In case you didn't know....

Not sure I want to try the last one, poor thing


* Most lipstick contains fish scale.

* There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.

* The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world.

* The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.

* In France it is legal to marry a dead person.

* Apotemnophilia is a desire to become an amputee.

* Sheep outnumber humans in New Zealand 15 to 1.

* Take your height and divide by eight. That's how "tall" your head is.

* The UK eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.

* Your skeleton keeps growing until you are about 35, then you start to shrink.

* The strongest human bite force ever recorded: 350 pounds. The strongest shark bite force ever recorded: 132 pounds!

* The human brain is insensitive to pain.

* The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein, which means 'to exercise naked.'

* The Blue Whale's tongue weighs more than an adult elephant!

* The most popular condom sold in Taiwan is only 4.2 inches long!

* An average adult produces about half a litre of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.

* Duelling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

* In Idaho, it is illegal to give someone a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds!

* You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping!

* Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe!

* The first condoms were made of linen.

* People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.

* When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.

* On average women can hear better than men.

* Astronauts get taller when they are in space.

* Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!

* A survey revealed that 12% of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.

* One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.

* A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.

* The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.

* The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.

* In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a tollbooth.

* Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.

* When you eat too much, your hearing becomes less sharp.

* Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.

* More people in China speak English than in the United States.

* A queen bee uses her stinger only to sting another queen bee.

* The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that just one gram of it can kill 150 people.

* 10% of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

* Cats make over 100 different vocal sounds; dogs can make about ten.

* During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.

* Armadillos can get leprosy.

* In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.

* A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.

* Until 1893, lynching was legal in the United States.

* The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.

* Worms reportedly taste like bacon.

Love to know how they did the test for sensitivity of a woman's middle finger during 'that time of the month' ;-)