A list of 20 irrelevant facts

Here is a list of 20 irrelevant facts that are sure to prompt both interesting discussions and prolonged silence.

1. It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
2. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
3. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
4. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
5. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
6. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
7. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
8. A snail can sleep for three years.
9. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
10. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
11. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
12. Butterflies taste with their feet.
13. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
14. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
15. If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
16. If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
17. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
18. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
19. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
20. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

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