100g of sugar provides 1700kJ of energy, 100g of fat can provide 3700kJ of energy.
13 people every year die from vending machines falling on them.
The flatulence of farm animals accounts for 25% of the worlds methane emissions!
The chances of dying due to falling out of bed are the same as those of being struck by lightning.
The can opener was invented 48 years after the introduction of cans!
George Bush and John Kerry are related, they're 16th cousins, three times removed.
The average pencil can draw a line 35 miles long.
Bookmakers William Hill loses 80000 courtesy pens each day!
7% of Scotlands polulation own 84% of it's wealth.
France adopted the metric system in 1795.
There are three golf balls sitting on the moon.
The pollution given off by cigarettes is 10 times more than that given off by diesel cars.
In 1931 the Coca-Cola Company redesigned Santa Claus. They used the official colours of Coca-Cola for the new Santa, red and white.
On Venus, there is a new year at least once a day.
In the average lifetime, a human will grow 590 miles of hair.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words!
One in every 20 people have an extra rib.
The average person in the UK drinks 36 litres of fruit juice a year.
Most of the illegal immigrants in Australia are British backpackers whose visas have run out.
Microsoft has patented human skin as a way of networking computers!
30kg of plutonium is enough to make 7 nuclear bombs.
American Airlines calculated it costs £500 a plane to pick up pillows after passengers.
16.07% of household accidents happen on a Sunday, making it the most dangerous day.
Brazilians are the nation of people most likely to read spam.
If all the smarties eaten in a year were laid end to end, it would equal 63380 miles.
Spiders have transparent blood.
The first Driving Test was taken by a Mr Beene.
Westminster (London) has around 20 pieces of chewing gum per square metre of pavement.
Months beginning on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.
It is possible to spend approximately 247 days worth of time in class at Ellon Academy over six years.