Fun Facts – 25 November 2015

• Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
• The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.
• The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
• The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
• The first person selected as the Time Magazine Man of the Year – Charles Lindbergh in 1927.
• The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
• The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
• The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7” was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles.
• The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.
• The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

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