FUN FACT

Adding salt on pineapples makes it sweeter.  The salt reacts with the acids of the fruit, thus converting into a neutral compound and losing the sour taste.  Because of this, the pineapple then becomes sweeter.

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.

In France, it is legal to marry a dead person.

Chewing gum while you cut an onion will help keep you from crying.

Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.

World’s first text message sent 25 years ago on December 03 1992

  Yesterday was the anniversary of the first SMS (short message service), which simply said ‘Merry Christmas’. It was typed by test engineer Neil Papworth in 1992, who was 22 years old at the time. He sent it to his colleague using his PC as a way of celebrating the milestone.

Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday!