Here are some interesting facts that you probably didn´t know…

* Hamburgers are named after the city of Hamburg, Germany where the serving of hamburgers first became popular.

* Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts salt water to fresh water.

* The game of GOLF was invented in Scotland, and for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.

* The word ALPHABET is derived from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet – ALPHA and BETA.

* The term “spa” is derived from a town in Belgium of the same name, known for its baths and mineral springs.

* The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms that are antonyms of each other: Adhere and Separate.

* The word Salary was derived from the Latin salarium referring to the salt allotment for soldiers in the Roman army.

* The points of light that you see behind your eyelids when you shut your eyes really hard are called Phosphenes.

* Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

* Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance.

* Ultrasound tests have revealed that male foetuses have the capability for erections in the last trimester of gestation.

* The clinical term for a hairy buttocks is “daysypgal.”