Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The Observer
(1)
The most expensive coffee in the world is made
with coffee beans recovered from the faeces of the
civet, a type of wild cat from Sumatra.
with coffee beans recovered from the faeces of the
civet, a type of wild cat from Sumatra.
(2)
Peter Dowdeswell of the UK ate a three-course meal in a record 45 seconds in 1999. He ate oxtail soup, mashed potatoes, baked beans and sausage, and then prunes.
(3)
The black-headed sea snake found
north of Australia in the Timor
Sea is 100 times more deadly
than the most poisonous
snake on land.
north of Australia in the Timor
Sea is 100 times more deadly
than the most poisonous
snake on land.
(4)
Marc Quinquandon, from France,
set a world record by eating
144 snails in 11 minutes. He beat
his own record when he ate
72 snails in 3 minutes, but he
died soon afterwards
set a world record by eating
144 snails in 11 minutes. He beat
his own record when he ate
72 snails in 3 minutes, but he
died soon afterwards
(5)
In 2005, Matthew Henshaw from Australia swallowed
a sword 40.5 centimetres (15.9 inches) long, and
hung a sack of potatoes weighing 20 kilograms
(44 pounds 5 ounces) on its handle for 5 seconds.
a sword 40.5 centimetres (15.9 inches) long, and
hung a sack of potatoes weighing 20 kilograms
(44 pounds 5 ounces) on its handle for 5 seconds.
(6)
A Japanese woman holds the record for having
most worms removed from her stomach; doctors
removed a total of 56 in 1990.
most worms removed from her stomach; doctors
removed a total of 56 in 1990.
(7)
In 1997, an Egyptian boy of 16 was
found to have his unborn identical
twin growing inside him. It had died
at about 32–33 weeks old and was
found to have his unborn identical
twin growing inside him. It had died
at about 32–33 weeks old and was
centimetres (18 inches) long 45
(8)
The two smelliest substances are
gross gases which the US
government is investigating as
possible weapons.They would be
used to break up crowds without
harming people. One is called
‘Who Me?’ and the other
‘The US Government Standard
Bathroom Malodor’
gross gases which the US
government is investigating as
possible weapons.They would be
used to break up crowds without
harming people. One is called
‘Who Me?’ and the other
‘The US Government Standard
Bathroom Malodor’
(9)
Shridhar Chillal grew his fingernails
for 44 years without cutting them.
Their average length was
117 centimetres (46 inches),
and his thumbnail was
132 centimetres (52 inches).
for 44 years without cutting them.
Their average length was
117 centimetres (46 inches),
and his thumbnail was
132 centimetres (52 inches).
(10)
In 1976, American Jon Brower Minoch weighed
635 kilograms (1,400 pounds). He was so fat that it
ook 12 firemen to lift him out of his house when he
ell ill, and 13 nurses to turn him over in bed. In fact
he had two beds strapped together as one wasn’t
big enough to hold him. He once put on 89
kilograms (196 pounds) in a single week.
635 kilograms (1,400 pounds). He was so fat that it
ook 12 firemen to lift him out of his house when he
ell ill, and 13 nurses to turn him over in bed. In fact
he had two beds strapped together as one wasn’t
big enough to hold him. He once put on 89
kilograms (196 pounds) in a single week.
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