1. The “Sixth Sick Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” is the hardest tongue-twister.
2. The longest English word without a vowel is twyndyllyngs which means "twins".
3. 1 x 8 + 1 = 9;
12 x 8 + 2 = 98;
123 x 8 + 3 = 987;
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876;
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765;
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654;
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543;
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432;
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
4. The word "dreamt" is the only common word in the English language that ends in "mt".
5. Albert Einstein never wore any socks.
6. The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in their lifetime.
7. In space, astronauts cannot cry because there is no gravity.
8. Hummingbirds are the only creatures that can fly backwards.
9. Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants.
10. In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written first and the individual name written second (opposite of the America method). That's why Asian athletes like Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki have Yao and Ichiro written on their jerseys. Those are their family names and in America their names are written Ming Yao and Suzuki Ichiro.
11. Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860
12. A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
13. Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States.
Long Beach, WA.
14. The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter.
15. The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.
16. 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. This isn't true; Joseph Swan did.
17. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
18. The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.
2. The longest English word without a vowel is twyndyllyngs which means "twins".
3. 1 x 8 + 1 = 9;
12 x 8 + 2 = 98;
123 x 8 + 3 = 987;
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876;
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765;
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654;
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543;
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432;
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
4. The word "dreamt" is the only common word in the English language that ends in "mt".
5. Albert Einstein never wore any socks.
6. The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in their lifetime.
7. In space, astronauts cannot cry because there is no gravity.
8. Hummingbirds are the only creatures that can fly backwards.
9. Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants.
10. In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written first and the individual name written second (opposite of the America method). That's why Asian athletes like Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki have Yao and Ichiro written on their jerseys. Those are their family names and in America their names are written Ming Yao and Suzuki Ichiro.
11. Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860
12. A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
13. Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States.
Long Beach, WA.
14. The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter.
15. The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.
16. 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. This isn't true; Joseph Swan did.
17. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
18. The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.
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