Did you know?

• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing?
• The three largest land-owners in England are the Queen, the Church of England and Trinity College, Cambridge?
• Madrid is the only European capital city not situated on a rive?
• The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead"?
• Libya has the only flag which is all one color with no writing or decoration on it?
• Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time?
• There are penguins in Africa?
• Norway is the world's third largest oil exporter?
• Laos is the most bombed country in the world?
• The first rocket was invented by the Chinese in the 13th century?
• A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away?
• Russia's president Putin has worked in the KGB's foreign intelligence service?
• All continent names end with the same letter in which they start?
• Did you know?...That a human heart beats 100,000 times a day?
• Did you know?...That an average person laughs about 15 times a day?