Fun Facts – 07 January 2015

– Male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress females

– The Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter movies is a real train in Scotland

– Nike’s slogan “Just Do It” was inspired by the last word of murderer Gary Gilmore on death row

– In 1981 India launched a satellite that was transported on an ox-cart, with the rocket part carried on the back of bicycles

– There is a monument to Wikipedia in Poland

– The Japanese created a pot that can stir itself with the inertia from heated foods

– About 25% of Russian men die before they reach their mid 50s, mainly due to vodka

– ATM PINs were originally intended to have six digits, but only have four because the inventor’s wife said she could only remember that many

– Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world’s lakes combined

– Beauty pageants for children under 16 are banned in France