Missing AirAsia plane is the same Airbus model that was involved in Miracle on the Hudson

More people die on Monday mornings from a heart attack than any other time during the week

There are vending machines in Japan made to give out the telephone numbers of random girls

Just twenty seconds worth of fuel remained when Apollo 11 s lunar module landed on the moon

The man with the longest beard in the world (4 5 feet) tripped over it broke his neck and died

There are two species of parasites which live on our eyelashes and eat dead skin cells and oil

Male students at Brigham Young University Provo Utah (USA) need a doctor s note to grow a beard

An average American will spend an average of 6 months during his lifetime waiting at red lights

In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured

Every queen named Jane has either been murdered imprisoned gone mad died young or been dethroned

Abraham de Moivre a French mathematician successfully predicted the date of his own death in 1754

In 1974 Yasser Arafat addressed the General Assembly of the UN with a pistol strapped to his belt

In Egypt actors were not allowed to testify in court because they were seen as professional liars

There are Owl Cafes in Japan where one can pet and play with live owls while enjoying a nice meal

Osama Bin Laden s death was announced on May 1st 2011 Hitler s death was announced on May 1st 1945