What are some weird facts?
- The deaths of both Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden were announced to the public on the date of May 1st, in 1945 and 2011, respectively.
- Men are five times more likely to be struck by lightning than women. This is thought to be because men are more likely to be unaware of the dangers (or to take more risks).
- Bananas share 50% of their DNA with humans.
- The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
- The first man to urinate on the moon was Buzz Aldrin, shortly after stepping onto the lunar surface.
- Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.
- NASA uses countdowns because of a sci-fi film.
- British military tanks are equipped to make tea.
- You can see four states from the top of Chicago’s Willis Tower.
- The northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes — it uses them to help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head.