20 Fun Facts From All Over The World

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Our world is an amazing place we live in. In this article, you will find the most amazing facts from all over the world. Become the most interesting person in the room!

Some of these 20 fun facts will cheer you up, others will make you think a lot. However, no one will remain indifferent. These amazing facts are devoted to history, geography, fascinating science, and daily life.

#1 Sneeze Travels 100 mph

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h. and creates upwards of 100,000 droplets.

#2 Your Smartphone is Pure Gold

There is more gold in a ton of mobile phones than in a ton of gold ore. There is only one gram of gold in a ton of gold ore. You can get the same amount from 41 phones.

#3 Cats and Eyebrows

If a cat of an Ancient Egyptian died, he took it to a sacred cat burial ground then shaved off his eyebrows and mourned until the eyebrows grew back.

#4 Some Lizards Can't Breath

The way some lizards twist their bodies while running compresses their lungs so they need to stop every now and again to breathe.

#5 Microwave Ovens Save Energy

An average microwave uses more energy on the display (showing the time 24/7) than it does on being used to heat up things.

#6 Can't Take My Eyes Off You

A reindeer's eyes turn blue in the winter so they can see better in low light.

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#7 Some Truth About Polar Bears

Polar bear hair is actually mostly clear and their skin is black.

#8 Your Fingernails and Hair Are Brothers

Do you know that fingernails are made of the same material as your hair?

#9 Twin Record

The record time between the birth of twins is 87 days.

#10 Saliva And Taste

We can taste food if only you have saliva in the mouth. If you put food on a dry tongue, you won’t taste it.

#11 Horses and their mustaches

Some horses have mustaches! This is due to their breed living in places with lots of burrs, and the mustache protected their lips when they ate.

#12 Don't Leave Your Alpaca Alone

Loneliness can make alpacas sick and even kill them.

#13 The Eldest Creatures

Cockroaches were there 120 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth.

#14 Don't mess with China

Brad Pitt was banned from entering China for his role in the movie Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He was banned along with Director Jean-Jacques Annaud and co-actor David Thewlis for portraying the Dalai Lama in a positive light.

#15 Why Bananas Are Curved

Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun against gravity.

#16 How Much Iron In The Human Body

A healthy adult has enough iron in the body that, if it were pulled out and melted down, it could form a nail up to three inches long.

#17 Female Players in Major League Baseball

While there are currently no female players in Major League Baseball, there have been plenty of women in professional men’s leagues. The first was Lizzy Arlington, who in 1898 pitched the ninth inning for the Reading Coal Heavers and won her team the game.

#18 Dracula's Father Who Never Visited Transylvania

Bram Stoker was an Irish author who is now best remembered for his gothic horror novel “Dracula”. However, he never visited Transylvania.

#19 Pups Are Choosing Your Soul Mate

A new study conducted over three years (2015-2017) by Rover.com, found that 54% of dog owners are willing to end a relationship if their pup doesn’t like their partner.

#20 Don't Hold A Kangaroo Tail Off The Ground

If you hold a kangaroo tail off the ground, it can’t hop.