Amazing Facts - 38


1. In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas

2. Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world

3. The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.

4. The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds

5. There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit

6. The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell

7. Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players

8. Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient

9. An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes

10. Alexander the Great was an epileptic

11. Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state

12. Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world

13. In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water

14. The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink

15. Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978

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