On average 12 newborn babies are given to the wrong parents everyday

The symbol of a baby to signify the New Year begun in Greece in 600BC

In early Roman times a father could legally kill anyone in his family

Hallow is an old word meaning holy while e en is Scottish for evening

The system of democracy was introduced 2500 years ago in Athens Greece

The creators of Adidas and Puma were brothers and they were both Nazis

Proctor Gamble originally manufactured candles before moving on to soap

Only 10-20% of the population can wiggle their ears and raise one eyebrow

On average dogs have better eyesight than humans although not as colourful

80% of people say that happy holiday memories are more important than money

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon

You are more likely to memorize what you ve written if you wrote in blue ink

IKEA stores are designed like mazes in order to prevent customers from leaving

A nautical mile measures 6 080 feet while a land or statute mile is 5 280 feet

The average person s eyes will be closed about 30 minutes a day due to blinking