The antibacterial components of antibacterial soaps need to be left on a surface for about two minutes in order to work.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past royalty. This custom has evolved into the modern military salute.

Honey is the only food that cannot spoil.

the team that has beaten Middlesborough in the FA Cup in the last 5 seasons has been beaten in the final so Man City it should be this year

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.


The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.

Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.

Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

Children grow faster in the springtime.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

In Georgia it’s illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket on a Sunday. Front pockets are allowed!

Honey is the only food that cannot spoil.'"

Wigan have never won a competitive game at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

I have two first class stamps lying on my desk.

No English team has ever won the Grand Final with an Australian half back in the starting 13.

Stoke-on-Trent is a hole.

The last book I read was Peter Kay's second autobiography, Saturday Night Peter. I enjoyed it.

In South Dakota it is illegal to sleep on the floor of a cheese factory.

In San Francisco it is illegal to perform oral sex.

In Washington DC, it is illegal to fly a kite.

In Warrington, Tesco on Winwick Road require ID from customers who wish to buy a Twirl.

Is that true ? A nice day out at Wembley in May would be nice .

This was tested on Mythbusters (shown on several Sky channels, including the Discovery Channel and QUEST on Freeview) and found to be untrue. The dentists were wrong.


That was also the last non-textbook I read! And it was indeed a reet giggle.

Like the man in the orthopedic shoe, I stand corrected.

another fact
Salt is a Mineral

Might as well ask here as its kind of random fact:

If I buy first class stamps now in bulk will they always be valid, eg have no expiry date?


I fancy stocking up with these: [urlhttp://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/shop?catId=9300091&pageType=Others&pageId=shp_prddetails&product=prod86670032&parentCategoryId=cat86150006&categoryId=cat86160009[/url

12% of all facts, are infact made up.

Yes as long as it says 1st class.

It's a bit like bank notes. No matter if they are legal tender or not the BoE will always honour the value, although in the case of old notes the bank profits greatly from the huge seigniorage.

Post of the decade?

I can round corners, and watch it at the same time.

You been whizzing in your dad's greenhouse again, monkeyman?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

my soon to be father in law was on who wants to be a millionaire and won £64k

Crab sticks don't actually contain any crab.

Dr.Hook is not a qualified GP.

Smith and Wesson, the largest seller of hand guns in america, at one time also owned Mr Kipling's cake manufacturers

That's the last time he tests my prostate then.

all food products expire on a saturday

i gave my paper boy a £5 tip for christmas,he has now packed in,i was roused by a knock at the door at 7am by the new paper boy apologising for delivering the wrong paper when it was in fact the correct one.
paper boys are not made of paper.

Isn't it atchually 64% of all facts are made up?

It varies.....