(That’s 7.5 cm long). Most of this iron is in the blood.

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The flags of 192 nations were analysed and in terms of appearance red if found the most followed by white, then blue. (Red 148, White 140, Blue 102).

However, the most common colour in terms of dominant colour on the flag is slightly different - but red remains on top! (Red 30.30%, Blue 21.15%, White 19.12%).

The most common combination of colour is Red, White & Blue.

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Elvis had sandy-coloured, blonde hair when younger and dyed it black as a teen.

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Libertad (the prison’s name) – paradoxically means “Freedom” (in Spanish) is located 50 km from Montevideo.

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The fight took place on April 6, 1893 and was between Andy Bowen & Jack Burke. It lasted over seven hours and 19 minutes (each round lasting three minutes) before referee John Duffy declared a "no contest", both men having become too dazed and tired to come out of their corners.

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If they didn't wear their teeth down on trees, their front gnashers would grow too long for them to eat properly!

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The king of pop topped Forbes list of ‘The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2018’ after hauling in $400 million - mostly from the sale of his EMI Music Publishing stake.

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Someone actually took the time to figure out how many orange slices it would take to charge an iPhone. The final figure was 2,380 segments (or 595 oranges).

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An ant’s muscles function pretty much like our own, with the contractile power coming from fibres on the exterior of the muscle. On the other-side of the spectrum is the Blue Whale - who cannot even shift its own body weight (on land).

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That number is five million trillion trillion (five with 30 zeroes after it). There are far more bacteria on earth than there are stars in the universe.

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Peanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol, which can be used to make nitroglycerine, an explosive liquid used in dynamite.

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In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin.

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The bird is native to Australia and there’s no limit to the sounds it can make. Chainsaws (which ironically threaten its habitat), beaten nails, car alarms, lasers, camera shutters, and even human speech!

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The confusion may be due to the similarity of the two words in the Latin translation of the Bible, known as the Vulgate. The word evil in the tree's name in Latin is ‘mali’ (Genesis 2:17). The word apple in other places is ‘mala’ (Proverbs 25:11) or malum(Song of Solomon 2:3).

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This rare occurrence happens when a season has an extra full moon, with 13 happening within the span of the year instead of 12. 

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Whilst plastic beverage bottles take around 450 years. Glass bottles are one of the longest-lasting man-made materials.

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He finished in third place and would have won without the problem. 

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In the 1920s, German brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler launched a shoe company together in their mother's laundry room however the brothers became rivals following World War II and started their own companies in 1948

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This is possible because of their open circulatory system, and the fact that they breathe through tiny holes in each of their body segments, they are not dependent on the mouth or head to breathe. The cockroach will eventually die of thirst - as without a head it cannot drink.

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To date, the world's oldest dog was Bluey, an Australian Cattle Dog.. Bluey lived from 1910 to 1939 and died at the age of 29 years and five months.

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Individuals suffering from barophobia can either have the fear that gravity might crush them, the fear of falling because of the gravity involved (distinct from the fear of heights), or even the fear that gravity might cease to exist and they will float away.

The word barophobia comes from the Greek baros, meaning "weight" and phóbos, meaning "fear".

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Photophobia is a term used to describe light sensitivity. It typically affects people with light eyes because they have less pigmentation in multiple layers of the eye than those with darker eyes. Because of this, they are unable to block out the effects of harsh lights like sunlight and fluorescent lights.

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It’s estimated that there are 5 to 10 times more stars than there are grains of sand on all the world’s beaches.

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It was marketed as a cure for indigestion by an Ohio physician named John Cook. Tomato sauce became a popular condiment commercially in the late 1800’s and today Americans purchases 10 billion ounces of ketchup annually.

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To make one complete rotation in 24 hours, a point near the equator of the Earth must move at close to 1000 miles per hour (1600 km/hr). The speed gets less as you move north.

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The Bluebeards Revenge survey of 1,504 males, aged between 15 and 78, found that men are now taking an average of 5 mins for each shave. This equates to a total of 65,520 minutes and 1,092 hours.

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The penis is divided into two principal sponge inflatable bodies - one is shorter and narrower than the other. When flaccid, the penis is not so twisted but when it erects, it twists all along.

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The jam lasted 12 days during August of 2010 in Beijing.

It occurred as a result of too many vehicles clogging the road - ironic for a road work that was intended to help ease congestion!

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It is spectral and can take on several forms, although it is not considered severe enough for treatment unless a person is severely afraid or impacted.

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Time has since given the recognition to other controversial figures such as Joseph Stalin, Osama Bin Laden and Donald Trump. The publication claims to award its recipients by analysing how much media coverage the person receives over a given year. 

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It’s predicted that a third of this total is spent on housing costs and just over £200,000 lavished on holidays, eating out and entertainment.

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To make your own jelly beans - follow this recipe:

Heat and mix liquid sugar and flavourings with starch and glucose.

Once cooled, pour into bean-shaped starch molds and leave to dry overnight.

The next day, remove the starch and put the beans through a steam bath, then spray with sugar.

Now they need to undergo a process called “panning.” Place them into a machine with a rotating drum, and while they spin, colours and flavours are added.

Still here? Ok, add grains of sugar - this sugar creates the bean’s hard shell. And for the final step - pour hot syrup and wax for extra shine - allow to dry. Easy.

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When they do sleep, it's for minutes at a time - because of the risks to their wellbeing in the wild.

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The record was set on 21st of June, 2001 in western Australia. The train consisted of 682 loaded iron ore wagons and 8 GE AC6000 locomotives giving a gross weight of almost 100,000 tonnes.

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As we age, our nose and our ears get bigger - mainly, because of gravity.

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Bernard Clemmens’ mother and father are the proud parents of the ‘world’s longest fart’ record holder. The Guinness book of world record’s officials were blown away by Londoner’s talents.

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However, in 1995 ‘Archie the snail’ went nearly twice that speed - and was crowned the fastest snail in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Snails move by sliding on their single foot. The glands in the foot secrete mucus, which lubricates the path over which the snail crawls. As they crawl they secrete a slime to help themselves move across surfaces. Snails and slugs travel at speeds that vary from slow (0.013 m/s) to very slow (0.0028 m/s).

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Frogs absorb water directly through their skin in an area known as the ‘drinking patch’ located on their belly and the underside of their thighs.

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To be considered a ‘hand’, the cluster must consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which individually are known as fingers.

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The origin of the words ‘sopho’ (meaning wisdom or knowledge) and ‘phobia’ (meaning fear) are Greek.

A common explanation for Sophophobia is the presence of another psychological disorder such as schizophrenia. For instance, a person with schizophrenia might fear knowledge because someone could read their thoughts, or that someone is after them because of what they know.

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High-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persian soldiers. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.

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There are many different explanations for the collective noun’s origins - mostly based on old folk tales and superstitions.

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Carotenemia is a medical condition where your skin turns a cartoonish orange colour, the condition is generally harmless.

A healthy dosage of beta-carotene is six to eight milligrams a day, consuming more than 20 milligrams per day could trigger the side effects of carotenemia!

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Every day, dust from meteorites, comets, and other 4.6 billion-year-old pieces of our solar system fall into the earth's atmosphere. 

The dust that falls to earth can be surprisingly helpful to the environment, not only helping to build up clouds in the atmosphere, but also helping to fertilize plankton in Antarctica.

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An ostrich has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom.

Their eyes are about 5cm in diameter - leaving very little space in its skull for the brain.

Despite its tremendous running speed, and amazing eyesight - they’re not very good at eluding predators: they tend to run around in circles.

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Sweden, which offers the most reliable historic records show that in 1800, life expectancy at birth was 33 years for women and 31 years for men; today it is 83.5 years and 79.5 years, respectively. In both cases, women live about 5% longer than men. The difference in lifespan has remained stable throughout monumental shifts in society.

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It is widely believed that Lou Reed’s parents sent him for electroshock therapy because of his homosexuality - but his surviving sister states that Reed, who suffered from mental health issues “had returned to a state of high anxiety and avoidance, when a psychiatrist recommended electroshock therapy”.

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The concept and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler. He wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network. A 'people's car' (Volkswagen in German).

It was engineer by Ferdinand Porsche and his team, and took until 1938 to finalise the design.

The Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single platform ever made.

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The pupils in your eyes get larger to see better and your heart rate increases to pump more blood to your muscles and brain.

Also, your lungs take in air faster to supply your body with oxygen whilst your digestive and urinary systems slow down for the moment so you can concentrate on more important things!

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A butterfly has taste sensors on its legs, which inform it about the taste of the plants it stands on. They also use these sensors to determine whether the vegetation is good enough to lay its eggs on.

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In 1990, after 37 years and moulding approximately 1.4 billion crayons, Emerson revealed that he is actually blue–green color blind.

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Laughing could cause cardiac arrest or asphyxiation.

Also, you are more likely to die of an explosive fit of laughter if you have some other medical issue going on, like indigestion.

In 2003, Thai ice cream salesman Damnoen Saen-um had an uncontrollable fit of laughter in his sleep, from which his wife could not wake him.

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Chocolate can prevent tooth decay. The cocoa beans contain tannins, polyphenols and flavonoids, each of which is a type of strong antioxidant that benefits your mouth and teeth.

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This Mac-aholic has gobbled almost two burgers a day since 1972 - however he has only eaten one Whopper.

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Both Billy Gibbons (lead vocals and guitar), and Dusty Hill (vocals, bass, and keyboards) have impressively long manes - whilst Frank Beard (drums) does not.

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The toy was created by toy inventor by George Lerner in 1949, and first manufactured and distributed by Hasbro in 1952. The toy has remained in production since its debut.

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The cremated remains of an adult male usually weighs around 6 pounds while the remains of an adult female will be closer to 4 pounds. The height of the deceased rather than their weight has a strong correlation with the weight of the ashes produced through cremation.

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A Minnesota State University study found that the most calming colours are usually in the blue family, but muted, dusty shades of other colours can also be soothing.

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The bulb was manufactured by the Shelby Electric Company in the late 1890s and was donated to Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department in 1901. The fire department plan to house and maintain the bulb for the rest of its life, regardless of length.

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Scientist have discovered a giant cloud of alcohol in space - around 6500 light years away. Alcohol’s molecule is made-up of relatively abundant elements (Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen).

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Peanuts grow underground (along with beans and peas) as apposed to nuts, which grow above ground. They belong to the Legume plant family which are edible seeds enclosed in pods.

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To produce 1 pound of honey - pollen from around 2 million flowers must be collected. One bee colony can produce 60 to 100 pounds of honey per year.

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A palindrome is a word, number, sentence, or verse that reads the same backwards or forwards. Other examples of palindrome are ‘rotator’, ‘reviver’ and ‘Madam I'm Adam’.

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Although pigs do have a few sweat glands, they're not very useful for temperature adjustment. Instead, they keep cool by bathing in water or mud, which has the same evaporation effect as sweating.

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The idea was conceoved in 1881 by Alfred P. Southwick (1826–1898) from Buffalo, New York .

As well as being an inventor, he was also a steam-boat engineer, professor and a dentist.

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Every year in the summer, a group of “swan uppers” perform a ritualised swan census, during which they salute the Queen as the “Seigneur of Swans.”

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The killer whale or ‘orca’ is a toothed whale - and is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family.

Killer whales have a diverse diet, some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and other species of dolphin.

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The female selects her mate largely based on his ‘love song’.

Particularly high notes and low bellows stimulate the female’s inner and outer ears in an appealing way.

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‘Broken heart syndrome’ is when your heart muscle becomes suddenly weakened. The left ventricle, one of the heart’s chambers, gets larger and changes shape. This means this part of the heart doesn’t pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should.

The condition can develop at any age, but typically affects more women than men.

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Many gardeners use ‘beer traps’ to protect their vegetation. All you’ll need to make one is a small ‘tuna-style tin’ with some beer in it. The slugs will be attracted to the yeast from the alcohol, go for a sip, fall in and drown.

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To avoid crackling - pigs coat themselves in mud, which protects them from the sun and helps to keep moisture in their skin.

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There are more than 250,000 sweat glands in each foot, making them the most perspiring parts of the body!

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Men who smoke lose an average of 2.9 teeth every 10 years, and women 1.5 - according to the Academy of General Dentistry.

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The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 (between Britain and Zanzibar) is considered to be the shortest war in history, lasting for a mere 38 minutes - after Zanzibar surrendered.

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Mexican scientist discovered it was possible to turn their native tipple into alcohol. The scientists noted that 80-proof tequila (40 percent alcohol) had the ideal proportion of ethanol to water to create diamond films.

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A polar bear’s fur is made up of two layers – an outer layer, with long ‘guard’ hairs, and a thick undercoat, with shorter hair. The outer layer of hair is clear – and a polar bear’s skin is black.

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Mosquitoes suck blood and transmit viruses from person to person - and are responsible for spreading such diseases as Malaria and Dengue Fever.

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This number is constantly in flux. Roughly a third of languages are now endangered, most with with less than 1,000 speakers remaining.

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In 2009, Missy the Ponoka cow, sold for record breaking $1.2 million at an auction in Toronto. Because of their ‘elite dairy genetics’, Ponoka Morsan Farm’s cows often sell for high prices, but Missy sold for $800,000 more than their second most expensive cow.

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In 1939, at the 11th Academy Awards the film won an Academy Honorary Award for ‘significant screen innovation’. The awards were presented to him by 10-year-old child actress Shirley Temple.

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The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation found that overweight people who sniffed bananas or green apples when their bellies grumbled -lost more weight than those who didn’t. The science suggests smelling “neutral” sweet smells can curb your appetite.

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If applying an ointment made from the fat of various animals mixed together (a lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, cat, and snake) didn’t work - the papyrus recommended rubbing burned hedgehog spikes, mixed with fingernails, honey, alabaster and red ocher on the balding area. Apparently, this recipe also required a few ‘magical incantations’ to work…

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It’s estimated that if you have a family of 5, using modern toilets, you would save 8,200 liters ($60) per year - if everyone peed in the shower once a day. Just make sure you’re first in the queue.

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At the time of formation, the Moon sat much closer to the Earth - estimated to be 22,500km (14,000 miles) away, compared with its distance of a quarter of a million miles (402,336 km) away today.

The gap between the Moon and Earth continues to increase, at the rate of 3.78cm (1.48in) per year.

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A major source of wind is bacteria. Bacterial fermentation and the digestion processes produce heat as well as odour. That’s probably why some Trumps are a bit irritating!

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Chamoy Thipyaso of Thailand, was given the sentence in 1989. She had been involved in a pyramid scheme that defrauded 16,231 people (including the Royal family) out of a total of about £2 million. Luckily for Thipyaso, she only spent 8 years in jail before being released.

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The word first appeared in print 180 years ago - on the second page of The Boston Morning Post. Internationally, OK has travelled remarkably well - including in Hong Kong, where "OK la" has become a common saying.

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Caffeine in large quantities could be deadly - and depends on your body weight. The FDA suggests that you can safely consume about 400 milligrams per day.

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Total costs for producing the movie were $200 million. The cost to construct the ship in 1910-1912 was £1.5 million, which was equivalent $120 to $150 million in 1997 dollars.

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A reports suggest that there are around 19 billion chickens on Earth, and around 7.5 billion people. That's around 3 chickens to every 1 human!

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However, the word ‘You’ ranks the highest, appearing 2,262 times in their songs. On the opposite scale - the word ‘Yay’, ‘Wah-hoo’ and ‘Poop’ are only used once.

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Scientists have analysed the muscles used for both facial expressions, and to do a small smile generally uses 10 muscles; a small frown uses 6. So don’t be lazy, turn that from upside-down!

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Cats are usually “crepuscular” - meaning that they are mostly active during dawn and the dusk - spending around 13-16 hours of their day cat napping.

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The gallon in "ten gallon hat" derives from the Spanish galón meaning braid. So a ten-gallon hat is a hat with a braiding around the brim.

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At the other end of the spectrum, nine-year-old boys ask around 144 questions per day.

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That’s around 6 inches a year… Each hair grows for about 2 years, before it enters the ‘telogen phase’ and starts to shed.

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Whilst penguins are unable to fly… Adelie penguins can jump up to 3 meters high out of water - which is as tall a 2 average sized women!

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They give a new meaning to saying - ‘sleeping with one eye open’, as they don’t have eyelids!

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‘Piz’, is short for ‘lápiz’ (the spanish word for pencil).

Picasso’s father was an art professor, but had given up painting by the time Pablo turned 13 as he felt his son had already surpassed his skill.

Picasso probably painted with watercolours before he could scribble too!

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It was discovered in Ptahmes tomb - mayor of Memphis, Egypt’ in 2010. Researchers discovered that an interesting mix of cow, sheep and goats milk went into the process of creating it. It also contained traces of the lethal bacteria Brucella Melitnis - so a good job the archeologists didn’t indulge in a celebratory nibble.

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