Interesting and disturbing facts

July 10, 2009 | In: Weird facts

The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it’s head are the rabbit and the parrot.

A review of surveys found that between 30-40% of male teens and 16-32% of female teens say they have committed a serious violent offense by the age of 17.

Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are reused in vein transplant surgery.

Australia is one of the highest users of water per capita in the world, despite being the driest inhabited continent.

Animal production requires a lot of fossil fuels. Fuels are needed to transport animal feed, to heat their housing, and to take the animals to slaughter, meat packing plants, and grocery stores. The burning of these fuels, as well as methane produced by the animals, is one cause of global warming.