FACTS

The "Swine flu" vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.

Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.

Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.

It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines.

The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.

Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left.

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.

The painting that won second place in a competition held by the US National Academy of Design was hanging upside down when it was judged.