1. In Australia, there is a small mouse-like creature called an Antechinus. During its mating season, it will have so much sex that it will disintegrate. These violent and frenetic encounters can last up to 14 hours at a time. This is the one chance he has to pass his genes on. In the process, he will exhaust himself so thoroughly that his body will start to fall apart. His fur falls off, he bleeds internally, his immune system weakens and he will become riddled with gangrene.

2. If you took out all the empty space in our atoms, you can fit the entire human race in the volume of a sugar cube.

3. It’s estimated that the combined weight of ants on earth is greater than the combined weight of people on earth. There's an estimated 1.6 million ants per human.

4. A Banana is classed as a berry.

5. Andromeda and The Milky Way will eventually merge into one galaxy. Because of the distances between the stars, few if any of the stars in either galaxy will actually collide, so it's unlikely to be a catastrophe. 

Fact. Fiction. These following may be apocryphal, may be accurate. When it comes to the Romans, we have to trust the ancient writers, or ignore them. My source is Gaius Suetonius, a Roman knight and historian who lived in the first and second century.

1. Augustus. Aged 75. Last words to his friends from his sick-bed: "Since well I've played my part, all clap your hands, and from the stage dismiss me with applause." And to his wife, Livia: "Live mindful of our wedlock, Livia, and farewell." Finally, at the very moment preceding death, he shouted in terror that forty men were carrying him off, then breathed his last (Suetonius, "Life of Augustus," 99).

2. Tiberius. 78, violently ill, called for attendants to no response, got up, fell over, and died near the couch. No last words, but the people's eulogy was: "Tiberius to the Tiber!" in hopes of his body being tossed, as was custom to do to criminals, into the river Tiber (Suetonius, "Life of Tiberius," 73-75). 

3. Caligula. Assassinated at 29 in a manner similar to Julius Caesar: "I am still alive." His enemies responded: "Strike again!" The historian takes note that their sword thrusts included his genitals (Suetonius, "Life of Caligula," 58).

4. Claudius. 63. Poisoned by wife or eunuch, likely by mushrooms (a favorite dish). After swallowing the poison he became speechless, which was probably for the best, as he was known for his stutter (Suetonius, "Life of Claudius," 44). According to Seneca's Apocolocyntosis (good satire, go read it), after shitting himself, he whimpered: "Oh dear, oh dear, I think I have made a mess of myself" (3). 

5. Nero. 32. In the face of rebellion, abandoned by allies and his guard, just delivered a false report that he'd been declared public enemy by the Senate, and hearing the sound of horse-steps, Nero wept and said again and again: "What an artist the world is losing!" Finally he drove a dagger into his throat, after shouting, "Hark, now strikes on my ear the trampling of swift-footed coursers!" As centurions rushed in, Nero gasped, "Too late!" and expired (Suetonius, "Life of Nero," 49).

Works Cited

C. Suetonius Transquillus, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Loeb Classical Library (1913). University of Chicago Site, 19 Feb. 2017. 

Seneca, Apocolocyntosis. W. H. D. Rouse, trans. Perseus, 19 Feb. 2017.

1.We poop wrong, use a stool to elevate your torso

2. Guardians of the galaxy got a 100% rating from a recent screening test 

3. Leonardo da Vinci invited scissors 

4. An African American, Alexander miles, invented the elevator 

5. An African American, Charles drew, invented the blood phasma bag

Horses have canine "wolf" teeth.

Snakes are more afraid of you and are trying to avoid you at all costs.

All nature is afraid of man, but will stand up against him when forced to.

Humanity seems Hellbent on destroying

Mother Earth all because of greed.

Humans are too stupid to communicate with the intelligent life forms on this planet, yet they seek out intelligence in the universe.

1 - You can't sneeze without blinking. I've already tried. Numerous times.

2 - Sex for preying mantises sucks. Especially for the males. This is because the females tear the males heads off.

3 - A group of rat is called a mischief.

4 - Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.

5 - The First man to survive going over the Niagara Falls later died from slipping on an orange peel.

A. A baby spider is called a spiderling.

B. Do geese see God.

(This sentence is the same backwards and forwards).

C. Bananas are shaped the way they are (curved) because they grow in the direction towards the sun.

D. Baby elephants suck their trunks like babies suck their thumbs.

E. Hitler's mother wanted to abort but her doctor encouraged her to keep the/her baby.-Well, glad to know that the Doctor had a wonderful loving soul  and a heart for the foetus.

Hope you enjoyed the random facts. Pieces of knowledge to share and pass on to others as well. Maybe even time to create a game for 'Fun Facts.' That could be another great invention to be a fun fact. A fun fact about a game invented called really random 'Fun facts!'

Happy President's Day 2017 B-)

1) Before settling on the Seven Dwarfs we know today, Disney also considered Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy, and Awful.

2) The 3 Musketeers bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

3) Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys.

4) That thing you use to dot your lowercase "i" is called a tittle.

5) When the computer mouse was invented, it was called the "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System."

1. When a male penguin falls in love with female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.

2. It is illegal to climb trees in Oshawa, a town in Ontario, Canada.

3. Having bridesmaids in a wedding wasn’t originally for moral support. They were intended to confuse evil spirits or those who wished to harm the bride.

4. Giraffe are already extinct in at least seven countries in Africa.

5. In the U.S., if you find a bald eagle feather on the ground, you need a permit to pick it up.

1. Marie Antoinette never actually said the words "Let them eat cake"

2. Paul Revere never made the midnight ride

3. Fortune cookies are not actually Chinese- they were invented in America

4. Daddy Long Legs are not poisonous.   Also, they are not actually spiders (2 in 1!)

5. On the other hand, Mythbusters did confirm that if you pee on an electric fence, you will get electrocuted.

1.  Antz the movie was wrong!! All worker, soldier and queen ants are female. Males eggs are only laid near breeding time by the queen, once they have mated during the nuptial flight with the princesses they die!!! Some queens ants do not need males to breed.  An unmated queen for instance will lay eggs, the first will be male, then mate with one of those...this strengthens the health of the nest.  So all ants are girlies unless you see a twiddly little flying ant with a thin body (the male) the females have larger bodies.

2.  Montezuma II, an Aztec emperor, drank over 50 cups of chocolate per day.  Unsweetened dark chocolate is extremely good for you so get eating loads of it!

3.  Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b. Whch is good bcuseae smtimes I wrte cmplete crap!

4. Baby Koala bears have to eat their mothers diarrhoea for a short time so they become immune to eating the leaves of the eucalyptus tree, which are actually toxic to them.  Most of them also carry the sexual disease Chlamydia which is threatening the species...so do you think they are sooooooo sweet and cuddly now?

5.  Humans do NOT need to consume meat or dairy for protein, it is not the only source, so we have all been lied to for years and years.  A lot of vegetables, grains, legumes, and algae contain protein.  For instance a serving of broccoli or peanut butter contain more protein than a serving of beef. 

FUN  FACTS  (fibs) that I told to my daughter when she was little...as a laugh.

1.  All sausages are made from dogs willies, which is why they come in different sizes.

My daughter Fawn would ask in the cinema while eating her hot dog "Mum what dog would this have come from?"...I would reply "Well something like a German Shepherd".  She believed this up until she told a friend when she was 11 years old  (hahaha).  The bit that surprised me most of all is not that she believed it...BUT that she continued to eat them even after being told this!

2.  They used to make glue from horses which is why in the old days there were a lot of three legged horses about.

3.  Belly buttons make fluff! 

4.  If you do not wash daily down below, dogs will chase you down the street!

5.  If you press your belly button you become invisible!