SOME BEST FACTS YOU NEVER KNOW
1 Fact: The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days.
2 Fact: Lack of oxygen in the brain for 5 to 10 minutes results in permanent brain damage.
3 Fact: The Japanese word ‘Karaoke’ comes from a phrase meaning ‘Empty Orchestra’.
4 Fact: New brain connections are created every time you form a memory.
5 Fact: Lack of sleep can cause weight gain of 2 pounds (0.9 kg) in under a week.
6 Fact: 60% of your brain is fat.
7 Fact: The average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day.
7 Fact: The structure of brain changes when we learn something new.
Fact: Apple’s iPhone consumes US $0.25 worth of electricity per year if it’s fully charged once a day.
Fact: Women can fly airplanes in Saudi Arabia, but can’t drive cars.
Fact: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, India ranks third behind the USA and the UK in the number of records claimed each year.
Fact: Scientists have discovered that monkeys are susceptible to optical illusions, just like humans.
Fact: Hours before his death, Einstein was still attempting to prove his Theory of Everything.
Fact: The world record for most claps in one minute is 1,020.
Fact: The longest common English word without vowels is “Rhythms”.
Fact: When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb.
Fact: The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
Fact: “Screeched” is the longest English word with one syllable.
Fact: The world's most expensive musical instrument, a Stradivarius Violin, was sold in 2011 for USD 15.9 million.
Fact: Only one-half of a dolphin’s brain goes to sleep at a time.
Fact: There is a tree called “Fruit Salad” tree that sprouts 3 to 7 different fruits in the same tree.
Fact: A bolt of lightening is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Fact: The world’s oldest hotel has been operating since 705 AD.
Fact: A strawberry isn’t an actual berry, but a banana is.
Fact: “Hong Kong” is the only known place on earth that can be pronounced without moving your tongue and lips.
Fact: If earth were to suddenly stop spinning, inertia would cause everything (including ocean water) to jerk sideways at 1,600 kph.
Fact: Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from the sand.
Fact: An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
1 Fact: The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days.
2 Fact: Lack of oxygen in the brain for 5 to 10 minutes results in permanent brain damage.
3 Fact: The Japanese word ‘Karaoke’ comes from a phrase meaning ‘Empty Orchestra’.
4 Fact: New brain connections are created every time you form a memory.
5 Fact: Lack of sleep can cause weight gain of 2 pounds (0.9 kg) in under a week.
6 Fact: 60% of your brain is fat.
7 Fact: The average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day.
7 Fact: The structure of brain changes when we learn something new.
Fact: Apple’s iPhone consumes US $0.25 worth of electricity per year if it’s fully charged once a day.
Fact: Women can fly airplanes in Saudi Arabia, but can’t drive cars.
Fact: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, India ranks third behind the USA and the UK in the number of records claimed each year.
Fact: Scientists have discovered that monkeys are susceptible to optical illusions, just like humans.
Fact: Hours before his death, Einstein was still attempting to prove his Theory of Everything.
Fact: The world record for most claps in one minute is 1,020.
Fact: The longest common English word without vowels is “Rhythms”.
Fact: When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb.
Fact: The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
Fact: “Screeched” is the longest English word with one syllable.
Fact: The world's most expensive musical instrument, a Stradivarius Violin, was sold in 2011 for USD 15.9 million.
Fact: Only one-half of a dolphin’s brain goes to sleep at a time.
Fact: There is a tree called “Fruit Salad” tree that sprouts 3 to 7 different fruits in the same tree.
Fact: A bolt of lightening is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Fact: The world’s oldest hotel has been operating since 705 AD.
Fact: A strawberry isn’t an actual berry, but a banana is.
Fact: “Hong Kong” is the only known place on earth that can be pronounced without moving your tongue and lips.
Fact: If earth were to suddenly stop spinning, inertia would cause everything (including ocean water) to jerk sideways at 1,600 kph.
Fact: Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from the sand.
Fact: An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
