When your face blushes so does your stomach lining
New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843
Men have 10% more red blood cells than women
The human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels
When recognising a persons face you use the right side of your brain
Blonde beards grow faster than darker beards.
The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines.
The most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb.
The first rugby club was formed in 1843.
The word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box.
The subject of the first printed book in England was about chess.
New York's Central Park was opened in 1876.
The water in the Dead Sea is so salty that its easier to float than sink.
1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years.
Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames).
Dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow.
The largest exporter of sugar is Cuba.
There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.
The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake.
Crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river
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