some things you don't need to know

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
7. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
8. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
9. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
10. If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
11. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
12. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
13. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
14. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
15. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
16. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
17. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
18. A snail can sleep for 3 years.
19. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
20. A dragonfly has a life span of 1-6 months. 

source: rense.com