– The reason the taste of artificial banana flavouring and artificial banana flavoured products doesn’t taste like bananas is because it is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950’s.
– The directors of the film Despicable Me actually wrote their own language for the Minions called Minionise.
– Catnip is ten-times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than Deet, the main substance used in insect repellents.
– In 2002 alone, more people in the U.S. were killed by dogs than in shark attacks in the past 100 years.
– It is predicted that the reason why night insects, such as moths, are attracted to lights is because they mistake them for the light of the moon, which they used to navigate the Earth before mankind made artificial lights.
– Hares are born with fur and can see whilst rabbits are born ‘naked’ and blind.
– The mayor of the Alaskan town, Talkeetna, is called Stubbs and has been mayor of the town since July 1997. Stubbs is a cat.
– Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach everyday for over 27 years!
– In the early 1900’s, Lobster was considered the “cockroach of the ocean” and was synonymous with the poor – often eaten regularly by the homeless, slaves and prisoners. It wasn’t until after World War II that lobster became considered a delicacy and a food associated with the aristocratic classes.
Clare - 9 years ago
As the Bulletin Editor for my Lions club in Christchurch, I find that these are great for filling in the gaps!