Since the late 1940s South Africans have been enjoying Chappies bubblegum – and reading interesting facts too! We’ve rounded up 22 facts from Chappies wrappers.
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535: Squid communicate with one another by changing the colour of their bodies.
537: Strawberries have more vitamin C by weight than oranges.
543: The first computer programmer was a woman called Ada Lovelace.
508: Even if 75% of the human liver is removed, it can grow back to its original size.
509: Every year in Sweden a hotel is built out of ice and occupied until it melts.
554: The most expensive photo ever sold for $4,3-million. It was of a river.
555: The Nokia tune is based on a 1902 Spanish-guitar melody.
557: The only street in the world to house two Nobel Peace Prize-winners is in Soweto.
584: The average human being is asleep for one third of their life.
519: A lobster’s blood is colourless, but it turns blue when exposed to oxygen.
520: Macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs.
522: Mohamed is the most used name in the world.
523: Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.
524: The fear of being out of cellphone contact is called nomophobia.
541: The carbon in the human body is enough to fill 9 000 lead pencils.
529: Russia covers nine time zones.
530: Snails can hibernate for more than a year without eating.
531: Soccer City is the largest stadium in Africa, with almost 95 000 seats.
619: Andry Rajoelina, the former president of Madagascar, used to be a club DJ.
620: Real buttermilk does not contain any butter.
621: Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) has an MSc in electrical engineering.
604: The peregrine falcon can dive at more than 300km/h, making it the fastest animal in the world.
And now listen to the original Chappies bubblegum jingle from the ’70s. #NostalgicMuch
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