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When race horses die, most of their body parts are discarded. Only their head, heart, and feet are burried. This was to symbolize intelligence, courage and strength. The only racehorse to have been buried whole was the greatest thoroughbred named Man O’ War
Man O’ War was the greatest racehorse. It won 20 of 21 races over 2 years. In it’s only loss, it was still circling with it’s back to the starting line when the flag was dropped. But despite this, it still managed to finish second
A horse can sleep standing up
A Horse has 18 more bones than a Human
A recent study found that a horse’s heart rate mirrors those of the people touching them

Even though Tibet is also known as the “Land of Snow”, it only snows once or twice a year
The highest airport in the world is in Tibet
All but one of Tibet’s rivers run from north to south
Did you know that in Tibet there is actually a practice called ‘polyandry’ where many men, usually brothers, marry a single woman? This takes place so that only one set of children will inherit the land. (*snicker* The excuses they come up with)
In Tibet, finding dog shit on your doorstep is a lucky sign. Business will be good that day

The salute of uniform bodies (eg. army, police) originated from knights who lifted their visors to show their face to a royalty

Skin is thickest, 1/5 inch, on the upper back. It is thinnest on the eyelids, which is only 1/50th inch thick
Your skin weighs about 3.2kg (of course some weigh more)
Your skin sheds 50,000 cells every minute. [Discover mag 2/07]
Skin tone is made up of only 4 hues: All skin start off white. Blood vessels add a blush of red. A yellow pigment also tints the canvas. Lastly, sepia-toned melanin appears black in large amounts. The mix of these 4 hues create all skin colours

Egyptians used to wear distinctive eye make-up made of lead which were able to boost the immune system
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes
The heart was the only organ of the body that was not removed while mummifying, because they believed that after you died, it was your heart that was weighed against a feather to reveal your character
A Pharaoh would have slaves stand naked in honey to keep the flies away
Egyptians were the first to use anesthesia and the first to set broken bones. They invented the potter’s wheel, the scissors, toothpaste, the key, clock, metal pipes and even the calendar
For contraceptives they used crocodile dung
Some people killed themselves with an asp because it was believed that those who died from a snakebite would receive immortality

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproductiion
Rice was an ingredient used in making the foundations of the Great Wall of China
In China, there are over 50 different ethnic groups including Mongols and Manchurians
China has had a government since 1766 B.C., and it one of the oldest institutions in the world
Shanghai is the biggest city in the world, holding almost 16 million people
China is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world, with reserves of over 680 Million Kilowatts
China has a “one-child” policy where couples will need to pay fees to have more than one child
Chinese families often have nicknames for members at home such as Niu (cow), Tu (rabbit) and Xiong (bear) so that evil spirits are not attracted to the child
Although China covers over 9 million kms, it only has one timezone. As such, people in the west only get daylight at 9am in the morning
China has the world’s largest population of donkeys
China invented toilet paper
The chinese word for Portugal (Pu Tao Ya) means “Grape teeth”
Apricots originated from China
Disney characters were onced banned in China for over 40 years
Soccer was invented in China with the first football game recorded as early as 4BC
If all the peopled named Wang in China formed their own country, they would be the world’s 12th most populous nation (93 million) (The Times UK)

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
Ostriches stick their heads into the sand to find underground drinking water
Ostriches can only kick forward
The Ostrich people in Africa are a group of people who have only 2 toes due to inbreeding (From Ripley’s believe it or not)
In a study of over 200,000 ostriches over 80 years, noone has ever seen an ostrich bury its head in the sand

E-mails started in 1971. Ray Tomlinson is it’s DADDY!! and the first e-mail was sent WRITTEN ENTIRELY IN UPPER CASE
294 billion emails are sent every day

Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died. Elvis’ middle name Aaron is in his honour
In 1971, Elvis was appointed an honourary FBI agent by Nixon before Nixon’s resignation.Thanx Spike