10 More Interesting Facts That Could Win You £1million.

Yes, here I go again with some more interesting facts that will help you win friends and influence people. Maybe a slight exaggeration but these facts certainly do trigger those ‘really!’ moments, and may even provide you with the winning answer to your local pub quiz or the £1million prize in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

1. Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.

2. There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

3. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

4. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

5. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

6. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

7.  Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

8. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.

9. The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee. Lovely thought!

10. And finally, most soccer players run 7 miles in a game. And if you are the goalkeeper on the end of a 10-0 defeat then you dive the equivalent of 7 miles!