The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1000 years to circulate around the world.

The itch from a mosquito bite can be soothed by cutting open a clove of garlic and rubbing it on the bite.

AMAZING FACTS