- WHEN HIGH-HEEL SHOES first came into fashion in the 10th century, they were intended for men. It wasn’t until the 18th century that more women wore high heels than men.
- The blob of toothpaste that sits on your toothbrush has a name: ‘nurdle’.
- The soles of our feet contain more sweat glands and more pressure-sensitive nerve endings per square centimetre than any other area of our bodies.
- A housefly cruises at an average of 8 km/h and hums in the middle octave key of E.
- 1 million seconds is nearly 12 days. 1 billion seconds is nearly 32 years. 1 trillion seconds is nearly 31,710 years.
- Cat’s urine glows under a blacklight.
- There’s a village in southern Norway that’s actually named “Hell.” And get this: every winter it freezes over!
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
- Ketchup didn’t catch on as a popular condiment until the late 19th century. Prior to that point, it was sold as a cure for indigestion.
- At least 79% of the people who read this list have never realised the enormous difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion seconds.
