More Interesting Facts

1.       One litter of baby hedgehogs can have several fathers.

2.       A multipart study found that beautiful people are more likely to be involved in unstable relationships.

3.       The U.S. government initially reacted favourably to the Cuban revolution, seeing it as part of a movement to bring democracy to Latin America.

4.       During the American Civil War, a free black woman Mary Bowser took a job as a servant in the Confederate White House and served as a Union spy.

5.       A Belgian minister arrived by bike to a news conference to promote cycling in 2017, only to find it had been stolen when he left half an hour later.

6.       Even after "That '70s Show" made her famous, Mila Kunis worked at a Rite Aid ice cream counter.

7.       In 2013, it was reported that there were only around 30 women who are citizens of Vatican City.

8.       Vatican City is one of six countries worldwide that ban abortion completely, even if the mother's life is in danger.

9.       Saint Drogo is the Catholic Church's patron saint of those whom others find repulsive, unattractive people, cattle, coffee house owners and deaf people.

10.   St. Julian the Hospitaller is the Catholic Church's patron saint of circus workers and fiddle players.

11.   Overbooking is not illegal and every airline does it to maximise their revenue.

12.   The average inmate at Alcatraz read 75-100 books per year.

13.   Wealthy ancient Egyptians slept with neck supports rather than pillows to preserve their hairstyles.

14.   The most disproportionately common physical injury diagnosis in New York is "knee injury."

15.   The British Standards Institution has a 5,000 word report on the correct way to make a cup of tea.

16.   In Slovakia, using the names Britain or Great Britain instead of the United Kingdom can land you with a €6,600 fine.