor5(m): 12:01am On Jan 21, 2015
Educative I must say
Re: 25 AMAZING FACTS (with Pictures) by Nobody: 12:33am On Jan 21, 2015
It iš physically impossible for one to count one's teeth with one's tongue.
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please put your tongue back in your mouth, it makes you look likę a dog grin

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