Tuesday 26 September 2017

Ophidiophobia

Ophidiophobia is the abnormal fear of snakes.

Trump Press

80% of Trump press coverage was negative during his first 100 days in office.

U.S. Citizen

U.S. citizens can request a copy of the file the FBI have on themselves by sending a letter.

Millennial college students

Millennial college students are 40% less empathetic than those of the 1980s and 1990s, a University of Michigan study found in 2010.

Alphabet

The first "true" alphabet appeared around the 8th century BCE when the Ancient Greeks borrowed the Phoenician alphabet and adapted it to their own language

Cow

Just like humans, British cows moo in accents specific to their region.

Match.com

The founder of match.com lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com

Brussels International Airport

Brussels International Airport is one of the world’s largest selling points of chocolate.

Parrots

Parrots suffer from the same ill effects of obesity as do humans.

U.S. Presidents

All former U.S. presidents and their spouses have secret service protection for life.

Playing Cards

In Thailand, it is illegal to possess more than 120 playing cards.

Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, about 80% of residents flush their toilets with seawater.