Few Incredible Facts & News of World

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• When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut
• The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees
• Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss
• Just days before the World Cup of 1966 in England, the trophy was stolen and then later retrieved by a dog
• Some Chinese believe that swinging the arms cures headaches
• Coffee drinkers have more sex than non-coffee drinkers.  They also enjoy it more.
• The city of Portland in Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844.  Heads for Portland and tails for Boston.
• Pumice is the only rock that floats in water
• The vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female “hysteria” during the 19th century
• The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.  Hemp doesn’t contain THC and won’t make you high.
• In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles
• 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women

• During good sex, endorphins are released, which are powerful painkillers. So headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex
• The shrimp’s heart is in its head
• In South Africa it is a law that single ply toilet paper must have 500 sheets in the roll
• Your foot is the same length as your forearm
• Diamonds are not that rare, De Beers creates an artificial scarcity by stockpiling mined diamonds and selling them in small amounts
• Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest