Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are re-used in vein transplant surgery.

Barbara ,LONDON

Hitler and Napoleon both had only one testicle.

Barbara ,London

A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.

Barbara ,London

Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz

Barbara ,London

The screwdriver was invented before the screw.

Babs ,London

There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.

Anna ,London

In 2003, a 9-year old girl in India was married to a stray dog in a ritual to ward off an evil spell.

Angela ,London

What is a group of jellyfish called? A smuck!

nathalie thomson,tooting, london

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

ali black,southampton

Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.

ali black,southampton

Pac-man was origanally going to be called puck-man when a member of the head office realised how easy it could be vandilised. (and if you have'nt realised you take off part of the 'P').

ali black,southampton

In the 40's, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it 'Bitch.'

ali black,southampton

The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

ali black,southampton

If you take a starfish out of the water and it dries up and dies you can bring it back to life by putting it back in the water. (e.g you can leave it out for a couple days).

ali black,southampton

In a bull ring where the bull goes mad and there's the guy with the red cape, they make the bull go mad by tying rope around his testicles.

Ali Black,southampton

If Prince Charles becomes King, he will be known as King George VII.

Alex Brownlee,Whitley Bay

A Starfish can turn its Stomach inside out.

Alex Brownlee,Whitley Bay

The legendary band ZZ TOP derived its name from ZigZag rolling papers and POT spelled backwards.

David Nauth,Weybridge

The longest pace name is "Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyaya- mahadiloponoparatanarajthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasatarn- amornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphr". This is bangkok in Thailand!

t.jones,IOM

Llama spit can travel up to 15 ft.

t.jones,IOM

A lock of Elvis Presley's hair sold for $115,120.

t.jones,IOM

It would take about 788,832,000 2-inch sticky notes to encircle the globe.

t.jones,IOM

More than 64,00 people in the US are 100 years old or older.

t.jones,IOM

In the movie "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith", the Wookie battle cries are from a recording of a car race, and star ships breaking up in space are dogs howling and barking.

t.jones,IOM

The worlds oldest mold free twinkie was over 30 years old.

t.jones,IOM

You can fry an egg on a hot side walk when it reaches 158 degrees fahrenheit.

t.jones,IOM

The worlds longest cake was 8,303 ft long, the same lenth as 28 football fields!

t.jones,IOM

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

t.jones,IOM

A dog can make about 100 different facial expressions.

t.jones,IOM

1 million seconds = 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, 40 seconds!

t.jones,IOM

Peanut butter can be converted into a diomond.

t.jones,IOM