Friday Factoids – barely
Given Friday is almost over (and it’s been a busy one!) here are a few random factoids for your entertainment:
- Maine is the only U.S. state whose name has just one syllable.
- Perspiration is odourless; it’s the bacteria on the skin that creates an odour.
- The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
- Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
- Devon is the only county in Great Britain to have two coasts.
- One in three snake bite victims is drunk; one in five is tattooed. (I’m guessing they mean real bites from snakes, not the cider+lager drink known to cause British kids to turn into yobs.)
- The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
- People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark. (Except for me!)
- Polar bear fur isn’t white, it’s clear.
- The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the philtrum.
There you go – enough factoids to last you to next week I hope.
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