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I Didnt know That* Mary Queen of Scots was a skilful billiards player
* The silkworm moth has 11 brains
* Leonardo da Vinci could break a horse-shoe with his bare hands
* George I couldn't speak English
* In 1972 the defence budget of Andorra was the equivalent of £2
* Originally the yo-yo was a Filipino jungle weapon
* It is illegal to start a fire under a mule in Ohio
* There are no turkeys in Turkey
* A single hair can hold the weight of a large apple
* The woman who has appeared most often on the cover of Time magazine is the Virgin Mary
* The Bible didn't originally have chapters and verses. Scholars added chapters in A.D. 1231 and verses in 1551.
* The word 'Bible' comes from a Greek word for papyrus (biblos), a plant used to make paper.
* The Gospel of Mark is available in about 900 languages.
* Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament.
* There are nearly 100 quotes or references to Deuteronomy in the New Testament.
* The middle verse in the Bible is Psalm 118: 8: "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man."
* Jeremiah has more words than any other book in the Bible.
* Forks only came into general use during the 19th century
* Middle names were once illegal in England
* Over half of all known flowers in the world grow in South Africa
* The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long
* In 1832 a farmer in Carlisle sold his wife in exchange for 20 shillings and a Newfoundland dog
* Barry Manilow has only had one UK top ten hit.
* Aleksei Leonov was the first person to walk in space.
* A 'bobolink' is a type of songbird from America.
* 'Oneirology' is the study of dreams.
* Shakespeare's children were called Judith, Sussanah and Hamnet!
* St Cassian is the patron saint of secretaries.
* Scorpions are not immune to their own poison.
* Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski have the same birthday.
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