Publisher's Synopsis
Amazing Facts - 340 Incredible Facts Your Teacher Did Not Tell You at School is a collection of all those amazing facts that no one teaches at school. Yes we all go through school learning all about how to read and write. Later we take to one course or the other in college and then we come out ready for a career in the private or public sector.There are so many interesting facts which we do not know about which will thrill us tremendously. These facts I have gathered in this book.Examples:1) Your nose runs when you cry because there are little holes in the corners of your eyes which drain excess tears into your nose.2) Paul McCartney's first name is James.3) 55% of people will yawn after reading the word "yawn."4) "Somniphobia" is the fear of sleep.5) The average person wakes up about 6 times every night.6) A snail can stay asleep for 3 whole years.7) Having an orgasm a day can add up to 4 years to your life - 700 in a year can add up to 8 years to your life.8) Zebras are actually black, with white stripes - If you were to shave one, it would be completely black.9) It is actually illegal to name your child "Ikea" in Sweden.10) Palm trees are not technically trees, they're grass.11) Hyenas are more closely related to cats then they are to dogs.12) In Oklahoma, it's actually illegal to take a bite out of another person's hamburger.13) The original name for the Disney Channel character "Hannah Montana" was actually "Alexis Texas."14) Young sloths have been known to fall to their death because they sometimes mistake their own arms for tree branches.15) In Bali, twins would often marry each other - It was assumed they had sex as fetuses.16) Suicide is the leading cause of death for people in Japan under the age of 30.17) The Pokémon Koffing and Weezing were originally named NY and LA.a18) The United States Air Force research laboratory at one time considered manufacturing a "Gay bomb," a weapon that would turn people into gays wherever dropped.19) When kissing, high amounts of dopamine are released in the body - Effects are loss of appetite and inability to sleep (symptoms of love).20) Studies suggest that the anti-inflammatory properties of marijuana can prevent the clumping of brain proteins - a cause of Alzheimer's.And many, many more.Get the book now before the price goes up.
