Fun Fact No.1-Did Robin Hood Really Exist?

 Opinions differ on the question of Robin Hood’s existence. The earliest ballad( a poem or song telling popular story) about his life was written in the fifteenth century, almost 200 years after he was supposed to have lived, and some experts claim that Robin himself was no more then a ballad character invented to express the poor peasant’s resentment over their unjust treatment.

However, there is earlier written evidence to suggest that there was such a man, although he was probably not the romantic  character shown in the ballad. One document states that there was a Robertus Hod,Fugivus, (Robin Hood outlaw) living in Yorkshire in the early thirteenth century, and it is worth remembering that Sherwood Forest extended into Yorkshire at that time.

Fun Fact No.2-How Does A Submarine Stay Under Water?

  You may have noticed that and empty bottle will float along the surface of water,but one which is full of liquid will sink. The submarine works in exactly the same way. Each submarine has several large tanks, which can be filled with either water or air. When they are filled with air, the submarine will float on the surface of the water,just like a ship. When it is time for the submarine to dive,large amounts of water of are pumped into the tanks,so making the vessel much heavier. By regulating the amount of water and air in the tanks, the crew of the submarine can make their vessel rise or sink to various levels in the water.

Fun Fact No.3-Where Did Teddy Bears Come From?
 
 Teddy bears began with the American President ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt, who was fond of hunting. One day he found a bear cub which had lost his mother and his kindness to the cub was noticed by a news paper cartoonist. Afterwards teddy Roosevelt went to a wedding and, at the reception, was given some toy bears. He was delighted and someone suggested they be called ‘Teddy Bears’, after Teddy Roosevelt. Soon toy makers were making a great many toy bears for children all over the world.

Fun Fact No.4-Does A Red Rag Enrage A Bull?

  This belief is something of nonstarter since bulls, like most mammals with the exception of men and monkeys are colour blind. Although matadors( a bullfighter who’s task is to kill the bull) traditionally use red cloaks- perhaps to hide the bloodstain other colours makes the bull just as effectively. it is the movement of the cloak, rather then its being red, that enrages bulls.

Fun Fact No.5- Does Music Charm The Snake?

 Believe this at your peril! Snakes are in fact stone deaf, having no ears, but they respond to the rhythmic vibrations of a charmer’s foot tapping the ground and the swaying of his body and pipe.

Fun Fact No.6-Are Rocks Living Creatures?

 In Death Valley, California, rocks are seem to move all by themselves. This is one of many of Nature’s mysteries which no-one can unravel. They can move fair distances and leave tracks behind them in the sand. Locally they are known as racetrack Rock’s

Fun Fact No.7-Amazing Facts About Exotic Pets In History

 The Romans loved having exotic pets, too. Elegabalus, a dissipated Emperor, used his lions as rather fierce practical jokers! After inviting guests to a dinner party at which they ate and drank too much, Elegabalus let his lions into the room while they were recovering from their stupor. Not a pleasant way to be revived!
 Other Romans in high places dressed Barbary apes in rich Tagas and trained then to play musical instruments at gala occasions. They seemed to enjoy the apes music

Fun Fact No.8-What Is Balance?

 Balance is what keeps us upright, although we tend to take it for granted unless we are standing on a swayingbus or crossing a narrow bridge. But how do we know when we are upright? The answer lies in our ears, in three small tubes called semi-circular canals. These canals are with liquid and they act very much like a spirit level. When we tip them the liquid flows to one side and bumps against special nerves which immeditaly send messages to the brain, telling it how far we should move to regain our balance.
 There are three of these canals in each ear,although they have nothing to do with our hearing. One canal is convened with twisting movements, one with sideways movements, and one with backward and forwards movements.
 
Fun Fact No.9-Would You Believe It?

 There is a small shrew in Africa called the hero shrew ( a small mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout) which is although only few inches long, is so hardy that a twelve-stone man could stand on it, and it would still be able to get up and scurry away, quite unharmed.

A snail can have as many as 25,000 teeth!
An albatross( a very large seabird with long narrow wings) can glide for up to six days without once beating its wings. If it gets tired, it doesn’t bother to land- it has a little nap while still airborne.

Final Fun Fact No.10-Which Is The Largest Flower In The World?

 The largest flower in the world is the Giant Rafflesia, which grows in Malaysia and Indonasia. The flower itself may be up to three feet across, with petals up to one and a half feet long and an inch thick. The flower weighs between fifteen and twenty pounds.