Friday Facts

Twenty random facts for your enjoyment.
 

1) Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.
 
2) Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun. 
 
3) The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into Frisbees after he died.
 
4) Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie which is why they are called "trailers".
 
5) In 2015, more people died from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks.
 
6) Cherophobia is the fear of fun.
 
7) A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full sized oven.
 
8) Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.

9) A Sheep, a Duck and a Rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.

10) The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.

11) Sea Otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift away from each other.

12) Dying is illegal in the Houses of Parliament.

13) Panphobia is the fear of everything.

14) An Apple, Potato and Onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.

15) Strawberries can also be Yellow, Green or White. This also affects the taste and some have a similar taste to Pineapples.

16) Every year more than 2500 left-handed people are killed from using right-handed products.

17) Even though Froot loops are different colours, they all have exactly the same flavour.

18) In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light which allowed you to see through some types of clothing.

19) The front paws of a cat are different from the back paws. They have five toes on the front but only four on the back.

20) Marmite was one of the most confiscated items at airports in the UK - to overcome this issue, Marmite made smaller ones for travelling.