10 of the world's rarest things. # 2 Series: Curious facts.

in #nature7 years ago

1

Hair grows faster at night, and we lose an average of 100 hairs per day.

2

The letter "J" is the only letter that does not appear in the periodic table.

3

Shakespeare's daughter was illiterate.

4

There are more cars in Los Angeles than people.

5

Before World War II, in the telephone directory of New York there were 22 Hitler's. By the end of the war there were none.

6

Research shows that insects are attracted to people who have just eaten bananas.

7

The city of Istanbul is the only one in the world whose territory is in two different continents at once: Europe and Asia.

8

There are only three animals with blue tongue: the dog Chow Chow, the tongue-blue lizard and the black bear.

9

Lightning strikes more than volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

10

Donald Duck cartoons were banned in Finland because he did not wear pants.