AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING CV

1. Humans cannot walk in a straight line without using some kind of fixed reference point.

2. In the early 1800's, ketchup was used as a medicine. Doctors thought tomatoes could help digestive problems.

3. In a group of 23 people, there's a 50% chance that two of the people will share a birthday.

4. A year (not a leap year) has 52 weeks and 1 day, as can be shown by dividing 365 by 7. The extra day is why your birthday moves up one day of the week each year.

5. The entire surface of our skin replaces itself every 28-30 days for adults. It takes less time when we're younger and longer as we grow older. 

6. Most adults with healthy sleep patterns take between 15 to 20 minutes to fall asleep on a typical night.

7. DREAMT is the only English word that ends in MT.

8. Rubber bands will last longer if they are refrigerated.

9. Whales usually surface to breathe every 5-10 minutes, but are able to remain underwater for up to 45 minutes.

10. Gustave Eiffel originally wanted to build his tower in Barcelona. It was rejected for being too ugly. He then pitched it to France - where the locals were not in love with it either. Today an icon of modernism and avant-garde design, when construction of the tower began in 1887, many Parisian artists and writers saw it as a blight on the cityscape.