Thursday, June 16, 2011

Facts that will blow you away

via Reddit. I can't vouch for accuracy.

The Vatican has 2.3 popes per square kilometre.

The biggest air force in the world is the US Air Force. The 2nd biggest air force in the world is the US Navy.

In Uganda, 50% of the population is under 15 years of age.

If there is a one in (x) chance of something happening, and you try it (x) times, the odds that it will happen are always around 63%, no matter what (x) is (over 10 or so). For example, if you have a 1 in a million chance of winning the lottery, and you buy a million lottery tickets, there's a 63% chance you'll win.

Despite its size, the state of Texas only has one natural lake; and it shares that one natural lake with the state of Louisiana.

The Pyramids at Giza were older to Cleopatra than Cleopatra was to the Moon Landing.

More people die of falling coconuts to the head than shark attacks.

Lake Tahoe is west of LA

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