You put the lime in the coconut...

There are a wide variety of things I'd love to include in my first post, including my views on numerous stories in the news today.  However, they're all a bit ranty/morbid/generally unsettling, and I feel that's not the best way to start a new blog.  So; hey, hi, here's the first lot of some random, usually useless, but always interesting trivia.  In honour of the best English Squintern on the television show, Bones: here's to you, Mr Nigel-Murray.


Disclaimer: these facts are taken from a variety of sources including internet sites, a charming wee book I have in my possession, and various other walks of life.  If they happen to be inaccurate, don't blame me - blame my sources ;-)


- The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime


- The human body has less muscles than a caterpillar


- You can't hum while holding your nose closed (Tried and tested.)


- Criminals who are considered unattractive receive on average a 50% longer jail sentence compared to their attractive criminal companions.


- Elephants spend 18 hours a day eating (I always knew there was a reason I love these creatures so much.)


- Farmville is the most popular application in the history of Facebook, with 62 million registered users and 22 million logging on at least once a day. Farmville is bigger than Twitter. (Oh.  Good.  God.)


- An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.  (I haven't tried this yet.  I'd offer, but... I'm not sure I want to bite into an onion.)


- If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.


- Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light.  Additionally, people with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.  (Go me?)


- The Bible is the number one most shoplifted book of all time.


- Your fingernail has the same ingredients as fly poop.  (Is this enough to stop you nail biters?)


Since I enjoy trivia, this may be the first but is certainly not the last post to be full of random facts.  Be safe in that knowledge.