21 Interesting facts about the World - #2

Facts about The world - #2

With around 200 countries and more than 7.8 billion human beings, the world where we live is full of interesting facts all around us.

Do you know that coffee beans are not beans? 

Do you know what causes dimples on face ?

Read onto this article and you will find some interesting Facts about the World for sure. 

# Fact 1

The first food to be prepared in microwave oven was popcorn. The second food prepared in microwave oven was an egg. 

# Fact 2

Butterflies can see beyond the ultraviolet spectrum and their eye consists of a network of 6,000 lenses.

# Fact 3

Until 1960's, Men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland. As it was against the rules of dress code. Male staff was not allowed to grow beard and moustache.

# Fact 4

In ancient time, the carrot was purple. But due to mutation its colour changed to yellow and then orange. 

# Fact 5

The first non-human to win an oscar was Mickey Mouse. In 1932, the Oscar award was awarded to Walt Disney for the creation of Mickey Mouse.

# Fact 6

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Scientists have found Honey from the pyramids, which was still perfectly edible. 

# Fact 7

Antarctica has only two ATM machines.

# Fact 8

Muhammad is the most common first name in the world, given to an estimated more than 150 million boys and men.

# Fact 9

The Infinity sign is called a lemniscate. 

It was invented by English mathematician James Wallis, in 17th century. 

It represents a line that never ends.

# Fact 10

The sign of upon in the rational number is called Vinculum. 

# Fact 11

Lightning bolt generates temperature 5 times hotter than the temperature at the surface of sun. That means the temperature reaches 30000 degree Celsius.

# Fact 12

Coffee beans are not beans. Actually they are the seeds of fruit on Coffee plant. 

# Fact 13

Albert Einstein was never given Nobel Prize for his general theory of relativity. He was given the 1921 physics Nobel Prize, for his discovery of law of photoelectric effect.

# Fact 14

Apple seeds are poisonous. Apple seeds contain amygdalin, which converts into Hydrogen cyanide when chewed or crushed. 

# Fact 15

Dimples are generally due to genetic defect, so when a person smile the shorter muscle pulls up the skin causing the Dimple. 

# Fact 16

Dreamt is the only English word that ends with the letters mt. 

# Fact 17

If you wear headphones for one hour, It increases the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 

# Fact 18

India's Mars mission is less expensive than the total budget of the Avengers endgame movie. The Mars mission of India had a budget of 74 million dollars while the movie had a budget of 356 million dollars. 

# Fact 19

Homework was started as a punishment. An Italian teacher Roberto Nevilis is considered the real “inventor” of homework. He invented homework in far 1905 and made it a punishment to his students.

# Fact 20

It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 muscles to frown. 

# Fact 21

$30 of raw popcorn makes around $3000 in sales at movie theatres.

You can read more 21 interesting Facts about the world - #1 here.

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