These 15 crazy Facts Will Sound Totally False, But They’re Not. 12:38 PM #1. Shakespeare made up the name “Jessica” for his play Merchant of Venice. #2. Your chances of being killed by a vending machine are actually twice as large as your chance of being bitten by a shark. #3. Nowhere in the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme does it say that Humpty Dumpty is an egg. #4. Armadillos almost always give birth to quadruplets. #5. Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn. #6. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones. #7. John Tyler, the 10th president of the US, was born in 1790. He has a grandson that is alive today. #8. A strawberry is NOT a berry. #9. A banana IS a berry. #10. There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of liquid. #11. An octopus has three hearts. #12. There are 10 times more bacteria in your body than actual body cells. #13. There is only one country between North Korea and Norway. #14. New York City is farther south than Rome, Italy #25. Maine is the closest US state to Africa. Tweet Share Share Share Share Related Post