The annual list from the BBC. Here's a semi-random sampling:
More than 90% of plane crashes have survivors.The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon's bedroom.
Eating a packet of crisps a day is equivalent to drinking five litres of cooking oil a year.
A common American poplar has twice as many genes as a human being.
The medical name for the part of the brain associated with teenage sulking is "superior temporal sulcus".
While 53% of households have access to a garage, only 24% use them for parking cars.
The egg came first.
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Posted by: eNews Reference | December 31, 2006 2:10 PM