"Amazing Facts 2" joke

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During World War II, twice as many fighter pilots were killed during training than combat
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In 1962 an outbreak of contagious laughter in Tanganyika lasted for six months and caused schools to be closed
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A nautical mile measures 6,080 feet while a land or statute mile is 5,280 feet
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No one can drown in the Dead Sea. It is 25 percent salt, which makes the water very heavy
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Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water
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Earth's oceans contain 7 1/2 million tons of gold, dissolved in the water
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Children who are breastfed tend to have an I.Q. seven points higher than children who are not.
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The bird flu virus could evolve into a form that is easily spread between people, resulting in a highly contagious and lethal disease.
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The Chinese, in olden days, used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery.
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If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth.
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To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers
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Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'.
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Communications giant Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam.
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Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

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