Trivia & Amazing Facts 25-05-09
The word "bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language with three, back-to-back double letter combinations.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
The planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus, Uranus and Pluto which rotate clockwise. No one knows why.
Every year we dispose of 24 million tons of leaves and grass clippings, which could be composted to conserve landfill space.
Revolvers cannot be silenced, due to all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
The planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus, Uranus and Pluto which rotate clockwise. No one knows why.
Every year we dispose of 24 million tons of leaves and grass clippings, which could be composted to conserve landfill space.
Revolvers cannot be silenced, due to all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.
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