October monthly facts - 2017

1. 200 years ago, 80 to 90 languages were spoken in what is now California.

2. Sea lions love the smell of cinnamon.

3. Liver failure makes your breath smell of raw fish.

4. Books may not enter or leave Tajikistan without written permission from the Ministry of Culture.

5. A half-smoked Winston Churchill cigar sold for $12,000 in 2017.

6. In the U.S., peanut butter must contain 90% peanuts, otherwise it must be called "peanut spread."

7. Phubbing is a new word meaning ‘ignoring your friends in favor of your mobile phone'.

8. Ants communicate by swapping spit.

9. A library book borrowed by George Washington in 1789 wasn't returned until 2010.

10. More than 2,400 nuclear bombs have been detonated since 1945.

11. When Iceland's soccer team reached the quarter-final of the 2016 Euro Cup, 10% of Iceland's population traveled to France for the game.

12. In 1973, the entire Internet consisted of only 42 computers.

13. Three of the world's rivers are legal persons: they have guardians and are treated as minors in court.

14. In 1948, only 2% of British households had a fridge.

15. Spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do in a year, and even exceeds that of whales.

16. Vitamin B6 helps you remember your dreams.

17. In 2016, a 91-year-old woman filled out a crossword that turned out to be $116,000 artwork in a German museum.

18. The Palace of Parliament in Romania is the world's largest administrative building. The cost of heating and electric lighting alone exceeds $6 million per year, as much as the cost for a medium-sized city.

19. A traditional beer tap will not work on an airplane as it will only dispense a huge amount of foam.

20. The average Australian cat eats more fish per year than the average Australian.

Sources (Thanks a lot these really helped): www.factslides.com, me, and other assorted sites and books.