Today's Useless Fact 18th May 2011

Chewing gum was discovered by accident (like most things). The chemist who invented it was trying to make rubber more durable but ended up with chewing gum!

Todays Useless Fact 17th May 2011

Todays useless fact is back!

Todays useless fact: Every day we eat and drink poisons. It doesn't kill us as the dosage isn't high enough but 100 cups of water or 40 cups of coffee would be fatal if consumed all in an hour or two.

Im going on Holiday

Im going on holiday soon, so do not have the time to post on this blog as i am busy buying things and packing.
When i get back eveything sall resume as normal.

Sorry for any inconvience

Todays Useless Fact: 13th April 2011

Prince Charles plays electric guitar!

Todays Useless Fact: 12th April 2011

Rudolf Diesel's engine was originally supposed to be run on Bio-diesel. That's the way he built it but the cost of making it back then was too high so cheaper petroleum based products replaced the bio-diesel.

Todays Useless Fact: 11th April 2011

When a Star starts making Iron (Fe) from Oxygen (O) and Carbon (C) via nuclear fusion the star is doomed!

Todays Useless Fact: 10th April 2011

Each continent ends with the same letter that is starts with.
E.g Europe

Todays Useless Fact: 8th April 2011

Black tongues are common in bears but not in dogs.

Todays Useless Fact: 9th April 2011

Venus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.

Todays Useless Fact: 7th April 2011

A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can!

Todays Useless Fact: 6th April 2011

70% of Essex is countryside

Todays Useless Fact: 5th April 2011

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

Todays Useless Fact: 4th April 2011

Butterflies taste with their hind feet.

Todays Useless Fact: 3rd April 2011

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Todays useless fact: 2nd April 2011

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older

Todays useless fact: 1st April 2011

The allele for six fingers and toes is dominant in humans!

Todays useless fact: 31st March 2011

Todays Useless Fact: The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.

Todays useless fact: 30th March 2011

Todays useless fact: Over 99% of all species that have ever lived are extinct and the rest are the species which we see today!

Todays Useless fact: 29th March 2011

Todays useless fact: Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

Todays useless fact: 28th March 2011

Todays useless fact: Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

Todays useless fact 27th March 2011

One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

Todays Useless fact: 26th March 2011

Todays useless fact: Earth is the only planet not named after a god in our solar system!

Previous Useless Facts

Incase you have missed any useless facts posts, i have made a file containing all of the past useless facts. To download the PDF file please visit here.
Cheers!

Todays Useless Fact: 25th March 2011

The average HB pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words!

Todays useless fact : 24th March 2011

The human brain stops growing at the age of 18!