Facts with fun

At the age of 12, Martin Luther King became so depressed he tried committing suicide twice, by jumping out of his bedroom window.

It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.

Only 1 child in 20 are born on the day predicted by the doctor.

It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.

Sir Winston Churchill rationed himself to 15 cigars a day.

Some Eskimos have been known to use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing.

Between the two World War's, France was controlled by forty different governments.

The study of stupidity is called 'monology'.

A parthenophobic has a fear of virgins.

The two highest IQ's ever recorded (on a standard test) both belong to women.

In parts of Malaya, the women keep harems of men.

The Toltecs, Seventh-century native Mexicans, went into battle with wooden swords so as not to kill their enemies.

When Albert Einstein died, his final words died with him. The nurse at his side didn't understand German.

compiled from http://home.bitworks.co.nz/trivia/human.htm