Interesting Facts

The Titanic

No one ever claimed that the Titanic was "unsinkable". The quote "Practically unsinkable" was taken out of context. In 1911, Shipbuilder magazine published an article describing the construction of the Titanic. The article stated that when the watertight doors were closed, the ship would be "practically unsinkable"

It is customary to break a bottle of champagne on the bow of a boat when launched. The Titanic launching did not include the traditional bottle breaking.

There were 13.... couples on board celebrating their Honeymoons.

Among the survivors....there were two dogs.

There were NO cats on the Titanic, Cats are a form of good luck when brought aboard ships.

Carried 20 lifeboats and 3560 life jackets. The lifejackets were made of canvas and cork.

The distance required to stop the Titanic was half a mile.

Used 14,000 gallons of drinking water every 24 hours.


People

On average, people fear spiders more than death

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

35% of people who use personal dating ads are already married.

90% of NYC cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 years old.

Women blink nearly as twice as much as men.

It is physically impossible to lick your elbow.

If Barbie were life size her measurements would be, 39, 23, 33. She would stand 7'2.

Americans, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza everyday.


Animals

All polar bears are left handed.

A crocodile cannot stick it's tongue out.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Butterflies taste with their feet.


A duck's quack doesnt echo, and no one knows why

Elephants are the only animals that cant jump

A snail can sleep for 3 years

A cougar can kill and drag prey up to 7 times it's own weight

The world's largest lizard is the Komodo Dragon(6 to 9 feet long), it can kill a 100 pound wild boar and eat it in one sitting.