Quick Interesting Facts

In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.

You can't create a folder called 'con' in Microsoft Windows!

Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.

Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

Astronauts get taller when they are in space.

Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.

If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.

In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.

Only male fireflies can fly.

Nearly 30% of female lottery winners hide their winning ticket in their bras.

Bacteria that cause tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis, and leprosy can be cured with cashews.

Snails breathe through their feet.

Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

Under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms.

Women wishing to enter Canada to work as strippers must provide naked photos of themselves to qualify for a visa!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.

A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years!

Iguanas have two penises!