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15 interesting facts about the world

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In this article, I just want to show you, how special our world is and that we can always learn something new about it.

  • 10% of all photos in the world were made in the last 12 months.

  • Of the inhabitants of Central Asia, 1 in 200 men direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
  • In the Neptune, summer lasts about 40 Earth-years and the temperature is around 200 ° C.
  • When Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, Pablo Picasso was among the suspects.
  • You are 14% more likely to die on your birthday than any other day.

  • More than 7,000 Americans die each year and 1,500,000 are injured as a result of doctors’ bad handwriting.
  • Most diamonds are at least 3 billion years old.
  • In ancient Egypt, circumcisions were performed by priests in a public ceremony, using a stone blade.
  • You’re more likely to die from being buried alive or from choking on food than at the hands of foreign-born terrorists attacking on American soil.
  • One language dies every 14 days.
  • Back then, the heroine was advertised as the perfect remedy for coughing.
  • Psychologists are still discussing the exact definition of personality.
  • Trained gerbils are so sensitive to adrenaline, that they are being used at many airports to pinpoint terrorists.
  • If you’d drill the Earth and jump into the hole, you’d be on the other side within 42 minutes and 12 seconds.
  • On average, most people have fewer friends than their friends, and this is called a friendship paradox.

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  2. I think we share the same passion..And that’s trivias and fun facts..Please like my trivia page at Facebook — Ryan’s Believe It Or Not

    You have cool fun facts.