WEEK 3: random useless fact for the day
Monday 14th November, 2005
The phrase ‘to sweat like a pig’ is stupid because pigs don’t actually sweat, hence their love of rolling in mud. They are smarter than dogs, being able to learn 140 different things as opposed to dogs who can learn up to 90 (I think…been a long time so the numbers might be wrong BUT pigs ARE smarter than dogs) - one of the reasons Heathrow Airport in Britain uses them as sniffers for illicit drugs. Their organs also resemble that of humans most closely and pigs as emergency donors (when there are no human organs available) is an avenue currently being explored by the relevant medical community.
Tuesday 15th November, 2005
Hippopotamus sweat is pink.
Wednesday 16th November, 2005
Western Europeans retain a stronger tolerance to lactose than most other races. Most people tend to become more lactose-intolerant as they age.
Thursday 17th November, 2005
Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple (ack!).
Friday 18th November, 2005
So from here on, I had the flu and will add some facts later. Ok, here’s one. It apparently rained herring in 12th-century Burgundy once.
Saturday 19th November, 2005
Ecstasy (the party drug) was created in the 1920s by German psychiatrists as an anti-depressant.
Sunday 20th November, 2005
The germs in faeces can penetrate through 10 layers of toilet paper. Ew.