DID YOU KNOW

DID U KNOW...... 

1. Did you know volleyball was invented in 1895 
2. Did you know that in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away 
3. Did you know the odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1 
4. Did you know the first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph) 
5. Did you know Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second 
6. Did you know it takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots 
7. Did you know your most active muscles are in your eye 
8. Did you know a banana contains 75% water 
9. Did you know 13 people die every year from vending machines 
10. Did you know rain contains vitamin B12 
11. Did you know your liver has over 500 functions 
12. Did you know your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe 
13. Did you know after Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water 
14. Did you know ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail) 
15. Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot 
16. Did you know a flea can jump 350 times its body length 
17. Did you know cucumbers are 96% water. 
18. Did you know a full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon 
19. Did you know a honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph) 
20. Did you know a humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute)