Stuff you didn’t know you didn’t know…

Food for thought? Food for amazement? I checked these out before including them. See what you think!

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this…) the percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and life rafts have in common? All were invented by women.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades – King David Hearts – Charlemagne Clubs – Alexander, the Great Diamonds – Julius Caesar

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Don’t delete the following just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it:

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but ecah wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

So…did you discover something you didn’t know you didn’t know? I did!