1. THE TERM "ASTRONAUT" COMES FROM GREEK WORDS THAT MEAN "STAR" AND "SAILOR."

 

2. THE CALCIUM IN OUR BONES AND THE IRON IN OUR BLOOD COME FROM ANCIENT EXPLOSIONS OF GIANT STARS.

 

3. A CAT'S TAIL CONTAINS NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF ALL THE BONES IN ITS BODY.

4.IT'S CONSIDERED RUDE TO WRITE IN RED INK IN PORTUGAL.

 

5. THE NILE CROCODILE CAN HOLD ITS BREATH UNDERWATER FOR UP TO TWO HOURS WHILE WAITING FOR PREY.

 

6.JELLYFISH, OR JELLIES AS SCIENTISTS CALL THEM, ARE NOT FISH. THEY HAVE NO BRAIN, NO HEART, AND NO BONES.

 

7. SOME PEOPLE USED TO BELIEVE THAT KISSING A DONKEY COULD RELIEVE A TOOTHACHE.

 

8. SCIENTISTS SAY THAT THE BEST TIME TO TAKE A NAP IS BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND 2:30 P.M. BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN A DIP IN BODY TEMPERATURE MAKES US FEEL SLEEPY.

 

9.HUMMINGBIRDS' WINGS CAN BEAT UP TO 200 TIMES A SECOND.

 

10. THE HIGHEST WAVE EVER SURFED WAS AS TALL AS A 10-STORY BUILDING.

Reference:

 

https://www.thefactsite.com/2011/07/top-100-random-funny-facts.html 

http://mentalfloss.com/article/58321/50-awesome-facts-about-everything

 

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