Did You Know?

Fun facts 

1. The festive tradition of the Christmas tree dates back thousands of years to the Romans and Ancient Egyptians.

2. It is illegal to stand within 90 metres of the Queen without socks on.

3. The Queen has two birthdays.

4. No word in the dictionary rhyme with the word orange.

5.  Apples float on water!

6.  Number four is the only one with the same amount of letters.

7.  More than 480million people have played Monopoly.

8.  Tomatoes and avocados are actually fruits, not vegetables.

9.  The opposite sides of the dice always add up to seven.

10.  A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.

11. A jar of Nutella sells every 2.5 seconds.

12. The world’s tallest man was Robert Wadlow from Michigan, America. He measured 272cm.

13. ‘Arachibutyrophobia’ is the fear of getting peanut bar stuck to the roof of your mouth.

14. There are 31,557,600 seconds in a year.

15. Slugs have four noses.

16. Bees are found everywhere in the world apart from Antarctica.

17. Caterpillars have 12 eyes!

18. Horses and cows sleep standing up.

19. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bats in the world.

20. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.

21. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

22. Pigs can’t look up into the sky – it’s physically impossible.

23. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

24. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its whole brain.

25. If Mr. McKenna or Mr. Mooney hold a Google Meet with students they can both use MMas the login code!