1. 37% of Brits believe their jobs are meaningless and do not contribute to the world.
2. A report found that the free weights at the gym have 362 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
3. When you first meet people it is common to forget their names; a phenomenon called the ‘next-in-line' effect. This is because people are too worried about themselves, and what they'll say next, to focus on remembering the names of people they're introduced to.
4. Until 1948, 7-Up contained "lithium citrate," a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder.
5. Actor Frankie Muniz suffers from long term memory loss and doesn't remember being on Malcolm in the Middle.
6. Pirates probably didn't wear eye patches because of a missing eye; it's much more likely that they were keeping one eye ready to see in darkness, so that they could adjust quickly when going below deck.
7. In the late Middle Ages, books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to the bookcase. This was widely practiced until the 18th century.
8. The first woman to cycle round the world learnt to ride a bike a few days before she set off.
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