#106: 12 Lesser known random facts

The youngest Vietnam War US Marine, Dan Bullock, was 14 years old when he enlisted. He was killed in action at the age of 15. Tweet This

Statistically speaking, women maned Eleanor are 100 times more likely to get into Oxford University than women called Jade. Tweet This

When you are in an airplane and experience a hard landing, it is not always due to poor pilot skills. If the runway is covered in water, the airplane has to touch down hard in order to avoid aquaplaning. Tweet This

Praying mantises are capable of capturing birds and eating them. Tweet This

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Champagne corks were first used in France, around 1665. Tweet This

There is a high chance that your favourite chewing gum contains lanolin: a waxy secretion from sheep’s wool. Tweet This

George Weah is the first and only African to have won the prestigious football award Golden Ball. By the way, he became the 25th President of Liberia in early 2018. Tweet This

In their lifetime, elephants have six sets of molars. When a tooth wears out, another pushes forward to replace it. Sadly, the loss of teeth is the leading cause of death among mature elephants. Tweet This

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Up to date, the Peruvian Lina Marcela Medina de Jurado (born in 1933) is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history. She gave birth at the age of 5 years, 7 months, and 21 days. Tweet This

The notorious Nazi, Joseph Goebbels, was quite eloquent against crippled people. However, he himself had a deformed right leg and due to his deformity was rejected for military service in World War I. Tweet This

Platinum can turn snails into slugs. During embryogenesis of the freshwater snail, Marisa cornuarietis, exposure to platinum results in the formation of an internal shell instead of the habitual external shell. Tweet This

There are some 25 million stray dogs in India. This is considered the largest population of mammals of prey in the world. Tweet This

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