Fast Facts
November 1, 2007
When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop–including your heartbeat.
Only one Englishman has become pope in 2,000 years.
In cross-country bike racing, the letters BMX stand for Bicycle Moto Cross.
Eleven percent of women and 5 percent of men claim never to have masturbated.
Your hearing becomes less sharp after eating too much.
Some carnivores, rodents, bats and insectivores have a penis bone called a baculum.
A grass snake can move at 4.2 mph.
The Queen Mother used to describe her clothes as “”my props.””
The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infrared and ultraviolet light.
The most sensitive finger is the forefinger.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
The long, thin carrots commonly eaten in the U.S. and Canada are called “”Impersonator Carrots.”” Carrots in the rest of the world are generally smaller and thicker.
Human babies are generally born with around 300 bones, some of which are fused together. By the time we’re adults, the bone total decreases to 206.
