Did you know that Skoda test their car horns 150,000 times for the European car market. For the Indian market the horns are tested 500,000 times due to the increased use of car horns in India. One study carried out at major intersections in Indian cities found that a horn sounds every three seconds.

In the movie 300, a Persian emissary is thrown down a well by Leonidas. In reality, Sparta sent two volunteers back to Persia to be executed, in atonement for the deaths of the Persians.

Did you know that 61% of US troops killed in Vietnam were under the age of 21. The overall average age was 23.

🐍 Snakes can predict earthquakes.

Did you know that snakes have a sixth sense?

These slithery creatures can sense an upcoming earthquake from a staggering 75 miles away, up to five whole days before it happens.

Talk about nature’s own earthquake detectors!

Any person who succesfuly parachutes out of a failing aircraft is eligible to join the caterpillar club.
You get a certificate as well as a caterpillar shaped pin and get to join their annual gatherings.
People who escaped a failing aircraft with no parachute are denied entry

It rains 350 days a year on the island of Kauai. It is the rainiest place on earth.

The most expensive item sold on ebay is a real jet airplane for $40 million.

French chef Benoit Bruel set a new Guinness record - he placed on one 12-inch pizza about 254 varieties of cheese!

The cost of such a pizza amounted to $1000.

Steve Jobs' handwritten job application from 1973 sold at auction for $222,400.

Apple paid a couple $1.7 million dollars for their plot of land, which was only worth $181,700.

While Apple was building a huge data center in the middle of North Carolina, they wanted to occupy the area of a couple that had lived there for 34 years. When the couple refused to leave, Apple paid them $1.7 million dollars for their land.

There is an underwater version of rugby, unsurprisingly called “underwater rugby.”

It is a contact sport between 2 teams of 6 competing underwater in a pool to score goals while freediving.

China is spending $3 billion dollars to build panda-shaped solar farms in order to get more young people interested in renewable energy.

👃🏻 The longest nose in history was that of Thomas Wedders, who lived in early 18th century Yorkshire. 8 inch!

Facts

Luxembourg is the leader in terms of wages, with an average salary of €5,125 per month.

Aleksandr Argüelles was the most proficient in languages. He spoke 43 languages perfectly.

🏊‍♂️🏖 The largest swimming pool in the world is 1013 meters long. The pool is located in San Alfonso del Mar in the Algarrobo resort in Chile. 🚣‍♀️

A Slovenian cyclist took a picture of his leg after a competition. Users marveled: "This is not a man's leg, but a machine's". The athlete took 38th place. 🚴‍♂️🏆

The smartest person in the world, Kim Un-young spoke 5 languages at the age of 2, went to university at 4, and was invited to work at NASA at the age of 7.