You can stop a sneeze by pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth 


1.5 billion kilograms of chocolate are consumed worldwide each year 


The poisonous copperhead snake smells like fresh cut cucumbers 


You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a spider 


Most people fear public speaking more than death 


The total length of all eyelashes shed by a human in their lifetime is over thirty metres


Travelling by air is the safest means of transport 


It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 muscles to frown 


About 10% of the world’s population is left-handed 


Turtles and honeybees are both deaf 


During a kiss as many as 278 bacteria colonies are exchanged.


Only female ducks can quack.


If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white 


During a 24 hour period, the average human will breathe 23,040 times, exercise 7 million brain cells and speak 4,800 words.


Althaiophobia is a fear of marshmallows.


Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, laser printers and windshield wipers were all invented by women 


The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by bees.


The honeybee kills more people worldwide than all the poisonous snakes combined.


No words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver or purple 


Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 0.1 of a calorie 


Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.

When a person cries, the first drop of tears comes from the right eye, its from happiness. But when the first roll is from the left, it is pain.