Facts You Probably don’t Need

• Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world.

• The first Christmas that was celebrated on December 25 was in the year 336 in Rome.

• Africa is the only continent in all four hemispheres.

•  Cleopatra was born in Egypt but came from Macedonian Greek descent.

•  The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be a temporary exhibit, constructed for the 1889 World’s Fair.

•  Tug of war was in the Olympics from 1900 to 1920.

•  Scientists believe that Saturn and Jupiter might experience diamond rain, with carbon condensing into diamonds in their atmospheres.

• A snail can sleep for up to three years, entering a state called estivation during extreme conditions.

• Under certain conditions, hot water can freeze faster than cold water. The phenomenon is known as the Mpemba effect.

          Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.