Toilets use 35% of indoor water use The average human brain contains around 78% water Sponges hold more cold water than hot Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camel When water freezes it expands by 9% The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer A giraffe can go longer without water than…

1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years Blonde beards grow faster than darker beards On average you blink 25,000 a day You shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks The world's knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time will be discovered in those 50 years According…

Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day Einstein slept 10 hours a night The Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second Over 2,500 left handed people are killed a year from using right handed products Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day The lifespan…

When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit) Sponges hold more cold water than hot An elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature Room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25C (68 to 77F) Rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated When water freezes it expans by…

From space the brightest man made place is Las Vegas The world's most expensive spice is saffron After you've eaten it takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest The human eye blinks over 4,200,000 times a yea There are 2 credit cards for every person in the US 40% of Amsterdam commuters get…

The average American will consume over 465 trees worth of paper over their lifetim Over 550 hot dogs are eaten every second in the United State In American supermarkets peanut butter is one of the most frequently purchased item Ostrich meat is the leanest of all red meats Blueberries are very high in antioxidants Laughing…

There are 132 rooms in the US White House Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fibe Bananas contain no fat, cholesterol or sodiu Over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once a month Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunette No two spider webs are the same…

The average age of a polar bear in the wild is 17 years The tallest mammal is the giraffe Warthogs can reach speeds of 48km/h (29mph) Warthogs live for 15 years 2 out of 5 people marry their first love 30% of people refuse to sit on a public toilet seats 45% of people use…

It takes 1,100 watts to power a toaster  Rainbows can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon (the sun needs to be less than 40 above the horizon)  All hurricanes form over the sea and can last up to 10 days  There are over 225,000 trees in New York’s Central Park  80% of…

80% of all people hit by lightning are men  Men change their minds 2 to 3 times more than women (women tend to take longer to make a decision but once they do they are more likely to stick to it)  All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of…