21 facts for 21 years

I'm full of useless information so here are 21 facts and things I've learnt from the 21 years I've been alive. Please note that all of these facts were true when I learnt them:

1. The Scoville scale measures the temperature of chilli peppers
   
2. I can eat 7 bourbon biscuits in a minute
   
3. The earliest record of a person swimming is in the Bible (Is 25.11)
   
4. Using a tin opener to break apart frozen chicken is near impossible
   
5. Jona Lewie who wrote 'Stop the cavalry' only had one other major hit – 'You'll always find me in the kitchen at parties' (used on an Ikea advert)
   
6. A full size football goal post is 24x8m
   
7. Trees don't naturally grow in Iceland the have to import them from other Scandinavian countries
   
8. The fastest goal ever scored in lacrosse from a face was 6 seconds
   
9. Oman is the only country that in the English language begins with the letter O
   
10. The members of Destiny's Child were Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams
    
11. St Nicholas lived in Turkey
    
12. Macaroons and macarons are two different types of sweet
    
13. Sean Bean owns a chippy in Broomhill, Sheffield
    
14. Velocity of an electron in a vacuum is 3.66x10^6 m/s
    
15. You can't strangle yourself to death
    
16. You can get shouted at by undercover police if you do press-ups in the middle of the road
    
17. Over consumption of bananas can result in potassium poisoning
    
18. Reese Witherspoon has over 40 different hair styles in Legally Blonde
    
19. Ke$ha 's real name is Kesha
    
20. I'm almost the same height as Julie Andrews, who is practically perfect in every way...
    
21. Yorkshire Day is celebrated on August 1st

So there you go I hope you enjoyed my facts, as you can guess I can be quite useful in a pub quiz! Sarah and Katie are going to finish of the 21 year series with things they love and hate, so watch out for those soon! 

In the words of Greg Lake: I wish you a hopeful Christmas and a brave New Year  

Charlo x