Every year in Great Britain, from the effects of smoking, more than 100.000 people die. That is seven times more than in traffic accidents.
If there is a statue of a person on horseback in the park, and the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg raised, the person died of wounds sustained in battle. If the horse has all of its legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
It is believed that average person dreams about 1.400 times a year.
The first sewing machine was invented by a British inventor Thomas Saint in 1790 and it was used for sewing leather.
It is impossible to suck your own elbow.
American film “Mary Poppins” from 1965 was awarded five Oscars. One of them was for special effects in the scene where Mary Poppins is landing with the help of her umbrella.
