20 Amazing Facts

1. 97% of people do not know that Osama Bin Laden was a 'CIA' agent in the 1980s.
2.  Only 2% of the world's population has green eyes.
3. A mentally ill man shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt. The bullet cured his disorder and he become a straight-A college student.
4. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.
5. When a person dies, they have 7 minutes of brain activity left. It's the mind playing back the persons memories in a dream sequence.
6. The Hunger Games has 3 books. 23 people die each year in the games. There are 12 districts. The movie was released on 3-23-12.
7. All the air in potato chip bags we complain about is actually Nitrogen and preserves crispiness and provides cushion during shipping.
8.  A cricket can't hear its own chirping.
9.  Great Britain has invaded approximately 90% of the world's countries.
10. In Nova Scotia, Canada. it’s against the law to water the grass while it’s raining outside.
11. People born in 1996-1999 have lived in three decades, two centuries, and two millenniums and they are not even 18 yet!
12.  Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed and stored.
13. The average salary of a player on the New York Yankees is $6,186,321, the highest in MLB.
14. 7 seconds is the amount of time you have to make a powerful first impression when meeting someone new.
15. People who chase after rare birds are called twitchers.
16. Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain in the solar system at 14 miles - nearly three times taller than Mount Everest.
17.  Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.
18. Your body uses 200 muscles to take a single step.
19. Being sarcastic on a regular basis can add up to 3 yrs to your life. Sarcasm is extremely healthy for the mind.
20. Apples are actually more effective than caffeine at helping you stay awake.