Regular useless facts.
- All gondolas in Venice must be painted black, unless they belong to a high official.
- Hummingbirds can fly backward.
- If you find yourself in quicksand, lie on your back and raise your legs slowly to prevent yourself from sinking.
- The only animals that can contract leprosy are humans and armadillos.
- A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
- In France, the minimum age to buy alcohol in a bar is five.
- Iguanas, koalas, and Komodo dragons all have two penises.
- At a rate of one number per second, it would take about 12 days to count to a million, and 32 years to count to a billion.