Amazing Facts - 20

1. Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes

2. The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross

3. In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions

4. The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.

5. The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones

6. Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles

7. Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations

8. In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas

9. Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste

10. Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery

11. During the making of the the movie "Fight Club," actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However, he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it would look better chipped for his character

12. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down - hence theexpression "toget fired."

13. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose

14. The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead

15. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee