December 7, 2016 at 11:11 pm

There are many things which we come to know daily which we had no knowledge of previously. Here are a few such interesting facts mentioned below, which will be of interest to readers.

1) If you eat too many carrots, your skin can turn orange. How many is too many has to be tested.

2) During the Second World War, the Crown of Scotland was hidden below a medieval latrine closed in David’s Tower to prevent the enemy from finding it.

3) Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else. They are natives of Australia.

4) It would take approximately about three years of nonstop pedaling at the same speed to cycle to the moon.

5) Being chased or falling off a high place are the two most common dreams which humans tend to have.

6) Each side of a cat’s face has about twelve whiskers. They are sensitive and help the cat by acting as touch receptors. They are an essential sensory mechanism.

7) The African  lungfish can survive without water for several months breathe using lungs rather than gills.

8) Garlic is a very useful herb. It helps in increasing immunity prevent fungal infection, rashes, increases skin quality, reduces common cough and cold. It is also affectionately called the stinking rose.

9) Rose flowers grow in many different colours, varieties and come in different  sizes and shapes. The are used both for domestic and commercial reasons. They are harvested and cut generally when in bud form. They have the honor of being one of the most popular flowers in the world.

10) John Cabot was an Italian born explorer and was also known as Giovanni Caboto. He made a voyage in 1497 on the ship ‘Matthew’ and landed in Canada mistaking it for Asia. His son Sebastian was a famous explorer and cartographer in his own right, he is believed ti gave accompanied his father on the successful 1497 voyage.