949. Fact

The initials for the russian secret service "kgb" stand for komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti.

950. Fact

The kangaroo and emu can't move backwards. That's why they have been chosen as symbols for the australian continent.

951. Fact

Gordon sumner, the rock star also known as sting, got his nickname from the yellow-black t-shirts he used to wear. The other band members thought he looked like a bumblebee.

952. Fact

Taste buds only live for 10 days.

953. Fact

Until 1890, the choir boys in the vatican were castrated to prevent their voices from becoming deeper.

954. Fact

Research shows mosquitoes like people who have recently eaten bananas.

955. Fact

A cat has a larger chance of surviving a fall from the 20th floor than from the 7th floor.

956. Fact

If nasa decided to send birds up in space, the birds would soon die. They need gravity to swallow.

957. Fact

Every time you lick a stamp, you will eat one tenth of a calorie.

958. Fact

0n average, an adult laughs 15 times a day while a baby laughs 400 times a day.

959. Fact

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

960. Fact

One leg of a dove weighs less that its feathers.

961. Fact

Your hearing is better when you are hungry than when you've just eaten.

962. Fact

The most common reported time to see a ufo is at 2300 hours (11 pm).

963. Fact

There are 31,557,600 seconds in a year.

964. Fact

If a squid is extremely hungry, it can eat its own arms.

965. Fact

The greatest amount of bacteria on your body is hidden between your toes.

966. Fact

Did you know that the yo-yo is the oldest toy, after the doll?

967. Fact

The word "war" in sanskrit means "wish for more cows".

968. Fact

Kangaroos are lactose intolerant.

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