1. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
2. The world’s deepest postbox is in Susami Bay in Japan. It’s 10 metres underwater.
3. In 2007, an American man named Corey Taylor tried to fake his own death in order to get out of his cell phone contract without paying a fee. It didn’t work.
4. The oldest condoms ever found date back to the 1640s (they were found in a cesspit at Dudley Castle), and were made from animal and fish intestines.
5. In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
6. Everyone has a unique tongue print, just like fingerprints.
7. Most Muppets are left-handed. (Because most Muppeteers are right-handed, so they operate the head with their favoured hand.)
8. Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
9. It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
10. Light doesn’t necessarily travel at the speed of light. The slowest we’ve ever recorded light moving at is 38 mph.
11. Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese that contains live maggots. The maggots can jump up to five inches out of cheese while you’re eating it, so it’s a good idea to shield it with your hand to stop them jumping into your eyes.
12. The loneliest creature on Earth is a whale who has been calling out for a mate for over two decades — but whose high-pitched voice is so different to other whales that they never respond.
13. The spikes on the end of a stegosaurus’ tail are known among paleontologists as the “thagomizer” — a term coined by cartoonist Gary Larson in a 1982 Far Side drawing.
14. During World War II, the crew of the British submarine HMS Trident kept a fully grown reindeer called Pollyanna aboard their vessel for six weeks (it was a gift from the Russians).
15. The northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes — it uses them to help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head.
16. The first man to urinate on the moon was Buzz Aldrin, shortly after stepping onto the lunar surface.
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Britain's fattest teenager Georgia Davis has told how she has lost an incredible 14 stone since firefighters broke down a wall to rescue her from her home in a £100,000 rescue.
The obese 19-year-old now weighs 42st 6lb - down from 56st - after doctors put her on a strictly controlled diet.
Breaking her silence, the teenager revealed she was left asking herself 'how has it come to this?' as she waited for rescuers to break into her first floor bedroom in Aberdare, Wales.
Now she has walked again for the first time and had a proper shower again in a hospital diary, The Sun reports.
She writes how she dreams of going to Tokyo to sample the food and having her own flat as she turns her life around.
And she revealed she has received cards and letters of support from people across the country which have helped her win her battle against the scales.
Her diet now consists of cereal and toast for breakfast followed by a healthy dish of meat and vegetables for lunch and dinner.
The teenager used to order up to 20 kebabs each week from a takeaway and gorge throughout the day on chocolate, crisps and two litre bottles of Coca Cola.
Initially her weight was given as 63st - but it was officially recorded at 56st when she was taken to hospital.
Georgia said her lowest moment was waking up to hear firefighters building a ramp to rescue her in a £100,000 operation.
A team of 50 workers broke down a wall to get her out of her first floor bedroom in the terraced home on May 24.
The teenager was forced to wear a bedsheet - because none of her supersized clothes were big enough.
Bulge: Georgia, pictured in February 2011, has spoken of her dream to have a flat of her own and to travel to Tokyo
She told The Sun: 'What could I do except switch on the TV and wait? I asked myself "How has it come to this?
'I felt nervous and uneasy because I knew I was the biggest I had ever been - and the most dangerous for my health.'
The teenager said she felt panicky and embarrassed - but was treated kindly by hospital staff.
Her mother Lesley, 57, was forced to raise the alarm after Georgia was unable to stand up because of her weight.
The teenager said the day she realised she was unable to use her legs was the most frightening.
Lesley and her stepfather Arthur Treloar were forced to move out of the property temporarily while the wall was rebuilt.
Georgia added in her diary: 'Mum says the council will not allow me to live upstairs again so if I return home I will have to have a bedroom on the ground floor. I don't want to live like that.'
She added that she dreamed of one day having a flat of her own and 'share it with a girlfriend'.
After weeks hooked up to oxygen in a special £4,000 bed she has taken her first steps again - walking from her bed to a nearby chair as she begins to win her battle against her weight.
She was forced to have bed showers rather than proper showers because of her weight.
Doctors had to battle for 15 minutes to get an IV line into her - and cut a hole in her skin to make it bigger so they could reach her vein.
Georgia is due to spend a further six weeks in the hospital before going to a special obesity clinic 40 miles away at Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
Writing about her dreams for the future, the teenager said she would love to go to Tokyo because of the culture and the food.
Fat teenager: Georgia brought her weight down to manageable levels after going to a fat camp in the U.S. - but she piled on the pounds when she came back
She passes the time in hospital reading novels like Fifty Shades of Grey - and dreaming about the future.
Georgia began piling on the pounds after quitting a fat camp in America when her stepfather was diagnosed with cancer.
But after her health scare the teenager has vowed that she will finally win her weight battle.
Slimmed down: Georgia after losing 15 stone at a weight loss camp in the US. However, she put all of the weight back on - and more - when she returned
Pilot killed after historic aircraft crashes in front of 600 stunned spectators at airshow
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The pilot of a historic aircraft was killed today when the wooden plane crashed in front of more than 600 spectators at an airshow.
The de-Haviland DH53 Hummingbird had been in the air for only a few minutes when pilot Trevor Roche lost control.
The veteran plane, one of only a handful left in the world, crashed into a field just 300 yards from the crowd.
It had been a showpiece exhibit in the museum at the aerodrome which houses the Shuttleworth Collection of planes.
Mr Roche had travelled from his home to Bedfordshire to take part in the Military Pageant Airshow at Old Warden Aerodrome near Biggleswade.
The aircraft shattered into pieces as it crashed at around 9.45am this morning.
Former RAF pilot and Gulf War veteran Mr Roche, who was flying solo, was killed instantly in the incident and organisers of the airshow immediately cancelled the event.
A pathologist was expected to examine the body to establish the cause of death as officials from the Air Accident Investigation Bureau began an official inquiry into the tragedy.
Emergency services rushed to the scene following the crash.
A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said that officers were called to the airshow at Old Warden after a stream of 999 calls.
'The incident happened at Old Warden Aerodrome, also known as the Shuttleworth Collection, as 600 people attended a Military Pageant Air Show.
'Members of Bedfordshire Police along with Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, East of England Ambulance Service and the aerodrome's own fire service attended the incident to assist the pilot.
'The incident is being investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Branch, the AAIB, who are in attendance at the airfield.'
A spokesman from the AAIB confirmed that a team had been sent to the airfield to look into what had caused the crash.
'The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is aware of the incident and have deployed a team of officers to investigate the situation,' he said.
Tragic Mr Roche had been the chief pilot for the Shuttleworth Collection, but stepped down two years ago, despite staying on as a pilot.
The former RAF Tornado pilot flew in the first Gulf War with the Armed Forces before becoming a commercial pilot with British Airways, flying Boeing 767s and 777s.
He had flown with the Collection since 1995.
Spectators had paid £20 for entry into the show, which was to have featured a number of historic planes including the DH53, which was thought to have been a prototype airframe, G-EBHX, and one of the only surviving examples.
Making calls is now the fifth most-used function on smartphones - after the web, Facebook, games and music
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Mobile phones started life as machines built for talking - but actually making calls is now one of their least popular functions.
Smartphone owners now spend just 12 minutes talking on their phones a day - but spend two hours using the gizmos.
Texting - formerly one of the reasons people became addicted to phones - is now less popular, with users spending just 10 minutes sending messages.
In terms of time spent, British users spend more time surfing the internet, checking social networking sites, playing games and listening to music.
The study of 2,000 smart phone users marking the launch of the Samsung found we spend almost 25 minutes a day surfing the internet.
Mobile phone users also spend a further 17 minutes checking and updating social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
In comparison, just 12 minutes is spent actually talking to someone on a phone call, while sending text messages accounts for only ten minutes of use a day.
David Johnson, General Manager Devices for O2 in the UK, which commissioned the research, said: ‘Smartphones are now being used like a digital ‘Swiss Army Knife’, replacing possessions like watches, cameras, books and even laptops.
IF PEOPLE AREN'T MAKING CALLS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING ON THEIR PHONES? HOW WE SPEND OUR TIME
1.Browsing the internet
24.49 minutes
2. Checking social networking sites
17.29 minutes
3. Playing games
14.26 minutes
4. Listening to music
15.38 minutes
5. Making calls
12.08 minutes
6. Emails 11.06 minutes
7. Text messaging
10.12 minutes
8. Watching TV/films
9.23 minutes
9. Reading books
9.18 minutes
10.Taking photographs
3.25 minutes
‘While we’re seeing no let-up in the number of calls customers make or the amount of time they spend speaking on their phones, their phone now plays a far greater role in all aspects of their lives.
‘Smart technology has improved in dramatically with the camera, diary, email and social media hardware and apps where design attention has been lavished.
‘Now that it’s so easy to use, there’s no surprise that consumers are switching to phones for these functions.’
Researchers also found for many the smartphone is replacing other possessions including alarm clocks, watches, cameras, diaries and even laptops and TVs as they become more intuitive and easier to use for things ‘beyond calls’.
More than half - 54% - now use their phones in place of an alarm clock, while 46 per cent have dispensed with a watch in favour of their smart phone.
39% per cent have switched to use their phone instead of a separate camera and more than a quarter even use their phone in place of a laptop.
One in ten have even replaced their games console with their phone, while six per cent use it as a TV.
Another six per cent have stopped reading books in favour of viewing the text on their phones.
Biker caught doing 110mph with his 11-year-old daughter on the back is let off with just a 2-month ban
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A reckless biker who was caught riding in the dark at 110mph with his 11-year-old on the back has been let off with just a 56-day ban.
Greater Manchester Police recorded Kenneth Jones, 47, riding his Yamaha XJR 1300 along a dual carriageway at almost twice the speed limit.
And they were stunned when they pulled him over and discovered his young daughter riding on the back.
Mr Jones, a building site manager from Wigan, was arrested, charged and appeared at Wigan Magistrates court this week, where he entered a guilty plea.
As video footage of the chase was played in court The Sun reported prosecutor Robin Lynch told chairwoman Patricia Ecclestone: 'The roads are very busy and you can clearly see an 11-year-old child on the back.'
Mr Jones was left off with a 2-month ban at Wigan Magistrates Court
The magistrate agreed, telling the court: 'The place for these sort of speeds is on a race track.'
But she sentenced him to just a £400 fine and a 56-day ban - meaning Mr Jones will be back on two wheels by the end of August.
Road safety campaigners have condemned the weak sentence.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents spokesman Kevin Clinton said: 'That seems a very lenient sentence.'
Richard Coteau from Brake told The Sun: 'Riding at 110mph is utterly perlious. It reduces the opportunity to react.'
Greater Manchester Police recorded Kenneth Jones, 47, riding his Yamaha XJR 1300 along a dual carriageway at almost twice the speed limit.
And they were stunned when they pulled him over and discovered his young daughter riding on the back.
Mr Jones, a building site manager from Wigan, was arrested, charged and appeared at Wigan Magistrates court this week, where he entered a guilty plea.
As video footage of the chase was played in court The Sun reported prosecutor Robin Lynch told chairwoman Patricia Ecclestone: 'The roads are very busy and you can clearly see an 11-year-old child on the back.'
Mr Jones was left off with a 2-month ban at Wigan Magistrates Court
The magistrate agreed, telling the court: 'The place for these sort of speeds is on a race track.'
But she sentenced him to just a £400 fine and a 56-day ban - meaning Mr Jones will be back on two wheels by the end of August.
Road safety campaigners have condemned the weak sentence.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents spokesman Kevin Clinton said: 'That seems a very lenient sentence.'
Richard Coteau from Brake told The Sun: 'Riding at 110mph is utterly perlious. It reduces the opportunity to react.'