Random Facts #11

Описание: #1- Everyone’s Tongue print is different. Like the fingerprint, it has unique features that differ from person to person.

#2- It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the earth. Scientists have worked this out, but they haven’t tried it in real life.

#3- People used to say “prunes” instead of “cheese” when getting their pictures taken. In the 1840s, a cheesy grin was seen as childish, so a London photographer told people to say “prunes” to keep their mouths tight.

#4- Blue whale tongues can weigh as much as an elephant.Their hearts also only need to beat once every 10 seconds.

#5- Queen Elizabeth II ha a stand-in to make sure the sun wouldn’t get in her eyes. Ella Slack was a similar height to the late Queen, so she would rehearse big events beforehand to make sure everything would be comfortable for the monarch. However, she wasn’t allowed to sit on the throne, so she had to squat above it.


Information picked from the Cosmopolitan website. Page named “167 Random Fun Facts to Have on Hand”. Not all fun facts from page were used. Some about pop-culture and less family friendly facts were skipped.
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