Interesting Human Trivia

More money is spent each year on alcohol and cigarettes than on Life insurance.

It was the custom in Ancient Rome for the men to place their right hand on their testicles when taking an oath. The modern term 'testimony' is derived from this tradition.

In 1849, David Atchison became President of the United States for just one day, and he spent most of the day sleeping.

The active ingredient in Chinese Bird's nest soup is saliva.

The childrens' nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses' actually refers to the Black Death which killed about 30 million people in the fourteenth-century.

It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.

The car manufacturer Henry Ford was awarded Hitler's Grand Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle. Henry Ford was the inventor of the assembly line, and Hitler used this knowledge of the assembly line to speed up production, and to create better and interchangeable products.

St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish.

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