#63: 23 did you know fun facts

Early blindness prevents schizophrenia. Not a single case has ever been reported among people born blind or having lost their eyesight as infants. Tweet This

Banana plants move up to 40 centimetres (more than a foot) in a lifetime. Tweet This

Feng shui used to be the art of choosing an appropriate place for a grave. Tweet This

Koalas never drink water. Their name actually means “no water”. Tweet This

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Alexander the Great introduced to Europe sugar, banana, cotton and crucifixion. Tweet This

Madonna, unhappy with air traffic noise above her English country estate, tried to buy Dorset airport with the sole purpose to shut it down. Tweet This

Alan Smithee is the fictional name of a director who disowns his movie. Tweet This

French puddle in fact comes from Germany. Tweet This

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Trees in the rainforest grow year-round and have no rings. Tweet This

Pigeons are the only bird that can suck up water. Tweet This

We can breathe water, enriched with 40% oxygen. Tweet This

In the course of the last 140 years, Russia has been ruled alternately by hairy and bald rulers. Next one should definitely have hair. 😉 Tweet This

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Ants have the largest brain/body ratio. Tweet This

The skin accounts for a quarter of hippopotamus’s weight. Tweet This

Arctic was named after the bear and not the other way around. Tweet This

Hawaii is the only US state without a straight line on its borders. Tweet This

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The only case when two democracies were in war occurred in 1941, with Great Britain declaring war on Finland. Tweet This

Alligators change up to 3000 teeth in their lifetime. Tweet This

9 out of 10 Black actresses nominated for Oscar played characters who are or might soon become homeless. Tweet This

The town of Lauscher, Germany was supplying the entire world with Christmas balls between 1840 and 1940. Tweet This

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John Francis voluntarily spent 17 years without talking. Tweet This

Iowa, USA wants to permit toddlers to use weapons. Tweet This

No country in Asia has a name starting with D, E, F, H, W, X and Z. Tweet This