31 Fascinating Facts I Learned From Scribd

I use Scribd a lot for brainstorming my business and teaching myself new tips and tricks. Along the way, I’ve learned some fascinating facts. Some of them were educational.  Some of them were odd, and others, well...

Now, granted, I have the sort of brain that delights in trivia (both useful and not). But even if you don’t, I guarantee that at the end of this list, you’ll have learned at least one thing you didn’t know this morning:

1. India has never invaded any other country, in 1000 years of history
2. The word “navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit “Navgatih”
3. Polar bears are left-handed
4. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour
5. Donald Duck was banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants
6. The most common name in the world is “Mohammed”
7. The oceanic Marianna Trench is lower than Mount Everest is high
8. The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced
9. 25 million trees are harvested annually to supply China with the 45 billion chopsticks it needs
10. The first written account of the Loch Ness Monster was recorded in 565 A.D.
11. More People are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food
12. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue
14. A snail can sleep for 3 years
15. The name “Wendy” was made up by the creator of Peter Pan, specifically for the book. It didn’t exist, prior to that.
16. John Lennon’s first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles
17. There are more telephones than people, in Washington, D.C.
18. In the United States, the average tornado is around 500 feet in diameter
19. The international dialing code for Brazil is +55
20. Loyola University offers a 4-year, full tuition scholarship for people whose surname is “Zolp”, as verified by a birth certificate
21. Penguins can jump a maximum of 6’ high… whereas elephants are the only animals incapable of jumping at all
22. Research has proven that mosquitoes find people who have recently ingested bananas irresistible
23. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce, if her husband doesn’t give her coffee
24. In 1924, a monkey was tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette, in South Bend, Indiana
25. In the year 2000, the Barbie doll was finally made with a belly button
26. It is impossible to lick your elbow
27. Mel Blanc, the voice of “Bugs Bunny”, was extremely allergic to carrots
28. Every single continent on earth contains a city named: “Rome”
29. The University of Alaska extends over 4 time zones
30. The storage capacity of the average human brain is more than 4 terabytes
31. “Trivia” was the Roman goddess of sorcery, hound dogs and crosssroads