In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate!)
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Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.
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Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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