STRANGE BUT TRUE

Kleenex tissues were originally developed as gasmask filters during World War11
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The easiest driving tests have been in Egypt. It was considered satisfactory to be able to drive six metres forward and six backwards.
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Octopuses and rats will sometimes eat parts of themselves if they become stressed.
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Although the Great Fire of 1666 engulfed much of London, with 87 churches and 13,200 houses destroyed, only 6 people were known to have died.
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During World War II, milk from young coconuts was regularly and successfully used as blood plasma. It is naturally sterile with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood.
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette didn't consummate their marriage until 7 years after their wedding.
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Florence Nightingale was a hypochondriac. When she returned to England in 1856 she spent the next 54 years in bed, believing she had terminal heart disease.
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More than 56,000 carrier pigeons went into action during World War 11. Some had tiny cameras fitted to their claws, and a few even won bravery awards.
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Sticky tape, tobacco, coffee, engine oil and the American flag have all been found in polar bears' stomachs.
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In 1978, thousands of Ugandans reported that they had seen and heard a talking tortoise.
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Thomas Edison, scientist, and inventor of the light bulb, was afraid of the dark, and, as a boy, his teachers had told him he was too stupid to learn anything.
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George Washington, Christopher Columbus and Sir Francis Drake were all slave owners.
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The original Tories were a band of Irish Outlaws.
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In Sweden, 20% of all road accidents involve a moose!
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99% of the worlds' production of citric acid is produced from mould.
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Starfish have no brain and can turn their stomachs inside out.
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The Great Wall of China is nearly 3 times the length of Britain.
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Oysters change sex according to which is best for mating and the temperature of the water.
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Britain has more reported ghosts per square mile than any other country.
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Beethovans' music teacher once said of him "As a composer, he is hopeless".
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Polar bears can't be seen with infrared vision.
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A mouse has the same number of bones in its' neck as a giraffe and humans - seven.
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Shredded Wheat was originally invented for people with stomach disorders.
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A cockroach can live up to a week without its head
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The Incas were the worlds' first dentists
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist
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Potato crisps were invented by Red Indians
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The silkworm moth has 11 brains
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Nearly half of all species of animal have no brain at all!
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Crickets have ears on their knees
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Walt Disney drove an ambulance during World War1
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In Saxon times Gatwick was a goat farm
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King George VI loved sewing and once made a dozen embroidered chair covers

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