Facts You Probably don’t Need

• Identical twins don’t have the same fingerprints.

• Wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5 percent.

• The world’s oldest dog lived to be 29.5 years old.

• Snails have between 1,000 and 20,000 teeth.

• The skin of a Polar Bear is black. This helps them absorb and trap sunlight.

• The “Spice Girls” were originally called “Touch.”

• Venus is the only planet in our solar system to spin clockwise

• The National Anthems of Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino all have no words.

•  M&Ms are named after the last names of the gentlemen who created them: Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie.

          Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.