Really TRUE odd factoids

[classic33]

Wearing headphones for just an hour could increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

 

[Chris S]

'Cymru' and 'Cumbria' are slightly different variations of the same name. It means 'fellow countrymen'. 'Wales' would have extended as far as Scotland before the Anglo-Saxon invasions.

 

[Chris S]

The Great Pyramid of Giza is 29.9792458° North.
The speed of light is 299,792,458 m/s.

 

[Seevio]

The Great Pyramid of Giza is 29.9792458° North.
The speed of light is 299,792,458 m/s.

'Some' of the great pyramid is on that latitude. The thing is, as far as my quick maths can tell, that level of accuracy comes down to about 1cm. Hard to tell from Google maps but it looks like the centre is not on that line.