Wierd Facts!!!

Humans have used caves throughout history for burial grounds, shelter, and religious sites.

The maximum depth a cave can reach underground is about 9,800 feet (3,000 meters).

Before the advent of toothpaste, people used dry, rough things to clean their teeth such as pumice and crushed egg shell! ...

Toothpaste contains formaldehyde, the same chemical that is used for preserving bodies!

A few hundred years ago, people didn’t know about the importance of brushing. So they developed black rotten teeth as a result of having too much sugar. This is what happened with Queen Elizabeth 1.

People with red hair are likely more sensitive to pain. This is because the gene mutation (MC1R) that causes red hair is on the same gene linked to pain receptors.

Rumor says Hitler banned marriage between redheads. Apparently he thought it would lead to "deviant offspring."

Bees have been proven to be more attracted to redheads.

Structurally, for houses, the basement walls typically form the foundation. In warmer climates, some houses do not have basements because they are not necessary (although many still prefer them). In colder climates, the foundation must be below the frost line.

Adding a basement to an existing house can cost $30,000-$70,000 or more.

Older homes built with crawl spaces or rooms without basements supported slightly above the ground often have very cold floors.

The Code of Hammurabi refers to a set of rules or laws enacted by the Babylonian King Hammurabi.

The code was dated back to nearly 1754 BC.

Hammurabi's lasting contribution on western society was the law “An eye for eye, a tooth for tooth."

Squeaky Fromme spent time in prison for attempting to assassinate then-President Gerald Ford.

The owner of the Spahn Ranch where the Manson family lived for a time gave Fromme her nickname.

Fromme will be portrayed by Dakota Fanning on the big screen in 2019.

The longest river in the world, the Nile (4,132 miles), is located in Africa.

Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in Africa; it is 355 feet high and one mile wide.

Africa is the world's second driest continent (after Australia).