Sharks are apparently the only animals that never get sick. Tests have shown them to be immune to every known disease, including cancer.
All polar bears are left-handed.
The international telephone dialling code for Antarctica is 672.
In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful.
Shivapuri National Park at Budhanilkantha in Kathmandu is the only watershed and wildlife reserve so close to the capital and international airport.
Nepal has nearly 870 species of birds, which is arguably more than Europe and North Africa combined.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing sand.
People living in apartments in Switzerland are not allowed to flush their toilets after 10PM.
The combined weight of the compilers of this edition of Useless Gyan is 167 kg.
A foetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.
