Fun Facts – 26 October 2016

• The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles.
• The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart.
• The pound key (#) on the keyboard is called an octothorpe.
• The chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine.
• Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimetre in one year.
• Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world.
• The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
• Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide.
• The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10 inches.
• 500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets of Paris.

Courtesy of greatfacts.com