Fun Facts – 15 August 2014

– You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.

– Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.

– The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.

– Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks – otherwise it will digest itself.

– The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

– A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

– Every person has a unique tongue print as well as fingerprints.

– 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

– On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.

– During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.