Random Facts 27

1. Owls are reportedly the only birds that can see the colour blue.
2. Green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea.
3. 80% of all rose species in the world come from Asia.
4. A large cumulonimbus cloud can hold enough water for 500,000 baths.
5. A mysophobic person as an intense fear of infection.
6. A building in which silence is enforced, like a library, is referred to as a silentium.
7. Botanically, true berries include the grape, tomato and eggplant, but not rasperries and blackberries.
8. During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.
9. Seals sleep underwater and surface for air without waking.
10. Podiatrists state that the average pair of feet travel about 190,000km in a lifetime