Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Random Facts #1

From now on, I've decided to start listing some random facts every once in a while just for fun. Well, here's my first list.

- In an average lifetime, a person walks the distance equivalent to five times around the Earth's equator.

- The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

- The number 57 written on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

- Elephants are the only animals on Earth with four knees and are also the only mammals that can't entirely jump.

- When someone dies, their hair still grows for a couple of months.

- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

- On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's BigMac bun.

- The king of hearts in a deck is the only card with the picture of a king without a mustache.

- The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

- Triskaidekaphobia is the phobia of being scared of the number 13.

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