Random Facts

I thought I would share a few of these with you:

1. Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown further if it is thrown West.
2. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up to the sky.
3. A polar bear's skin is black, it's fur is not white but actually clear.
4. Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors.
5. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
6. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
7. The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
8. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after only 38 minutes.
9. Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
10. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.