1131. The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca,"
which means cow. This
name was chosen because the first vaccination was derived from
cowpox
which was
given to a boy.
1132. James Bond is also known as Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang.
1133. A snail can crawl across a razor blade without getting injured.
This is possible
because
they excrete a slime that protects them.
1134. Behram, an Indian thug, holds the record for most murders by a
single individual.
He
strangled 931 people between 1790-1840 with a piece of yellow and white
cloth, called a ruhmal. The most murders by a woman are 612, by
Countess
Erzsebet
Bathory of Hungary.
1135. Approximately 97.35618329% of all statistics are made up.
1136. The largest spider ever was the Megarachne which had a diameter of
50 cm. The
fossil was
found in Argentina.
1137. In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions,
flowers are given in
odds
numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only.
1138. Next to man, the porpoise is the most intelligent creature on
earth.
1139. The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as
long as twenty-
five
minutes.
1140. The Australian box-jellyfish has eight eyes.
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