Strange But True

Published by Black Cat in Random
March 2, 2008

10 strange facts which are undoubtedly true are listed here.

To make just one spoonful of honey, bees have to visit about 5000 flowers
About 400 newspapers can be made from the wood pulp of one tree
In April 1931, P.L. Wing started a journey from California, USA to Istanbul, Turkey. The trip took 19 months to complete, for Wing walked all the way backwards.
The great French General Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of cats
George I, who was the king of England from 1715 to 1727, could not speak English, only German
At least 7500 varieties of apple are grown worldwide
According to the judges of a cookery contest in Pomana, California, worms taste like shredded wheat
China issued the largest ever paper money. The one kwarrote, produced in 1368, measured 23 cm by 33 cm.
The first person to wear a top hat in public was James Hetherington. Such a large crowd gathered around him that some people fainted in the rush and one person was injured. The police arrested Hetherington and fined him £ 50 for disturbing the peace.
In 1989 a company in Holland made a Zip Fastener that was 2,851 metres (9,354 ft) long. It had 2,565,900 teeth.

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