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2. Mohammed is now one of the 20 most popular names for boys born in England and Wales.

14. It’s possible for a human to blow up balloons via the ear. A 55-year-old factory worker from China reportedly discovered 20 years ago that air leaked from his ears, and he can now inflate balloons and blow out candles.

18. If all the Smarties eaten in one year were laid end to end it would equal almost 63,380 miles, more than two-and-a-half times around the Earth’s equator.

37. Cyclist Lance Armstrong’s heart is almost a third larger than the average man’s.

44. Rubber gloves could save you from lightning.

71. Jimi Hendrix pretended to be gay to be discharged from the US Army.

73. One in six children think that broccoli is a baby tree.

78. One in 18 people has a third nipple.

from bbc’s: 100 things we didn’t know this time last year

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