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Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.
Charlie Brown's father was a barber.
Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
WEIRD FACTS
The largest living animal is the blue whale, which can measure as much as 100 feet.
WEIRD FACTS
Nearly 10 percent of all of a cat's bones are in its tail.
WEIRD FACTS
In the winter time reindeer grow their facial hair long enough to cover their mouths, which protects their muzzles when grazing in the snow. Beard-os!
WEIRD FACTS
Dolphins have been seen wrapping sea sponge around their long snouts to protect them from cuts while foraging for food.
WEIRD FACTS
The female hummingbird builds the world's smallest birds nest (approximately 1.5 inches in diameter, around the size of a walnut!). She weaves it from spiderwebs which allows it to expand as the chicks grow.
WEIRD FACTS
The largest land animal in Antarctica is an insect: the columbola (which looks like an earwig). Penguins are considered marine animals.
WEIRD FACTS
There are 222 owl species in the world. Most are nocturnal, but a few are active during the daytime, such as the Barred Owl.
WEIRD FACTS
The most medals won for Olympic basketball (male or female) are both held by women: Teresa Edwards and Lisa Leslie with four gold medals each.
WEIRD FACTS
Wilma Rudolph (who set the world record in 1960 for 100, 200 and 4x100-meter relay) had polio, scarlet fever and pneumonia as a child, leading doctors to believe she’d never walk again.
WEIRD FACTS
Golf is one of only two sports every played on the moon. In 1971, Alan Shepard hit a ball with a six-iron while on the moon as part of the Apollo 14 mission. The other sport was a javelin toss, during the same visit.
Next, before I take your leave, I am gonna share some interesting facts about hurricanes, variably known as typhoon, cyclones, etc. in various parts of the world, but, equallty dreaded everywhere.
HURRICANE FACTS
Weather in the eye of a hurricane is usually calm.
HURRICANE FACTS
Hurricanes can have a diameter of 600-800 kilometers.
HURRICANE FACTS
Hurricanes kill more people than any other type of storm.
HURRICANE FACTS
The eye of a hurricane can be anywhere from 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in diameter to over 200 miles (320 kilometers) but they are usually around 30 miles (48 kilometers).
HURRICANE FACTS
The winds around the eye of a hurricane are usually the strongest.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.
The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.
HURRICANE FACTS
Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean are known as typhoons.
HURRICANE FACTS
In the Indian Ocean, they are typically known as tropical cyclones.
HURRICANE FACTS
The year 1933 had the most named storms on record with 21. In 2005, that record was broken when the National Hurricane Center identified 28 storms. 1933 is now second, and 1995 is third with 19 tropical storms.
HURRICANE FACTS
The National Hurricane Center was the first organization that started assigning ‘female’ names to the hurricanes in 1953. However, they stopped this practice in 1978.
HURRICANE FACTS
In 1979, men’s names were included on the list. The names are in alphabetical order, excluding the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z.