AMAZING TRUTH

Most people are unable to laugh on command.

2% of Earth's people have red hair.

India has MORE cellphones than TOILETS.

Do you suffer from Dysania? Many people do! 'Dysania' is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.

One tablespoon of semen contains approximately 20 calories.

Oysters can change genders back and forth

Breathing the air in Mumbai, India for just ONE DAY, is equivalent to smoking 2.5 packs of cigarettes.

The longest English word, at 45 letters, is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'

If you walk and talk with someone, eventually you will synchronize your steps with each other.

NEW THINGS

Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis.The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.


Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere in the world there is a duck watching you.

It's impossible to hum while plugging your nose.

Women speak about 7000 words a day.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

Jellyfish evaporate in the sun. They're 98% water.

When you laugh while being tickled, what you are experiencing is actually a form of panic.

Yawning is contagious. Even thinking about yawning is enough. In fact, there's a 50% that you're about to, or just did, yawn.

Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes.

The total weight of all the ants on Earth is about the same as the weight of all the humans on earth.

Grapes EXPLODE when you put them in the microwave!

A Rubik's cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations.

In Japan they have square watermelons

BOLLYWOOD FACTS

Raj Kapoor launched dream girl, Hema Malini in the lead role for 'Sapno Ka Saudagar' opposite himself in 1968

The Big B was to be named 'Inquilab' before his father, the famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan finally agreed upon 'Amitabh', which means brilliance unlimited

No one except the cast and crew of 'Aks' , was allowed on the sets of the film as per strict orders. Even director Rakesh Mehra's brother was also not allowed in.

Meena Kumari had also six fingers on her right hand. But it was always kept in mind to not show her right hand fingers in any of the films she had done.

Dharmendra in his youth was such a big fan of actress Suraiya that he walked miles to watch her film 'Dillagi' over 40 times.

In the songs 'Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain' from 'Dhadkan', title song of 'Deewane' and 'Neend Churayi Meri' from 'Ishq' we see the coming together of arch rivals Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan.

Of all the characters in his directorial debut 'Dil Chahta Hai', Farhaan Akhtar definitely wanted Saif Ali Khan as Sameer, Dimple as Tara and Preity as Shalini.


In the latest film Barfi! Katrina Kaif was Anurag basu’s original choice to narrate the story instead of Ileana D’Cruz. Kats refused the role due to unknown reasons.

In Don 2, Shah Rukh Khan (Don) is seen riding on a long motorway aboard a bridge, a motorbike, with a license plate reading “Don 3. Hence, there may be a possibility of a sequel.

The producers of Ghajini were not keen on casting Asin opposite Aamir Khan as she is a South Indian actress. However, Aamir was so much impressed with Asin’s performance in the original Tamil version that he insisted on her playing the lead. It is said that he personally requested Asin to play the lead in the Hindi version. Priyanka Chopra was the original choice.

Shahrukh Khan’s role in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was initially offered to Saif Ali Khan. Even Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Raj Malhotra (SRK’s role in the film).

Dil Chahta Hai was written keeping in mind Akshaye Khanna, Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. When Hrithik turned down the role, it went to Abhishek Bachchan. However, Aamir Khan was finally roped in. Also Sonali Kulkarni’s role as Pooja was initially offered to Isha Koppikar.

Salman Khan was initially offered the role of Devdas, which was later on enacted by his rival Shahrukh Khan.

In Ishqiya, Preity Zinta was the makers original choice. However, Vidya Balan took over the female lead.