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Home General 300RandomFacts Maci Modified:23Feb2022 TableofContents 01 RandomFactsInfographics 02 Rubberbandswilllastmuchlongerwhentheyarerefrigerated. 03 Thereare293waystomakechangeforadollar. 04 TheGrandTheftAutofranchisehaslawsuitsthattotalover$1billion. 05 AllclocksinPulpFictionaresetto4:20. 06 Theeyeofanostrichisbiggerthanitsbrain. 07 Adimehas118ridgesonitsedge. 08 Onaverage,asecretarywilluseitslefthandfor56%ofwhattheytypeonakeyboard. 09 Thelargestpairofeyesintheworldbelongstothegiantsquid. 10 ThePokemonRhydonwasthefirsttoeverbecreated. 11 SuperMarioLandwasthemostpopulargameontheGameBoyduringitsrelease. 12 Thedotoverthesmallletter'i'iscalledatitle. 13 Japanhas23vendingmachinesperperson. 14 Soccerballswereonceusedforplayingbasketball. 15 Acandle’sflameishotandblueinzerogravity. 16 Puttingsugaronacutwillmakeithealfaster. 17 X-rayscan’tdetectrealdiamonds. 18 Thereare7differenttypesoftwins. 19 ThenationalflagofLibyawasformerlyjustthecolorgreen. 20 Theplastictipsofshoelacesarecalledaglets. 21 Signlanguagehastonguetwisters. 22 Penguinsflyunderwater. 23 MinnietheMouse’sfirstnameisnotMinnie. 24 RudolphtheReindeerisfemale. 25 Ajiffyisaproperunitoftime. 26 April11,1954,wasrecordedasthemostboringdayintheworld. 27 Tiramisutranslatesto‘takemetoheaven’inItalian. 28 Buttermilkdoesnotcontainanybutter. 29 Brunchwasinventedasawayofcuringhangovers. 30 Hitler’snephewbetrayedhim. 31 Thecontinentalplatesmoveatthesameratethatfingernailsgrow. 32 SailorsworkingfortheRoyalNavyneedspecialpermissiontogrowtheirbeards. 33 TherearefewerstarsthantherearetreesonEarth. 34 MaryandJamesarethemostpopularnamesaroundtheworld. 35 ChildrenarebornlessfrequentlyonSaturdays. 36 Danishmothersareknowntobethemosthardworkingmomsintheworld. 37 75burgersaresoldinMcDonald’severysecond. 38 1,700peoplebecomemillionaireseverydayintheU.S. 39 Youcan’thumwhileholdingyournose. 40 Youaremorelikelytohaveaweirdorscarydreamwhensleepingonyourstomach. 41 Youreyeballsdonotgroworchangetheirsizeasyouage. 42 Blue-eyedpeoplehavehigheralcoholtolerance. 43 Pubichairlivesforabout3weekslong. 44 Malebeescanonlymateonce. 45 Smellinggreenappleshelpwithweightloss. 46 Asnailhas2,500teeth. 47 Youcandiefromstayingupfortwoweeksstraight. 48 Pigeonscan'tfart. 49 Spacepartlysmellslikedieselfuelandbarbeque. 50 Onestrandofhaircanholdupto3ouncesofweight. 51 Watchinghorrormoviesbeforeviewingabstractartwillenhancetheexperience. 52 Children’sbookauthor,RoaldDahlwasaspy. 53 NASCARdriversloseweightwhileracing. 54 Indiansreadthemostintheworld. 55 Cap'nCrunchwasoncesuedfornotusingrealberries. 56 Cap'nCrunch'sfullnameisHoratioMagellanCrunch. 57 ThemostwidelyprintedbookintheworldisthecatalogforIKEA. 58 Crocodilesareoneoftheplanet’soldestlivingcreatures. 59 TheAuroraBorealishasasisterphenomenon. 60 Thesaltytasteofbaconisn’tnatural. 61 TherewasafifthmemberoftheBeatles. 62 Appleoncehadaclothingline. 63 3Musketeerchocolatebarsusedtohave3flavors. 64 Youcannotcrackyourknuckles. 65 Thebonesofthehumanbodycanmultiplyindensity. 66 Yourfunnyboneisanerve. 67 Afrenchpigwasexecutedforkillingachild. 68 Pineapplesarenamedafterpinecones. 69 Scotlandhasover400wordstorefertosnow. 70 Therearemorethan200flavorsofKitKatinJapan. 71 NewZealandwasonceauctionedoneBay. 72 ThereisacityinOregoncalledBoring. 73 Leecheswereusedtopredicttheweather. 74 The‘?!’punctuationmarkhasaterm. 75 OnlyowningoneguineapigisillegalinSwitzerland. 76 AmaninFloridaoncethrewalivealligatorthroughadrive-thruwindow. 77 GreatBritainoncehadanumberwhereyoucanreportroguetrafficcones. 78 Thelargestrecordedsnowflakeis15incheswide. 79 McDonald’soncehadbubblegumflavoredbroccoli. 80 AmericanAirlinessavedmoneybygettingridofolivesfromtheirmeals. 81 ‘OMG’wasfirstusedinalettertoWinstonChurchillin1917. 82 Sailorsconsiderblackcatsgoodluck. 83 AjanitorinventedtheflaminghotCheetos. 84 NorthKoreanteacherswererequiredtoplaytheaccordion. 85 Meltingglaciersmakefizzynoises. 86 MalestudentsattendingBrighamYoungUniversitycannotgrowbeards. 87 Apistolcanonlybeusedbyonehand. 88 BlacktaxisinLondonaretallforareason. 89 Flippingasharkwillrenderittemporarilyimmobile. 90 Thelargestlivingorganismisanaspengrove. 91 SomeonewillwriteandreciteapoematyourfuneralifyoudieintheNetherlands. 92 AlanShepardplayedgolfonthemoon. 93 IoannisIkonomouhasbeenthechieftranslatoroftheEuropeanParliamentsince2002. 94 KummerspeckisGermanfortheweightgainedduringemotionaleating. 95 SEARSoncesoldhouses. 96 AnencryptedmonumentstandsoutsideoftheCIAheadquartersinVirginia. 97 Coldwaterisjustascleansingashotwater. 98 DavidBowiehelpedtoppletheBerlinwall. 99 TapwaterinManhattanisnotKosher. 100 AparkrangerfromtheU.Swasoncehitbylightning7times. 101 Thefedorawasoriginallyahatmadeforwomen. 102 ThestoryofBeautyandtheBeastwasaimedtomakewomenopentoarrangedmarriages. 103 TimothyLearyescapedprison. 104 Bottledwaterhasanexpirationdate. 105 ManypetsfromtheU.SrunawayonJuly4th. 106 QueenElizabethcannotsitontheIronThrone. 107 Incanpeopleusedknotstokeeptrackofrecords. 108 MontyPythonhasoneofthemostrequestedsongsforfuneralsinEngland. 109 ThestateofVirginiamaycontainhiddentreasure. 110 FakeambulancesarehiredinRussiabythewealthy. 111 Mostbusinessesdonotseethepracticalityofhavingdiapertables. 112 Theworld’smostsuccessfulpiratewasawoman. 113 TheKKKwastakendownwithhelpfromSuperman. 114 TheBaseballHallofFamehadasecretinductee. 115 Milkwagonsarethereasonwhywehaveroadwaylines. 116 Themostsuccessfulpredatorisawilddog. 117 Amanwasoncesavedbyasealion. 118 Salivacanbeusedtomonitoralcoholintake. 119 Theworld’slargestpyramidcannotbefoundinEgypt. 120 Somepandasfakeapregnancytogetbetterhealthcare. 121 Cacticomeinmanydifferentcolorsotherthangreen. 122 Theinventorofthefrisbeebecameafrisbeehimself. 123 Dolphinshavenames. 124 OnespeciesofantscanonlybefoundinManhattan,NewYork. 125 Around30,000rubberduckswerelostatseain1992. 126 CharlesDarwin’spetturtleoutlivedhim. 127 Losingweightaltersbrainactivity. 128 Thefoldsinachef’shatrepresentsthenumberofwaysyoucancookanegg. 129 Cactusspinescanbeusedtomakehooks. 130 Dependingonhowtheydescend,waterfallshavedifferentclassifications. 131 NeilArmstrongneversaid‘That'sonesmallstepforman’. 132 Theoddsofgettingaroyalflushis1in649,740. 133 DrivingsouthfromDetroitwillleadtoCanada. 134 MorepeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguagethanthosewhouseitastheirmothertongue. 135 Sleepdeprivationmakesithardertoloseweight. 136 Theworld’slargestsingledropwaterfallistheKaieteurFalls. 137 Yourteethareunique. 138 ThemostpopularstatebirdistheNortherncardinal. 139 Triskaidekaphobiaisthefearofthenumber13. 140 Asingledollarbillcosts5centstomake. 141 Babyseaottersareunabletoswim. 142 Snakescanpredictearthquakes. 143 TheKingofHeartsistheonlyKingwithoutamustache. 144 Onlytwodiseaseshavebeencompletelyeradicated. 145 TheonlyEnglishwordthatendswith‘mt’isDreamt. 146 May29thisPutaPillowonYourFridgeDay. 147 Theoppositesidesofdicewillalwaysequal7. 148 Themetalstudsfoundondenimjeansserveaparticularpurpose. 149 Theaverageadultspendsmoretimeonthetoiletthanexercising. 150 About7%ofAmericanadultsbelievechocolatemilkcomesfrombrowncows. 151 Catscan'ttastesweetflavors. 152 Bananasgettheircurvedshapebygrowingtowardsthesun. 153 Yourfingernailsonyourdominanthandgrowfaster. 154 Appleseedscontaincyanide. 155 Frigatebirdscansleepwhileflying. 156 OnlyonecapitalintheU.ShasnoMcDonald’s. 157 Peopleusedtoanswerthephonewith“ahoy”. 158 Playingdancemusichelpswardoffmosquitoes. 159 Billygoatsurinateontheirheadstobecomemoreattractive. 160 Movietrailerswereoriginallyshownafterthemovie. 161 AmongalltheDisneyprincesses,Mulanhasthehighestkillcount. 162 Pinocchiocannotsay‘mynosewillgrownow’. 163 Youare13.8%morelikelytodieonyourdateofbirth. 164 Alaskaistheonlystatewhosenameisonasinglerowonthekeyboard. 165 Manyorangesaregreen. 166 Vantablackhasatrademark. 167 Amanoncesetarecordbyputtingonover260t-shirts. 168 QueenElizabethisatrainedmechanic. 169 Opticalillusionscanbefoundatthebottomofthesea. 170 123456isthemostcommonpassword. 171 TheaverageAmericanspends2.5daysannuallylookingforlostitems. 172 TechnicoloredsquirrelsroamthelandsofSouthernIndia. 173 Basenjidogscan'tbark. 174 Dragonfliescan’twalk. 175 Spacetravelmakesmicerunincircles. 176 ThechickenistheclosestrelativetotheT-Rex. 177 Two-thirdsofmillennialsgotosleepnaked. 178 Slothsholdtheirbreathslongerthandolphins. 179 Moremonopolymoneyisprintedannuallyratherthanactualcurrency. 180 ‘Schoolmaster’isananagramof‘theclassroom’. 181 Ravensarealwaysawarewhensomeoneiswatchingthem. 182 Aneagleiscapableofkillingayoungdeerandflyingawaywithit. 183 Babyspidersarecalledspiderlings. 184 Apalindromeisasentencethatisthesamewhenreadbackwardandforwards. 185 Theroarofalioncanbeheardupto5milesaway. 186 Theaveragemalewillbecomeboredafter26minutesofshopping. 187 TheU.S.NavyusesXboxcontrollersfortheirperiscopes. 188 Thereisaspeciesofspiderdubbedthe‘hobospider’. 189 Babyoctopusesarethesizeofaflea. 190 ThepremiereoftheTVrealityshow‘16andpregnant’helpedlowertherateofteenpregnancy. 191 Upto20%ofpoweroutagesintheU.Sareduetosquirrels. 192 95%ofpeopletextthingsthattheywouldneversayinperson. 193 TheMayoClinicmadeglowinthedarkcatswhiletryingtofindacureforAIDS. 194 TheAntarcticglaciersaremadeupof3%penguinurine. 195 Facebook,Instagram,andTwitterarebannedinChina. 196 Honeybeescanrecognizehumanfaces. 197 ThehappiestprisonerondeathrowhadanIQof46. 198 Violinbowsaremadefromhorsehair. 199 IKEAisanacronym. 200 StephenHawkingheldareceptionfortimetravelersin2009. 201 ANorwegianIslandmadedyingillegal. 202 Peoplewhoposttheirfitnessroutineonsocialmediaaremorelikelytohavepsychologicalproblems. 203 DrPepperdoesnothaveaperiod. 204 Thereisanunderwaterversionofrugby. 205 Youcanburncaloriesjustbystanding. 206 Micetypicallyonlylivefor6monthsinthewild. 207 Thebackwardpunctuationmarkisusedtoidentifysarcasm. 208 Ifabodyistooobese,itcancausecomplicationswhenbeingcremated. 209 Flossingyourteethimprovesmemory. 210 AcommonsouvenirpeoplebringfromtheU.Sareredsolocups. 211 St.Luciaistheonlycountrythatisnamedafterawoman. 212 Ben&Jerry’smadeagraveyardfortheirformerflavors. 213 PlutowasonetemporarilyclosertothesunthanNeptune. 214 About$3.70isgiventoanAmericanchildpertooththeylose. 215 Thereisascientifictermforbrainfreezes. 216 OnlyoneletterintheEnglishalphabetcannotbefoundontheperiodictable. 217 Thecallingshotgunforthefrontpassengerseatcomesfromamessenger. 218 Asinglestrandofspaghettiisindividuallyreferredtoasspaghetto. 219 Pointingyourcarkeystoyourheadhelpsyoufindyourcarfaster. 220 ThefatBuddhastatueandinpicturesisnotBuddhahimself. 221 Ajockeyfrom1923managedtofinisharaceafterdying. 222 Thelargestprimenumberhas17,425,170digits. 223 Thelargestgrandpianointheworldwasbuiltbyateenager. 224 APolishdoctoroncefakedanoutbreaktokeeptheNazi’saway. 225 The1996filmcalledScreamincreasedtheusageofcallerIDsintheU.S. 226 Thespikeddogcollarsaremeanttoprotecttheirnecksfromattacks. 227 JackDanielsdiedfromatoeinjury. 228 ThebossinMetalGearSolid3takesaweektobeat. 229 ThecorrectEnglishtranslationforJesusisJoshua. 230 ThefirstserviceanimalswereestablishedinGermany. 231 TheplanetwasnamedPlutothankstoan11-year-oldgirl. 232 Around50%oftheminedgoldonEarthcomesfromonesource. 233 12plantsand5animalsmakeup75%ofdietsaroundtheworld. 234 Shakirawasrejectedfromherelementarychoirgroup. 235 Minnesotahastheworld’squietestroom. 236 TheJapanesehaveitsownwordforbookhoarders. 237 Everydecade,brainfiberslose10%oftheirstrength. 238 Thehappiestcountriesintheworldhavethehighestantidepressantconsumers. 239 TheofficiallanguageofIrelandisnotthemostspokeninthecountry. 240 SourtoecocktailsareservedinYukon. 241 ThereleaseofPokemonGOincreasedgame-relatedaccidentsby26.5%. 242 Mexicanprisonsdonotpunishyoufornon-violentattemptstoescape. 243 ABBCradioannounceroncestatedthattheydidnothaveanynews. 244 Starfishesdonothaveblood. 245 ThemostmathematicalflagintheworldbelongstoNepal. 246 Itdidnottakemorethan$1MtobuildMt.Rushmore. 247 Samsungtranslatesto‘threestars’inKorean. 248 Geckoseattheskintheyshed. 249 TheU.S.governmentissuedSantaClausapilot’slicense. 250 Polarbearschargeatagroupofwalruseswhilehunting. 251 Youareabletobecomelessdepressedifyoustayup. 252 Adultcatswillonlymeowathumans. 253 Therearemorepossiblearrangementsinshufflingadeckofcardsthantherearestarsinthesky. 254 Therapyhasbeenfoundtobeleasteffectiveatbattlingdepressioncomparedtoplayingvideogames. 255 Bi-weeklyhastwoconnotations. 256 In1911,theMonaLisawasstolenfromtheLouvre. 257 Thehumanvaginaalwaysholdsasmallamountofyeast. 258 ConnecticutaccidentallyissuedanEmergencyEvacuationAlertin2005. 259 Russiansbelievethateatingicecreamwillkeepyouwarm. 260 Lemurswereonethesizeofgorillas. 261 Addingallthenumbersonaroulettewheelwillequivalentto666. 262 ThedayafterThanksgivingisthebusiestdayforAmericanplumbers. 263 MountEverestisnotthetallestmountaininoursolarsystem. 264 RussellHorningisfamousontheinternetastheBackpackKid. 265 TheoldestcurrencyintheworldistheBritishpound. 266 TheGreatPyramidofGizahasmorethanfoursides. 267 Theonlyinnatefearwehaveatbirthisthefearoffallingandloudnoises. 268 Theaveragehorseiscapableof746wattsofpower. 269 TheLeaningTowerofPisaistiltedduetothesoilatitsbase. 270 SlaverywasoncelegalinMauritania. 271 EnglandandPortugalstillmaintaintheirallianceuntiltoday. 272 Garlicisknowntoattractleeches. 273 Uranustakes84yearstoorbitthesun. 274 Ashapewith26sidesisknownasarhombicuboctahedron. 275 Applyingequalpressureonaneggwillpreventitfrombreaking. 276 Thereareover6,000speciesofgrass. 277 TheEarthholdsabout11quintillionpoundsofair. 278 Thereisatermforapersonthatisperpetuallyafraidofbeinglate. 279 Thequeensinantcoloniesliveforaround30years. 280 ThemapsizeinGTAVistwicetheactualsizeofManhattan. 281 ThepaintontheEiffeltowerisequivalenttotenelephants. 282 ThelargestlivingthingonEarthisatree. 283 Youcanfitabout400grapevinesinoneacreofland. 284 Multiplying1089by9willgiveyouthesamenumbersinreverse. 285 August17thcelebratesBlackCatAppreciationDay. 286 Eminem’s‘RapGod’holdstheworldrecordforthemostwordsinahitsingle. 287 ABritishscientiststudyingchocolatehashertastebudsinsured. 288 TheTitanicincludeddogsastheirpassengers. 289 Chinahasaseriesofundergroundtunnels. 290 Pitbullsarerankedasthemostaffectionatebreedofdogs. 291 Tanningbedsincreaseyourriskofdevelopingmelanoma. 292 Oneofthecleanestdogbreedsintheworldarepoodles. 293 Owlshavespecializedfeathers. 294 Thehumanbrainuses20%oftheoxygeninyourbody. 295 Stayinginanegativerelationshipcanloweryourimmunesystem. 296 Theinsectpopulationoftheworldis1billiontimesmorethantheworldpopulation. 297 Peopleoncebelievedthatchewingontreebarkwillkeepyourgumshealthy. 298 Kangaroosneverstopgrowing. 299 Redbloodcellscirculateyourbodyatanamazingspeed. 300 Theflashesoflightwhenyourubyoureyesarecalledphosphenes. 301 CordozarCalvinBroadusJr.isSnoopDog’srealname. RandomFactsInfographics Rubberbandswilllastmuchlongerwhentheyarerefrigerated. Whenarubberbandisplacedinthefridge,itcausesthepolymerstorelax.Thiskeepsthebandfrombreakingdownasfastasitnormallydoes. Thereare293waystomakechangeforadollar. Thisincludeschangeindimes,quarters,andcombinationsofthetwo.Canyoufigureoutall293combinations? Readalso: 100UselessFactsThatAreSurprisinglyTrue TheGrandTheftAutofranchisehaslawsuitsthattotalover$1billion. Therearealotofcontroversiesthatsurroundthegameduetothenatureofitsgameplay.RockstarNorthhasfacedmanylegalclaimsofcopyrightandinfluencingyoungplayerstocommitsexualandillegalacts.  AllclocksinPulpFictionaresetto4:20. Somepeoplestatethattherearetwosceneswheretheclocksarenotsettothis.Watchthemovietofigureoutwhichscenestheywere.  Theeyeofanostrichisbiggerthanitsbrain. Itseyesarearoundthesizeofabilliardball.Oneeyeisalsosmallerthantheother. Perhapsthisiswhytheytendtorunincircles. Adimehas118ridgesonitsedge. Theridgesallowthecointodetermineifitisrealorfake.Thiswasimplementedonallcoinsbeforethe18thcentury.Theridgesalsomakeithardertomakecounterfeitcoins. Onaverage,asecretarywilluseitslefthandfor56%ofwhattheytypeonakeyboard. ThisisbecausemostofthemostcommonlettersintheEnglishlanguageareontheleftsideofthekeyboard.Therightsideofthekeyboardonlycontainsiandnasthemostcommonletters.  Thelargestpairofeyesintheworldbelongstothegiantsquid. Itseyesarethesizeofsoccerballsandareatleast25centimetersacross.Thelargestfisheyeisonlyaround9centimeterswidewhichbelongstotheswordfish.  Readalso: EssentialLaundrySymbolsYouHaveToKnow ThePokemonRhydonwasthefirsttoeverbecreated. Accordingtotheleadvideogamedesigner,KenSugimori,Rhydonwasthefirst-everPokemontobecreatedbytheteam.No,itwasnotBulbasaur.  SuperMarioLandwasthemostpopulargameontheGameBoyduringitsrelease. ItisalsothefirstplatformwheretheMariogameshadreleased.Tothisday,SuperMarioLandcontinuestobeoneofthehighest-rankedgameslovedbyretrogamers. Thedotoverthesmallletter'i'iscalledatitle. Thisdotisanintegralpartofthelowercaseiandj.Thesedotsalsoappearoverthelettersinvariouslanguages.  Japanhas23vendingmachinesperperson. Thisratioisthesamepercapita.Japanhasthehighestamountofvendingmachinesintheworld.  Soccerballswereonceusedforplayingbasketball. Thefirstbasketballswerenotproduceduntil1894.Thismeansthatforthreeyearsupontheinventionofthegame,peoplewereusingnon-regulatedballs. Acandle’sflameishotandblueinzerogravity. Diffusionfeedstheflamewithoxygen.Thisthenallowscarbondioxidetomoveawayfromthepointofcombustion.  Readalso: 50MostPopularFolktalesAroundtheWorld Puttingsugaronacutwillmakeithealfaster. Poursomesugarontopofthewoundandwrapitwithabandage.Thegranulesofthesugarcrystalswillabsorbanymoisturethatbacteriathriveon.  How’sthatforsomesweettreat? Source:Pexels X-rayscan’tdetectrealdiamonds. Thereasonforthisisbecausethex-raycannotpenetrateoridentifythematerialsinthediamond.  Thereare7differenttypesoftwins. Apartfromthewellknownidenticalandfraternaltypesoftwins,thereare5more.Theseincludehalf-identical,mirrorimage,mixed,chromosome,andsuperfecundation,andsuperfetation. ThenationalflagofLibyawasformerlyjustthecolorgreen. Throughtheyearsof1977to2011,itsnationalwasasinglecolor.Therewerenootherdesignsaddedtotheflag.  Theplastictipsofshoelacesarecalledaglets. Thesetipscanalsobemadeofmetal.Itspurposeistohelpmakethelaceeasiertoholdwhenrunningthroughtheholesoftheshoes.  Signlanguagehastonguetwisters. Theyarecalledfingerfumblers.ManywhohavepracticedsignlanguageovertheyearsstillfumbleovercertainsequencesinASL.  Readalso: 100AmazingFactsThatWillBlowYourMind Penguinsflyunderwater. Rather,theyswimsowellunderwaterthatitseemsasiftheyareflying.Penguinscanswimuptospeedsof25mph.  MinnietheMouse’sfirstnameisnotMinnie. ItisMinerva.MinnieMouseisanicknamethatwasgiventothecharacterbyUbIwerksandWaltDisney. Minnie’sactualnameisrarelyused. RudolphtheReindeerisfemale. Thiscanbeobservedthroughtheirantlers.Femaledeershedtheirantlersinthespringandgrowthembackintofullsizebywinter. Themalereindeerstopsitsgrowthduringthewinter. Ajiffyisaproperunitoftime. Itisexactly1/100thofasecond.ThisisslowerthanaPlanckwhichissextilliontimesfaster.  April11,1954,wasrecordedasthemostboringdayintheworld. Statisticsshowthatnosignificantoccurrencestookplaceintheworld.Thiswascalculatedbyacomputersearchprogram.Thisprogramcouldcalculatethenumberofimportanteventsthatoccurallovertheworldsimultaneously. Tiramisutranslatesto‘takemetoheaven’inItalian. Thisimpliesthatthisdishissogoodthatitwouldtakeyoutoheaven.ThisItaliandessertiswell-lovedallovertheworldandhasseveralalternativetwistsyoucancreate.  Readalso: 100CrazyFactsThatWillDefinitelyFreakYouOut Buttermilkdoesnotcontainanybutter. Thebutterinitsnamereferstotheoriginsofthedrink.Nowthat’saconfusingrandomfactyouprobablydidn’tknow.   Brunchwasinventedasawayofcuringhangovers. Thismealwouldbeenjoyedasalatebreakfastthatleansmoretowardsfattyfoods.Thiscamefromthebeliefthatalcoholcausescravingsforgreasyfoodtoincrease.  Hitler’snephewbetrayedhim. WilliamHitlerattemptedtoblackmailhisunclewiththreatsregardinghispaternalgrandfatherwasaJewishmerchant.Afterthisfailed,hefledGermanyandwroteanarticleforLookmagazinetitled‘WhyIHateMyUncle’.ItwasafterthisthatWilliamjoinedtheUSnavy. Thecontinentalplatesmoveatthesameratethatfingernailsgrow. Researchsuggeststhatinsometimeinthefarfuture,asupercontinentmayform.Thecontinentsarecontinuouslymovingafewcentimetersayear. Source:Pexels SailorsworkingfortheRoyalNavyneedspecialpermissiontogrowtheirbeards. Oncethisisapproved,theyaregiventwoweekstogrowafullsetbeforepresentinghimselftoaMasteratArms.Thispersonthendecidesifthebeardlookspresentableenoughtokeep. TherearefewerstarsthantherearetreesonEarth. Accordingtostatistics,therearearound3trilliontreesontheplanetandonlyabout400billionstarsintheMilkyWay.  MaryandJamesarethemostpopularnamesaroundtheworld. Betweentheyearsof1917to2016,over5millionbabyboyswerenamedJames.Ontheotherhand,over3.5millionbabygirlswerenamedMary.  ChildrenarebornlessfrequentlyonSaturdays. Amongallthedaysintheweek,mostchildrenintheworldarebornonaThursday.BabiesbornonweekendsinDecemberisalsotheleastcommon.  Danishmothersareknowntobethemosthardworkingmomsintheworld. Accordingtostatistics,82%ofmothersinDenmarkareemployed.Meanwhile,neighboringcountrieslikeSwedenandtheNetherlandsonlyrateat50%workingmothers.  75burgersaresoldinMcDonald’severysecond. Youcanviewhowmanyburgershavebeensoldinreal-timeontheirwebsite.Youcanalsotrackthenumberofotherproductsthathavealsobeensoldfromallovertheworld.  1,700peoplebecomemillionaireseverydayintheU.S. TheUnitedStateshasover8millionfamilieswhohaveayearlyincomeofover$1million.  Youcan’thumwhileholdingyournose. Ibetyoujusttriedit,didn’tyou? Youaremorelikelytohaveaweirdorscarydreamwhensleepingonyourstomach. Thisisbecausedifferentsleepingpositionsgivedifferentpressureonyourbody.Sleepingonyourstomachrestrictsothermovementscomparedtosleepingonyoursideorback.  Researchbelievesthatthismaybewhytheintensityofyourdreamsdifferentiatedependingonyoursleepingposition.  Youreyeballsdonotgroworchangetheirsizeasyouage. Generally,onlytheverticalmeasurechanges,butonlybyasmallamount.Bythetimewereach20-21yearsold,oureyeswillbeattheirpermanentstate.  Blue-eyedpeoplehavehigheralcoholtolerance. Researchin2000foundthatthosewithlightereyecolorsarelesslikelytoabusealcohol.Thuslesserconsumptionanddevelopingahighertolerance.  Pubichairlivesforabout3weekslong. Pubichairalsoindicatesifthehumanbodyisreadyforreproduction.Italsoprotectsthegenitalsareaduringreproduction.  Malebeescanonlymateonce. Aftermatingwithafemale,themalebee’sendophallusisremoved.Itsabdomenalsoripsopenandresultsinthemalebee’sdeath.Nowthat’swhatwecallabaddate. Smellinggreenappleshelpwithweightloss. Aresearchstatedthatthesmellcanhelpcurbyourhunger.Theneutralsweetscentthatcomesfromgreenapplesandbananasisenoughtotemporarilyforgetabouthunger.  Asnailhas2,500teeth. Theseteethcanbefoundontheirtonguethat’scoveredinridges.Snailseatbyrubbingtheirtongueonitsfoodwhiletheridgescutitintotinypieces.  Source:Pexels Youcandiefromstayingupfortwoweeksstraight. Sleepdeprivationcancauseyourmentalandmotorresponsestobecomeunstable.Thuscausingahigherrisktoyoursafety.  Pigeonscan'tfart. Fartsarecausedbyanoticeablenumberoferuptionsfromintestinalgas.However,forabird,theirintestineisshortwhichcausesthemtogetridofwastemorefrequently.  Spacepartlysmellslikedieselfuelandbarbeque. Thisismainlyduetotheamountofdyingstarsinourgalaxy.Thecombustionreleasesacompoundcalledpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbons.  Onestrandofhaircanholdupto3ouncesofweight. Theaverageperson’sheadcontainsabout100,000strandsofhair.Ifyoudothemath,yourhaircansupportupto12tonsworthofweight.  Watchinghorrormoviesbeforeviewingabstractartwillenhancetheexperience. Thiscomesfromarecentstudythatprovedourreactiontowardsabstractimagesimprovewhenfrightened.Thisisespeciallysoforthosewhoarenotbigfansofthemoviegenre.  Children’sbookauthor,RoaldDahlwasaspy. Tobemoreprecise,hewasanagentfortheBritishSecurityCoordination.Hewastaskedtogatherintelduringthesecondworldwar.  NASCARdriversloseweightwhileracing. Becauseofthehightemperaturesduringarace,theaveragedrivercanloseupto10poundsworthofweightbysweating.Aracecarregularlyreachestemperaturesof170degreesdespitethebuilt-inventilation.  Indiansreadthemostintheworld. Onaverage,theyspend10hoursmoreoftheirtimeduringtheweekjustreading.Intheageofdigitalmedia,thiscountrystillprefersanoldfashionedbookratherthantheirphones. Cap'nCrunchwasoncesuedfornotusingrealberries. AnAmericanwomanbythenameofJeanineSugawarawasshockedtofindoutthecerealwasfalselyadvertisingitscontents.However,thecomplaintwasquicklydismissedwhenthejudgestatedthatthereisnosuchthingasCrunchBerry.  Cap'nCrunch'sfullnameisHoratioMagellanCrunch. HewasnamedafterthefamousexplorerFerdinandMagellan.HisshipisalsocalledtheS.S.Guppy.  ThemostwidelyprintedbookintheworldisthecatalogforIKEA. IKEAhasover200millioncopiesofitscatalogcirculatedannually.ThissurpassestheamountofprintingtheChristianbiblehas.  Crocodilesareoneoftheplanet’soldestlivingcreatures. Theseanimalshavesurvivedforover200millionyears.Thismaybeduetotheirsuperbabilitytobeabletogoforlongperiodswithouteating.  TheAuroraBorealishasasisterphenomenon. Thiscanbeviewedinthesouthernhemisphere.ItisalsocalledtheAuroraAustralisandthelightshowitexecutesisasbeautiful.  Thesaltytasteofbaconisn’tnatural. Thesaltyflavorthatwealllovecomesfromthecuringandbriningprocess.Afterthemeatisprepared,itisflavoredandpreserved.  TherewasafifthmemberoftheBeatles. StuartSutcliffewasapainterandbassistwhowasanoriginalmemberbeforethebandcameintofame.Hesoonlaterdiedduetoabrainhemorrhage.  Source:Pexels Appleoncehadaclothingline. Theymainlyconsistedofgraphicteeswithcheesydesignsonthem.Ironically,theywould’vemadeabiggerhittodaythanin1986. 3Musketeerchocolatebarsusedtohave3flavors. Thesecandybarscameinthreebreakablepiecesandwereoriginallymadeforsharing.Eachcandybarcontainedadifferentflavor–strawberry,chocolate,andvanilla.  Youcannotcrackyourknuckles. Thesounditmakesisduetothegassesthatarereleasedwhenyouputpressureonthem.Whenjointsarestretched,thepocketsofgasbetweenthejointsarereleased.  Thebonesofthehumanbodycanmultiplyindensity. Thisoccursinveryextremecases.Peoplewhohavediscoveredtohavethisraregenemutationhavecasesofwalkingawayfromcaraccidentsandotherimpactinjurieswithoutfractures. Yourfunnyboneisanerve. Thisfunnyboneconnectstheshouldertotheelbowandalsohastheulnarnerverunningalongit.Thisnerveisresponsibleforsensingfeelingsintheringandpinkyfingers.  Afrenchpigwasexecutedforkillingachild. Apigfromthemiddleageswastiedtoacrimeinvolvingamurder.Thepigwassaidtohavecomeincontactwithachild’sfacewhichcausedcomplicationsduetotheinjuries. Ultimately,thisledtothedeathofthe3-montholdchild.Thepigwassenttojailandeventuallypubliclyexecuted. Pineapplesarenamedafterpinecones. Thisismainlyduetothesimilarityofitsspikyouterskin.Pineconesarealsotheproductofthepinetree.  Scotlandhasover400wordstorefertosnow. OneofScotland’sthreeofficiallanguageshaveagreatextentofexpressivephrasesforsnow.Afewamongthesewordsincludesnaw(snow)andflindrinkin(lightsnowshowers). Therearemorethan200flavorsofKitKatinJapan. YoucanfindJapanexclusiveflavoredKitKatssuchasAdzuki(Redbean),TamaruyaHontenWasabi(Japanesehorseradish),ShinshuAppleandmore.Don’tforgettobringtheseexoticflavorshometosharewithyourlovedonesonyournexttriptoJapan! NewZealandwasonceauctionedoneBay. In2006,anAustralianmanauctionedthecountryonthee-commerceplatformwithastartingbidof$0.01.Thebiddingpriceswereraisedto$3,000beforeofficialsofthewebsiteshutitdown.  ThereisacityinOregoncalledBoring. ItalsohasasistercitycalledDullinScotland.ThistownwasnamedafteritsfounderWilliamH.Boring.  Leecheswereusedtopredicttheweather. ThiswasacommonpracticeduringtheVictorianera.However,furtherresearchprovedthatthistypeofpredictionmethodwasnotreliable.  The‘?!’punctuationmarkhasaterm. Itiscalledaninterrobangandwasinventedduringthe1960s.Thiscombinationofpunctuationmadeiteasyforadvertisementstoexpressemotionalquestions. Theinterrobangoriginallylookedlikebothmarkswereoverlapped(‽). OnlyowningoneguineapigisillegalinSwitzerland. Guineapigsareherdanimalsandthereforebecomeseverelydepressedwhenalone.Switzerlandconsideredonlyowningoneillegaltopracticesocialrightsforanimals.  AmaninFloridaoncethrewalivealligatorthroughadrive-thruwindow. A24-year-oldmannamedJoshuaJameswasbeinghandedhisorderataWendy’sdrive-thrubeforeherandomlythrewanalligatorintothewindow.Hewasthenlaterchargedforassault,theft,andtheillegalpossessionofanalligator.  ImagefromAdobeStock GreatBritainoncehadanumberwhereyoucanreportroguetrafficcones. Britainlaunchedahotlinein1992toimprovepublicservices.However,thispolicywasmockedforbeingpointlessandawasteofgovernmentfunds.  Thelargestrecordedsnowflakeis15incheswide. ThiswasdatedJanuary28,1887,inMontana,U.S.A.Itwasstatedthatarmypersonnelwitnessedthefallingsnowflakeasfrisbee-sized. McDonald’soncehadbubblegumflavoredbroccoli. Thiswasdoneasanattempttomakekidsenjoyeatingvegetables.However,thisstrangemethodfailedforobviousreasons.  AmericanAirlinessavedmoneybygettingridofolivesfromtheirmeals. Aboutthreedecadesagotheairlinestartedlookingintowaysonhowtosavemoney.Theystartedbyremovingasingleoliveontheirfirst-classmealswhichleadtoanannualsavingsof$40,000duringthe1980s.  ‘OMG’wasfirstusedinalettertoWinstonChurchillin1917. AretiredBritishadmiraloftheRoyalNavyonedaybecameexcitedduetoheadlinesregardingthemobilizingforcesofBritain.Excitedtosharethisnewswithacollege,theadmiralquicklywroteasmallacronymfor‘OhMyGod!’inhisletter.Littledidheknowthathehadjustinventedoneofthemostpopularacronymsoftoday’ssociety. Sailorsconsiderblackcatsgoodluck. Somesailorsuseblackcatsastheship’scatinhopesofasafevoyage.Somefishermen’swiveswouldevenkeepablackcatathomeaswellinhopesoftheirhusband’ssafereturn.  AjanitorinventedtheflaminghotCheetos. OneofthejanitorsworkingattheFrito-LayplantinSouthernCaliforniapitchedtheideaofaddingchilipowdertotheregularproduct.TopBrasslikedtheideaandsodidmanyconsumers. ThisleadsthejanitortoagenerouspromotionwhereheisnowanexecutiveforPepsiCo. NorthKoreanteacherswererequiredtoplaytheaccordion. Thismusicalinstrumentisalsoknownasthe“people’sinstrument”duetoitsconvenientsizesuitablefortakingtomarches.Studentsfromallschoolsinthecountryarerequiredtolearnthem. Thisexplainswhyteachersneedtopassanaccordionexambeforetheygettheirteachinglicensesduringthe1990s. Meltingglaciersmakefizzynoises. Thisisalsoknownasbergyseltzerbecauseofhowsimilaritsoundstofizzingsoda.Thesoundismainlyduetothemeltingwatersthatfreetinybubblestrappedinice.  MalestudentsattendingBrighamYoungUniversitycannotgrowbeards. ThisMormonflagshipuniversityhasseveralstrictguidelinesthatincludebanningpremaritalsex,alcohol,andtattoos.Unlessyouhaveamedicalconditionoraspecificreligion,menfromthisuniversityarenotallowedtogrowabeard. Apistolcanonlybeusedbyonehand. Manyofthesegunsaremainlyusedforself-defense.Manymodelsalsoonlyfireoneshotaftereverypulledtrigger.  BlacktaxisinLondonaretallforareason. Thisissothatgentlemenareabletorideinthemwithouthavingtoremovetheirtophats.Formany,thisisconsideredtobeveryconvenient.  Flippingasharkwillrenderittemporarilyimmobile. Certainspeciesofsharksenterastateoftonicimmobilityduetotheshockwhenflippedover.Somekillerwhaleshavebeenrecordedtoexploitthisweaknessandpurposelyflipthemover. Thelargestlivingorganismisanaspengrove. ThisgroveisreferredtoasPandoandcanbefoundinthestateofUtah.Thegroveismadeupof47,000identicalquakingaspentreesthatcoverover106acres. SomeonewillwriteandreciteapoematyourfuneralifyoudieintheNetherlands. Thisismostlythecaseforthosewhodiewithoutanextofkin.Thispracticeisdonesothattherewillbeatleastonepersonattheirfuneral.  Source:Pexels AlanShepardplayedgolfonthemoon. HeisalsotheoneandonlypersontoplaygolfonthemoonduringtheApollo14mission.Hissecondshottraveledfurtherthan200yards.  IoannisIkonomouhasbeenthechieftranslatoroftheEuropeanParliamentsince2002. ThisGreektranslatorhas32languagesunderhisbeltandevenknowslanguagesoutsideoftheEU.How’sthatforahiddentalent? KummerspeckisGermanfortheweightgainedduringemotionaleating. Thisvaguelytranslatesto‘griefbacon’.Insomelanguages,thisGermantermissaidtoaddinsulttoinjury.  SEARSoncesoldhouses. SEARSonceofferedkithousesthatyouwouldhavetoassembleyourself.Theoriginalinstructionmanualwas75pageslong. ThiswasmuchbeforeeverycityandstateintheU.ShadWalmart. AnencryptedmonumentstandsoutsideoftheCIAheadquartersinVirginia. ThismonumentwascreatedbyartistJimSanbornandfeaturesfourinscriptions.3of4oftheinscriptionshavebeencrackedalready. However,nooneseemstobeabletocrackthefinalcodetothisday. Coldwaterisjustascleansingashotwater. Moderndetergentsallowclothestobecleanequallywitheitherwarmorcoldwater.Theonlydifferencebetweenthetwoisthatwarmwaterrequiresmoreenergyused.  DavidBowiehelpedtoppletheBerlinwall. Duringaperformancein1987,Bowie’sperformanceof‘Heroes’neartheReichstagcouldbeheardbythepoliceinEastBerlin.Thisresultedinapolicecrackdownbecausesuchmusicwasforbiddenthere. Somesaythattheviolentpolicecrackdownduringtheconcertwasanecessityinchangingthemoodagainstthestate. TapwaterinManhattanisnotKosher. VerysmallcrustaceanshavebeenfoundinthetapwaterwithinNewYorkCity.Automatically,thiscannotbeconsideredkosherwater. AparkrangerfromtheU.Swasoncehitbylightning7times. Thisoccurredbetweentheyearsof1942to1977attheShenandoahNationalParkinVirginia.ThisparkrangerholdsthenameoftheHumanlightningRodintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.  Thefedorawasoriginallyahatmadeforwomen. Overtime,itbecameacceptableformentowearthemaswell.Today,bothmenandwomenwearthemmainlyforfashionpurposes.  ThestoryofBeautyandtheBeastwasaimedtomakewomenopentoarrangedmarriages. Theoriginal1740talestatedthatthebeastwasanelephant-fishhybrid.Thestorymainlyrevolvesaroundtheideaofacceptingarrangedmarriagesforthesakeofanalliancethatwasgreaterthanthemasaperson.  TimothyLearyescapedprison. Ratherthanbreakout,hesimplywalkedawayfromtheminimum-securityprisonhehadbeenplacedinsince1970.Hethenlaterchangedoutofhisprisonuniformatanearbygasstation.  Bottledwaterhasanexpirationdate. Tobemoreprecise,theexpirationdateisforthebottleitself,andnotthewater.Thisisbecause,overtime,theplasticwillstartleakingintothewater.  Now,thisisoneusefulrandomfactyoushouldknow! ManypetsfromtheU.SrunawayonJuly4th. ThisishighlyduetotheirfearoffireworksduringAmerica’sDayofIndependence.  QueenElizabethcannotsitontheIronThrone. ByRoyallaw,theQueenisnotallowedtosituponaforeignthrone.ThiswasvitalinformationthatwasonlydiscoveredwhentheQueenvisitedthesetofGameofThronesinNorthernIreland. Source:Pexels Incanpeopleusedknotstokeeptrackofrecords. Theseknotswerealsotiedtopendantsandcords.Theknotsarebetterknownasquipuanditsmeaningswoulddependonitspositiononthecord. Over600examplesofquipuhavebeendiscoveredalready. MontyPythonhasoneofthemostrequestedsongsforfuneralsinEngland. ‘Alwayslookonthebrightsideoflife’isacommonfavoriteduringfuneralservices.ThissongwasoriginallyfromthecomedyclassicLifeofBrian.  ThestateofVirginiamaycontainhiddentreasure. TheBealeCIphersareasetofcodedtextsthataresaidtorevealthelocationofhiddentreasure.Researchbelievesthatthisisworthover$43millioningold,silver,andjewels. Onlyoneofthreetextshavebeenencodedsofar. FakeambulancesarehiredinRussiabythewealthy. Theyusethisasataxiforafasterandmoreconvenientwayofgettingtotheirdestinations.Thesevehiclescanbehiredforapproximately$200anhour.  Mostbusinessesdonotseethepracticalityofhavingdiapertables. However,theyquicklychangetheirmindsafterbeinggiventheideathatwomenwouldhavetochangetheirbaby’sdiapersonabathroomfloor.Whoknowshowmuchbacteriaareonthosefloors! Theworld’smostsuccessfulpiratewasawoman. Shewasa19th-centuryChinesepirateknownasChingShih.ShewasthewidowofChengIandeasilysucceededherhusband’screwofover1,800shipsand80,000men.  TheKKKwastakendownwithhelpfromSuperman. A16episodeseriestitled’TheAdventuresofSuperman’wasairedontheradioduringthe1940s.ThisseriesincorporatedthefindingsthatactivistStetsonKennedyhadbeenabletogetwhileundercoverintheKKK.  TheBaseballHallofFamehadasecretinductee. In1988,asurreptitiousadditiontotheBaseballHallofFamewasmadewithoutanyoneknowing.Abarownervisitingthehallslippedaphotoofhisfatherinabaseballcapintooneoftheglasscases. Thisphotoremainedinthehallforover6yearsbeforebeingdiscovered. Milkwagonsarethereasonwhywehaveroadwaylines. Theselinesweredevisedbyamanwhosawdotsofmilkspillingoutfromamovingmilkwagon.Theselinesareconsideredtobethemostimportanttrafficsafetydevice.  Themostsuccessfulpredatorisawilddog. Accordingtoresearch,canineshavean85%successratewhenhunting.Thisishigherthanthatofalionorcheetah. Aliononlyhasa17-19%successrate. Amanwasoncesavedbyasealion. Duringasuicideattempt,amanbythenameofKevinHinessurvivedjumpingofftheGoldenGatebridge.However,duringhisjump,hehadbrokenhisbackthuscausinghimtodrown.Anearbysealionwitnessedthisandswambeneaththemantokeephimafloatuntilcoastguardsarrived.  Salivacanbeusedtomonitoralcoholintake. Itcanalsodetecthowoftenyousmokeorusedrugs.Someresearchalsousesittodiagnosediseases.  Theworld’slargestpyramidcannotbefoundinEgypt. TheGreatPyramidofCholulaisfoundinCholula,Puebla,Mexicoandholdstherecordforthelargestpyramidintheworld.ThisstructureisfourtimesasbigastheGreatPyramidofGiza.  Somepandasfakeapregnancytogetbetterhealthcare. AnexamplewouldbeaChinesepandanamedAiHinwhowasbelievedtoshowsignsofpregnancy.Zookeepersensuredthatshewasgivenbettercarefortheupcomingbabythatneverarrived.  Cacticomeinmanydifferentcolorsotherthangreen. Somespeciesofcactiarenaturallybrownorbrown-greenincolor.Manywillhaveawaxysubstanceonthesurfacewhichpreventswaterlossfromtranspiration. Source:Pexels Theinventorofthefrisbeebecameafrisbeehimself. Duringthe1950s,SteadyEdinventedthefrisbee,andlateronthesportofdiscgolfinthe70s.Hededicatedhislifetofrisbeesthatitwasstatedinhisfinaltestimonialsthathewishedtohavehisashesturnedintoafrisbeeitself. Thiswassothathewouldbeabletoplaywithhissonevenwhenhewasn’taround. Dolphinshavenames. Researchhasfoundthatdolphinsusetheiruniquevocalwhistlestoidentifyanddifferentiateoneanother.Whenaspecificcallwasplayedbacktothedolphins,theywouldresponddifferentlyeachtime.  OnespeciesofantscanonlybefoundinManhattan,NewYork. Biologistsdiscoveredanewantspeciesbetween63rdand76thstreetinBroadway. Thisantspecieswasfoundtohaveahigherconcentrationofcarbonintheirbodieswhichwaslinkedtoahighcorn-syrupdiet.  Around30,000rubberduckswerelostatseain1992. TheseducksweincludedinashipmentfromHongKongtotheU.S.OneofthecratesthatwerefilledwithrubberduckswaslostinthePacificOcean.Tothisday,rubberduckscontinuetopopupontheshoresofAustraliatoAlaska. CharlesDarwin’spetturtleoutlivedhim. TheturtlenamedHarrietlived124yearsafterDarwin’sdeath.Itwas176yearsoldbythetimeitpassedaway. Losingweightaltersbrainactivity. Somerecordsshowthatwhenwomenloseweight,theirmemoryimproves.Researchhasalsolinkedobesitytopoormemory,mostespeciallythosewithpear-shapedbodytypes. Thefoldsinachef’shatrepresentsthenumberofwaysyoucancookanegg. Thetoqueisalsoknowntodeterminethepositionofthechefinthekitchenandhowexperiencedtheyare.How’sthatforahiddentalent? Cactusspinescanbeusedtomakehooks. Itcanalsobeusedtomakeneedlesandcombs.Itsfruitcanalsobeusedforfood.  Dependingonhowtheydescend,waterfallshavedifferentclassifications. Thiscanbedividedinto10maincategories.Themostcommononeistheplungeandmulti-step.  NeilArmstrongneversaid‘That'sonesmallstepforman’. Theastronautcorrectedthatitwas‘that’sonestepforaman,onegiantleapformankind’.Noastronauthaseveruttered‘Houston,wehaveaproblem’inreallifeaswell.  Theoddsofgettingaroyalflushis1in649,740. Astraightflushismorelikelyinthiscase.Outofallthepossiblecombinations,thechancesofgettingasinglepairis42%.  DrivingsouthfromDetroitwillleadtoCanada. Specifically,thedirectionsaretoheadnorthfromWindsor,Ontario,andcrossingtheDetroitRiver.Eventually,youwouldhavealreadycrossedthebordersoftheU.S. MorepeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguagethanthosewhouseitastheirmothertongue. Englishhasatotalofnearly2billionfluentspeakersanditisalsothemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.However,only350millionpeoplespeakthislanguagenatively.  Sleepdeprivationmakesithardertoloseweight. Lackofsleepcaninterferewithone’shormonebalanceanddecreasesleptin.Italsoincreasesghrelinwhichisthehormonethattriggershunger.  Theworld’slargestsingledropwaterfallistheKaieteurFalls. ThisislocatedonthePotaroRiverinthecenterofGuyana’srainforest.Theaverageflowrateofthewaterfallis663cubicmeterspersecond. Source:Pexels Yourteethareunique. Notwoteethfromdifferentpeoplewilleverbealike.Theyaresimilartofingerprints.  ThemostpopularstatebirdistheNortherncardinal. Outofthe50statesintheU.S,sevenvotedforthisspeciesastheirfavoritebird.PerhapsthismaybeduetotheAngryBirdstrendfromafewyearsback? Triskaidekaphobiaisthefearofthenumber13. Thisismainlyconnectedtothebeliefthatthenumber13isunluckyandcanbringuponmisfortune.Thisiswhyyouwon’tseethenumber13onmostbuildingelevators.  Asingledollarbillcosts5centstomake. ThecurrentU.Scirculationisapproximatelyworth$1.79trillion.That’salotofdollars.  Babyseaottersareunabletoswim. Theirmotherscarrythemwrappedaroundapieceofkelpwhiletheyhunttokeepthemfromdrowning.Thisisonlydoneuntilthepuplearnshowtofloatonhisowneventually.  Snakescanpredictearthquakes. Studieshavefoundthatmostspeciesofsnakescandetectearthquakesbeforeitoccurs.Theyarealsoabletosensequakesthatoccurasfaras75milesawayanduptofivedaysaway. Iguessyoucouldsay,they’rejustthatdowntoearth. TheKingofHeartsistheonlyKingwithoutamustache. Thekingofheartsisalsoknownasthe‘Suicideking’becauseoftheswordheinsertsintohishead.Itsoundslikehewasgoingthrougharoughbreakup. Onlytwodiseaseshavebeencompletelyeradicated. Thesearesmallpoxandrinderpest.Thelastnaturallyoccurringoutbreakofsmallpoxwasrecordedin1977. TheonlyEnglishwordthatendswith‘mt’isDreamt. ThisisyetanotherexampleofidiosyncrasiesintheEnglishlanguage.  May29thisPutaPillowonYourFridgeDay. Thisoddholidaydatesbacktotheearly1900swherefamilieswouldplaceapieceofclothontopoftheirlarders.ThisisregularlycelebratedinEuropeandtheU.S.tobringluckandwealth.  Theoppositesidesofdicewillalwaysequal7. Thesideof1and6,2and5,and3and4allequal7.Goon,tryitforyourself.  Themetalstudsfoundondenimjeansserveaparticularpurpose. Thesestudsareplacedonparticularareaswheretheclothismostlikelytowearoutfaster.Theyactasasupportfortheclothandmakethejeansmoredurable. Thesestudsarealsoknownasrivets. Theaverageadultspendsmoretimeonthetoiletthanexercising. Onaverage,anadultwillspendover3hoursonthetoiletperweekbutonlyoneandahalfhoursexercising.Maybeit’stimewestartworkingoutinthebathroom? About7%ofAmericanadultsbelievechocolatemilkcomesfrombrowncows. Whilethismaynotseemlikealot,thistotalstoaround16.4millionAmericans.Imaginehow’dtheyfeelwhenyoutellthembuttermilkdoesn’thaveanybutterinit. Catscan'ttastesweetflavors. Thisismainlybecausetheydonotpossessthebasepairofgenesthatdetectsweetflavors.Asaresult,sugardoesnotcodeontheirtonguesasproperproteins.  Source:Pexels Bananasgettheircurvedshapebygrowingtowardsthesun. Allbananasgothroughaprocessknownasnegativegeotropismwhichindicatesthattheywillgrowtowardsthesourceofsunlight.Thisisalsowhyitisraretoseeastraightbanana.  Yourfingernailsonyourdominanthandgrowfaster. Italsotakesaroundhalfayearforafingernailtogrowfromitsbasetothetip.Thesenailsalsogrowfasteronthebiggerfingersratherthanthesmallerones.  Appleseedscontaincyanide. Ifyouchewordigestthem,theseseedsturnintohydrogencyanidewhichispoisonoustohumans.Thesamegoeswithapricot,cherry,andpeachseeds. Frigatebirdscansleepwhileflying. Thisispossiblebecausetheycankeeponlyhalfoftheirbrain’shemispheresawake.Theoretically,theycouldflyforeveriftheydidn’tneedfoodorwater.  OnlyonecapitalintheU.ShasnoMcDonald’s. ThiscapitalisknownasMontpelier,VermontanditisalsothesmallestcapitalinAmerica.Mostresidentshavetodrivetothenexttownoverjusttogetatasteoftheworld-famousfries.  Peopleusedtoanswerthephonewith“ahoy”. Backduringthe1800sphonegreetingswereinspiredbytheSimpsonswhenMr.Burnswouldpickupthephonewith“Ahoy-hoy”.ThomasEddison,however,wanteduserstouse‘Hello’instead.Weknowwhowonthatargument. Playingdancemusichelpswardoffmosquitoes. Accordingtoastudyin2019,thesong‘ScaryMonstersandNiceSprites’containsbothlowandhighfrequenciesthatyellowfevermosquitoesdislike.Justdancethemosquitoesaway. Billygoatsurinateontheirheadstobecomemoreattractive. Thisisoneofthemanystrangematingritualsthatoccurontheanimalplanet.Generally,theydothisduringthesummerthroughfall.  Movietrailerswereoriginallyshownafterthemovie. Trailerswerefirstintroducedduringthe1910s,hencethename.Butnowmodernmarketingfindsthatitismoreefficientfortrailerstoplaybeforeafilmratherthanafter.  AmongalltheDisneyprincesses,Mulanhasthehighestkillcount. Throughoutthefilm,Mulanhadkilledalmost2,000peopleinanavalanche.Thisincludesthehunleader,Shan-Yu.  Pinocchiocannotsay‘mynosewillgrownow’. Ifhewastospeakthissentence,itwouldcreateaparadox.Forhisnosetogrow,hewouldhavetolie,however,itcannotgrowotherwisethestatementwouldbetrue.  Youare13.8%morelikelytodieonyourdateofbirth. ThiscomesfromtheSwissMortalitystatisticsbasedondeathsfrom1969to2008.  Alaskaistheonlystatewhosenameisonasinglerowonthekeyboard. AandSarerightnexttoeachother,andsoareLandK.AlaskaisalsooneofthefewwordsyoucantypeonthesecondlineoftheQWERTYkeyboard.  Manyorangesaregreen. Oftenwhenripe,orangesareinitsnaturalgreen.InsomelocationsintheworldsuchasSouthAmericaandtropicalislands,orangesaregreenallyearround.  Vantablackhasatrademark. AnishKapoorhadwontheexecutiverightstotheworld’sdarkestshadeofblackandstatedthatonlytheycoulduseit.Outraged,thecreatorofthepinkestpinkmadethecoloravailableforeveryonebutKapoor.  Nowthat’sacolorfulwar. Source:Pexels Amanoncesetarecordbyputtingonover260t-shirts. Afterthe20thshirt,TedHastingsrequiredassistanceuntilthe260thshirt.Around150shirtsin,histeamwasconcernedabouthisabilitytobreatheduetotheamountoffabrichugginghim.Intheend,hewasabletobeatthepreviousrecordof257shirts.  QueenElizabethisatrainedmechanic. Duringhertimeasaprincess,shewasamemberoftheWomen’sAuxiliaryTerritorialServiceduringWWII.ThisalsomakeshertheonlymemberoftheRoyalfamilytohaveservedinthemilitary.  Opticalillusionscanbefoundatthebottomofthesea. Whileexploringanunderwatervolcano,explorerscameacrossasmalllake-likepoolthatwasupsidedown.Onvideo,itlooksalmosttoounreal. Furtherresearchstatedthatthislakeiswhatkeepsdeep-seacreaturesalive. 123456isthemostcommonpassword. Followingthisareseveralvariationsofthissequencesuchas123456789,012345,etc.Otherpasswordsinclude‘iloveyou’,‘sunshine’,and‘password’.  TheaverageAmericanspends2.5daysannuallylookingforlostitems. Thisstatisticcomesfromoneofthenation’slargestindependentlost-and-foundsurveys.Themostcommonlymisplaceditemsarephones,keys,wallet,purse,andremotes.  TechnicoloredsquirrelsroamthelandsofSouthernIndia. Theyweigharound4poundsandmeasureupto3feetfromtiptotail.TheMalabargiantsquirrelalsoblendsbetterintheforestduetoitsmulti-coloredfur.  Basenjidogscan'tbark. However,thisdoesnotmeanthattheyaresilent.Thesoundthattheyreleaseismoreofawarblingyodel. Thisspecificbreedofdogistheonlydogthatcannotbark. Dragonfliescan’twalk. Eventhoughtheyhavesixlegs,theyareunabletowalkwiththem.Theirlegsaretooweakforthemtowalkforlongperiods.  Spacetravelmakesmicerunincircles. NASAoncesent20rodentstotheInternationalSpaceStationtoseehowtheeffectsofspaceaffectedmice.Notlongaftertheygotthere,themiceallstartedrunninginloopsinsidetheircages. Nooneisexactlysurewhythisoccurred,butresearchersstatedthatthecrittersmight’vejustbeenenjoyingtheirtimeinspace. ThechickenistheclosestrelativetotheT-Rex. Recentstudieshavenowacceptedthatprehistoricdinosaurshavemoreincommonwithpresent-daybirdsthantheydowithreptiles.Researchhasfoundthattheirgeneticmakeupissharedmorewithchickensandostrichesratherthanlizards.  Two-thirdsofmillennialsgotosleepnaked. Accordingtoa2018surveyfromMattressAdvisor,morethan60%ofmillennialsregularlysleepinthenude.Thisismostlyduetothecomfortingfeelingofskinagainstsheets. Areyoupartofthisgroup? Slothsholdtheirbreathslongerthandolphins. Ontherareoccasionsthatslothsleavetheirtreestogoforaswim,theyholdtheirbreathunderwaterforupto40minuteslong.Thisis30minuteslongerthantheaveragedolphin’srecord.  Moremonopolymoneyisprintedannuallyratherthanactualcurrency. TheU.Sgovernmentprintsaround$974millionannuallytoreplaceoldmoney.However,thecompanybehindthebelovedboardgameprintsover$30billionworthinfakemoneyannually.  ‘Schoolmaster’isananagramof‘theclassroom’. Schoolmasterisanoldtermusedtorefertoamaleteacher.Thisdoesnotmeanthattheyaretheactualmasteroftheschool.  Ravensarealwaysawarewhensomeoneiswatchingthem. Thesebirdsareknownforbeingnotoriouslyclevercreaturesandtheydisplaywhatiscalledthe‘theoryofmind’.Thisisalsoknownastheabilitytoattributementalstatestoothers.  Source:Pexels Aneagleiscapableofkillingayoungdeerandflyingawaywithit. Baldeaglesespeciallyareoneofthestrongestandmostaggressivespeciesofeagles.Thesebirdsarecapableofswoopinginandcarryingawayyourbaby.  Babyspidersarecalledspiderlings. Thisistheofficialnameforspidersthathaveyettoreachmaturity.Theyarealsoborningroupsofthousands. Maybethisnamewillmakespidersseemcuternow. Apalindromeisasentencethatisthesamewhenreadbackwardandforwards. Afewexamplesinclude‘DogeeseseeGod’and‘racecar’.ThisisalsonotedtobeoneofthehardestsentencestoconstructusingtheEnglishlanguage. Canyoucomeupwithyourown? Theroarofalioncanbeheardupto5milesaway. Itsroarisabout114decibels.Thisisroughly25timeslouderthanagas-poweredlawnmower.  Theaveragemalewillbecomeboredafter26minutesofshopping. However,astudyfoundthatmostwomenwillnotgetboreduntiltwohourslater.Maybenexttimeyoushouldjustleaveyourboyfriendorhusbandathome.  TheU.S.NavyusesXboxcontrollersfortheirperiscopes. Insteadofusingacontrolstick,theNavyoptedforthiscontrollersothatthelearningtimecouldbereduced.Thiswasalsotheleastcomplicatedwayofcontrollingtheperiscopes.  Thereisaspeciesofspiderdubbedthe‘hobospider’. Thesespidersarenotdeadly.However,mostbitesfromthesecritterscomefromwhentheyareaccidentallycrushedorsqueezedbyaperson. Babyoctopusesarethesizeofaflea. Anoctopuswilllaytensandthousandsofeggs.However,notalloftheseeggssurvive. Someareeatenbypredatorsandsomedonotlivelongenoughtoreachadulthood.Babyoctopusesarealsocalledlarvae. ThepremiereoftheTVrealityshow‘16andpregnant’helpedlowertherateofteenpregnancy. Statisticsshowthattheratedroppedby5.7%withinthe18monthsthattheshowwasairing.IguesskidsdocopyeverythingtheyseeonTV. Upto20%ofpoweroutagesintheU.Sareduetosquirrels. Squirrelstendtochewonthewiresthatrunalongtheneighborhood.Luckily,theseproblemsareeasytofix.  95%ofpeopletextthingsthattheywouldneversayinperson. However,what’smore,interestingiswhatpeoplearewillingtosayrather.Peoplearemorewillingtoberevealedoverthephoneratherthaninpersonbecauseofthepsychologicalthrillitentails. TheMayoClinicmadeglowinthedarkcatswhiletryingtofindacureforAIDS. Thiswasmainlyduetothespecificproteinintheirbodiesthatwasfluorescentgreen.Theyalsousedthisproteintodiscoveriftheirtestsworkedoutornot. Glowingwasasignthatthetestsweresuccessful. TheAntarcticglaciersaremadeupof3%penguinurine. Duetotheextremetemperaturesinthisregionoftheworld,theurinecannotevaporate.Hencehowtheyfreezeandmoldwiththeglaciersaroundthem. Facebook,Instagram,andTwitterarebannedinChina. Anyonecaughtusingtheseplatformswhileinsidethecountrycanandwillbearrested.Over8,000otherdomainsarealsoblockedwithinthecountry. Thisruleisalsoimplementedforvisitingforeigners.  Honeybeescanrecognizehumanfaces. Beesseeinacompilationofover5000individualimages.Theycombinealloftheseimagestorecognizetheirsurroundings. Source:Pexels ThehappiestprisonerondeathrowhadanIQof46. JoeArridywassenttothegaschamberandenteredwithasmileonhisface.Itwasthenlaterdiscoveredthathewasinnocentallalong. Whatatwist. Violinbowsaremadefromhorsehair. Asingleviolinbowusesaround160-180strandsofhair.Theyareallthenattachednexttoeachothertoformaribbon. Thickandkinkedhairsareremovedsothatthebowremainssmoothandstraight. IKEAisanacronym. ItstandsforIngvarKampradElmtarydAgunnaryd.Thisisalsothenameofthecompany’sowner. StephenHawkingheldareceptionfortimetravelersin2009. However,hedidnotpublishnewsofthisuntilaftertheeventsothatonlyreal-timetravelerswereabletoknowaboutit.Nooneattendedtheevent. ANorwegianIslandmadedyingillegal. ItisillegaltodieinSvalbardbecausetheyareunabletosafelyburythedeceasedduetothepermafrostground.Whenpeopleonthisislandareabouttodie,theyarebroughttomainlandNorwaytopassawaythere. Peoplewhoposttheirfitnessroutineonsocialmediaaremorelikelytohavepsychologicalproblems. Astudyfindsthatthismayleadanindividualtoaddictionforattentionandesteem.Moreoften,peoplewhosharealloftheirphysicalactivitiesonlinehaveagoaltoboastabouttheiractivities.  DrPepperdoesnothaveaperiod. Thisismainlyduetothefontofthelogothatwouldmakeitlooklike‘Di:Pepper’.Manywereconfusedbythis,hencethechange.  Thereisanunderwaterversionofrugby. Yes,itisalsocalledunderwaterrugby.Twoteamsof6competeinaregulationpoolwhilefreediving.  Youcanburncaloriesjustbystanding. Theaverage150-poundpersoncanburn114caloriesanhourjustbystandingstill.Didthismotivateyoualittle?  Micetypicallyonlylivefor6monthsinthewild. Thisismainlyduetothenumberofpredatorsthateatthem.However,iftheyarekeptaspets,theirlifespanincreasessignificantlybytwoyears. Thebackwardpunctuationmarkisusedtoidentifysarcasm. Itcanalsobeusedtosignifyirony.Ordoesit⸮ Ifabodyistooobese,itcancausecomplicationswhenbeingcremated. AcrematoriuminCincinnatiwasoncesetonfireduringthecremationprocessofa500-poundbody.Thebodycausedthefiretoenlargeandspreadtonearbycontainerswhicheventuallysettheentireplaceablaze. Flossingyourteethimprovesmemory. Here’soneusefulrandomfactforyou:Researchsuggeststhatifyoukeepyourgumshealthyandavoidgumdisease,itwillleadtothepreventionofstiffbloodvessels.Preventingstiffbloodvesselsalsopreventmemoryproblems.  AcommonsouvenirpeoplebringfromtheU.Sareredsolocups. Formany,thisisconsideredanoveltyasmanypartyscenesinmoviesusethesecups.Itisalsooneofthemosticoniccupsinmoderncinematics.  St.Luciaistheonlycountrythatisnamedafterawoman. TheFrenchnamedthiscountryafterSaintLucyofSyracuse.LucywasaChristianmartyrwhohaddiedduringthetimeoftheDiocletianicPersecution.  Source:Pexels Ben&Jerry’smadeagraveyardfortheirformerflavors. Theseflavorsallconsistofdiscontinuedicecreamflavors.Eachflavorhasitsphotoandaswellasitslifespan. Eachoneevenhasitsepitaphforpeopletorememberitby. PlutowasonetemporarilyclosertothesunthanNeptune. NASArecordedthisinstanceduringtheyearsbetween1979to1999.However,thiswasnottheonlytimeinhistoryforaphenomenonlikethistooccur.  About$3.70isgiventoanAmericanchildpertooththeylose. That’stripletheamountthatthetoothfairyissaidtogiveyou.Maybekidsshouldtakethisopportunitytoinvestinbeingadentist? Thereisascientifictermforbrainfreezes. Thetermiscalledsphenopalatineganglionneuralgia.Nowonderpeoplestickwithbrainfreeze. OnlyoneletterintheEnglishalphabetcannotbefoundontheperiodictable. Canyouguesswhich?TheletterJistheonlyletterintheEnglishalphabetthatisn’tusedforanyoftheelementsintheperiodictable. Thecallingshotgunforthefrontpassengerseatcomesfromamessenger. Theoriginaltermistheshotgunmessengeranditwasatermusedtocallthepersonwhosatnexttothedriver.Thesemessengerswouldactasguardsanduseashotguntopreventcriminalsfromgettingtooclose. DuetoHollywood’sinfluence,thistermeventuallymadeitswayintooursociety. Asinglestrandofspaghettiisindividuallyreferredtoasspaghetto. SpaghettiisapluralwordinItalian.Mostpastafansaresurprisedwhentheyfindoutaboutit,wereyouoneofthem? Pointingyourcarkeystoyourheadhelpsyoufindyourcarfaster. Thisisbecauseyourheadworkslikearadiotransmitter.Thisthenincreasestherageofthecarremote’ssignal,thusallowingyourcartorespondfaster.  ThefatBuddhastatueandinpicturesisnotBuddhahimself. Itwasstatedthattherealbuddhaisnowherenearthatfat.Therealonewasincrediblyskinnybecauseofself-deprivation. Ajockeyfrom1923managedtofinisharaceafterdying. Duringthemiddleofarace,thejockeysufferedfromaheartattack.However,hishorsewasabletofinishtheraceonitsownandwon. Thiseventinhistoryisthefirstandonlytimeithaseveroccurredsince. Thelargestprimenumberhas17,425,170digits. Thisnewprimenumberis2multipliedbyitself57,885,161andthensubtracting1.Thisnumbercanalsobereadas257,885,161-1. Thelargestgrandpianointheworldwasbuiltbyateenager. Thepianoisover18feetlongandhas85keys.Thisis3keysshortofthestandard88.ThisgrandpianocanbefoundinNewZealand. APolishdoctoroncefakedanoutbreaktokeeptheNazi’saway. EugeneLazowskiannouncedthattherewasatyphusoutbreakthatendedupsavingover8,000peopleduringthesecondworldwar.Atthetime,thiswasconsideredtobeasmartmovebecauseLazowskidecidedtotugontheGerman’sphobiasabouthygiene. The1996filmcalledScreamincreasedtheusageofcallerIDsintheU.S. Themoviefeaturedaserialkillerwhowouldanonymouslycallandmurderhisvictims.Afterthefilmstartedshowingincinemas,thenumberofcallerIDuserstripledinstantlyintheU.S. Thespikeddogcollarsaremeanttoprotecttheirnecksfromattacks. ThisiconicaccessorywasinventedbytheAncientGreekstoprotecttheirdogsagainstwolveswhenattacked.Thespikeswouldpreventpredatorsfrominstantlycausingheavydamagetotheirdog’snecks.  Source:Pexels JackDanielsdiedfromatoeinjury. Thefounderofthefamouswhiskeyinjuredhistoeafterkickingasafe.Thisthenlaterledtoaninfectionuntilheeventuallydiedofbloodpoisoning.  ThebossinMetalGearSolid3takesaweektobeat. Theplayercaneitherdefeatthembynotplayingforoneweekorsimplybychangingthedateontheconsole.Battlethebossasyouwouldnormallyuntilitisalmostbeatenafterthatquitthegameandchangethedateoneortwoweekslater.  ThecorrectEnglishtranslationforJesusisJoshua. YouareonlyabletogetJesusifyouoriginallytranslateitfromHebrewtoGreek,thenLatin,thenEnglish.JesusinHebrewisYeshua,whichexplainswhygoogletranslateleadsyoutoJoshua.  ThefirstserviceanimalswereestablishedinGermany. Serviceanimalsweremorecommonlyusedbythetimeofthefirstworldwar.However,referencesinhistorysuggeststhattheuseofserviceanimalshasbeenpracticedsincethemid-16thcentury. TheplanetwasnamedPlutothankstoan11-year-oldgirl. ShenamedtheplanetaftertheRomanGodoftheunderworldbecausetheplanetwasfoundtobefrozenandlonely.Previouslytothis,theplanetwasreferredtoasplanetX.Thislittlegirllivedtilltheageof90anddiedinApril2009. Around50%oftheminedgoldonEarthcomesfromonesource. ThisgoldalloncecamefromasingleplateaulocatedinSouthAfrica.ThisplateauisknownastheWitwatersrand.  12plantsand5animalsmakeup75%ofdietsaroundtheworld. TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgriculturalOrganizationstatesthatthislowersmajorhealthrisks.Byconcentratingourdietstothisspecificgroup,webecomemoreresilienttodiseases,pests,andclimatechange. Shakirawasrejectedfromherelementarychoirgroup. Hermusicteacheratthetimestatedthathervibratowastoostrongandthatshesoundedlikeagoat.Littledidsheknowthatthisstudentwouldgrowuptobecomeoneofthemostinspirationalfemalepopsingersofalltime. Minnesotahastheworld’squietestroom. Thenoiseinthisroomismeasuredinnegativedecibels.Itissoquiet,thatyouareabletoheartyourownheartbeatandaswellasthesoundofyourbonesmoving. Peoplesaythatthisroomissoquietthatitcanalsodriveyoucrazywithin45minutes. TheJapanesehaveitsownwordforbookhoarders. ‘Tsundoku’istheJapanesewordforpeoplewholovetobuybooksbutneverreadthem.Moreoften,thesebooksarejustleftpiledupinsidetheirhomesandneverused.  Everydecade,brainfiberslose10%oftheirstrength. Attimesofacutestress,theyshrinkevenmorethantheaverageamount.Thisdeclinecontinuesbetweentheageof20to80. Thehappiestcountriesintheworldhavethehighestantidepressantconsumers. Thesecountriesarerankedpercapita.Butatleastnowweknowthemedicationreallydoeswork. TheofficiallanguageofIrelandisnotthemostspokeninthecountry. Instead,itsinhabitantsaremorecomfortablespeakinginPolishratherthanIrish.Englishisalsomoredominantsincethebeginningofthe19thcentury. SourtoecocktailsareservedinYukon. Thedrinkhasbeenservedsincethe1970sandcontainsashotofwhiskeyandahumantoefloatinginsidetheglass.Alltoesthatareservedwiththedrinkhavebeenmummifiedbeforehand.  ThereleaseofPokemonGOincreasedgame-relatedaccidentsby26.5%. Duringthefirst5monthsofitsrelease,damagesover$25.5millionhadoccurred.2deathswerealsoreportedtohavetakenplacewhiletheindividualswereplayingPokemonGO. Source:Pexels Mexicanprisonsdonotpunishyoufornon-violentattemptstoescape. Thisisbecauseitispartofhumannaturetowantfreedom,andthereforeisnotseenasacrime.However,factorssuchaspropertydamageandviolencewillcauseprisonguardstopracticethenecessarypunishments. ABBCradioannounceroncestatedthattheydidnothaveanynews. ThisoccurredonApril18,1930,wherenomajoreventstookplacethatday.Theannouncerblatantlysaidthattherewasnonews.  Starfishesdonothaveblood. Ifyouweretocutoneofitslegs,bloodwillnotspillout.Instead,theysimplyregrowtheirlostlimbsasifnothinghappened. Starfishesgettheirnutrientsbyusingtheseawaterfoundintheirvascularsystems. ThemostmathematicalflagintheworldbelongstoNepal. Initsconstitution,thereisadetailedstep-by-stepguideonhowtodrawtheflagtoitsexactmeasurements.Nepalisalsooneofthefewcountriesthathaveatriangularflag.  Itdidnottakemorethan$1MtobuildMt.Rushmore. Theconstructionofthisfamousmonument,MountRushmore,tookover14yearstocomplete.Over400workersbuiltthismonumentfromthegroup-upfrom1927to1941. Samsungtranslatesto‘threestars’inKorean. Thisnamewaschosenbythefoundermainlyduetoitssymbolism.Hewantedthephonecompanytobepowerfulandeverlastingasthestars.  Geckoseattheskintheyshed. Thisistopreventpredatorsfromfindingandeatingthem.Asmallpricetopayforsurvival. TheU.S.governmentissuedSantaClausapilot’slicense. Theyalsogavethejollyfatmanacopyofairwaymapsin1927andhadpromisedtokeeptherunwaylightson.Manybelievethatthisairwayrouteiswhathemainlyusestodeliverhispresentssoquickly.  Polarbearschargeatagroupofwalruseswhilehunting. Theyattackthosethatarecrushedorleftbehindduringthemasspanic.Seeingapolarbeardirectlyattackitspreyisconsideredrareaccordingtoobservationsandstudies.  Youareabletobecomelessdepressedifyoustayup. Researchhasfoundthatthereisacorrelationbetweenthosewhopullall-nightersandhazingoutofyourdepression.Thisisbecausethelongeryougowithoutsleep,themoreactiveyourbrainbecomes. However,itisnotrecommendedtogowithoutsleepasitisanecessaryneedforhumanstobeabletofunctionnormally.  Adultcatswillonlymeowathumans. Kittenswillmeowtoitsmother,butmorefrequentlytohumansasitmatures.Kittensonlymeowatothercatstoindicatehungerortheneedforwarmth.  Therearemorepossiblearrangementsinshufflingadeckofcardsthantherearestarsinthesky. Shufflingadeckofcardshas8×10^67ofapproximatearrangementspossible.Itishighlyunlikelytoendupwiththesamesequenceofcardspershuffleofthedeck. Therapyhasbeenfoundtobeleasteffectiveatbattlingdepressioncomparedtoplayingvideogames. Whileaddictiontovideogamesmaycontributetodepression,researchhasfoundthatitisnotsowhendoneinmoderation.Somevideogameshelpwithrageandemotionalcontrolwhichpromotespositiveresults. Bi-weeklyhastwoconnotations. Itcaneitherbeeverytwoweeksortwiceaweek.Theprefixbi-maybeusedtoimplybothoreithermeaningsdependingoncontext.  In1911,theMonaLisawasstolenfromtheLouvre. Ironically,peopleweremoreexcitedtoseeitsexhibitemptyratherthantoseethepaintingitself.Thenumberofvisitorsalsoincreasedduringthisincident.  Source:Pexels Thehumanvaginaalwaysholdsasmallamountofyeast. Evenwithoutaninfection,thevaginawillalwaysholdsomekindoffungus.Regularcleaningofthisareaisadvisedtopreventthegrowthofbacteriaandinfections.  ConnecticutaccidentallyissuedanEmergencyEvacuationAlertin2005. Thisalertnotifiedallresidentsthattheyneededtoevacuatethestateimmediately.However,only1%ofitspopulationtriedtoevacuate.  Russiansbelievethateatingicecreamwillkeepyouwarm. Thisisamethodusedtotrickyourbodyintothinkingthatitsbodytemperatureiscrashing.Thiswillthenautomaticallyforceyourbodyheattoreadjusttosurvive.  Lemurswereonethesizeofgorillas. TheywereacommonsightbeforeinMadagascarandusedthatlandasitsstompinggrounds.Thisspeciesofgiantlemursarenowsadlyextinct.  Addingallthenumbersonaroulettewheelwillequivalentto666. Hencethe666strategy.Otherpeoplebelievethatthisisproofthatgamblingisinherentlyevil. ThedayafterThanksgivingisthebusiestdayforAmericanplumbers. Thisdayisalsoknownbymanyplumbersas“BrownFriday”.Manyotherdraincompaniesalsoprepareaheadforthisdaytoavoidmajorproblemsintheirpipesystems. MountEverestisnotthetallestmountaininoursolarsystem. ThistitlegoestoOlympicMons,whichissaidtobethreetimesasbigasEverest.ThismountaincanbefoundontheplanetMars.  RussellHorningisfamousontheinternetastheBackpackKid. RusselwasbornandraisedinGeorgia.HegainedpopularityafterRihannagavehimashoutoutonInstagramin2016.Heisalsoknownforcreatingtheflossdance. TheoldestcurrencyintheworldistheBritishpound. Itdatesover1,200yearsoldinusage.TheBritishpoundisalsoseenastheidentityofBritishSovereignty.  TheGreatPyramidofGizahasmorethanfoursides. Thispyramidhasatotalof8sideswhichisdoublethenormalamountformostpyramids.Thisincludesthesidesofitsbase. Theonlyinnatefearwehaveatbirthisthefearoffallingandloudnoises. Allotherfearswelearnafterbirthislearned.Thesefearsaremoreoftenlearnedthroughtraumaticexperiencesandbysocialmeans.  Theaveragehorseiscapableof746wattsofpower. Thisisapproximately15horsepower.Thistermwasdevelopedduringthe18thcenturywhenthesteamenginewasbeingmarketed.  TheLeaningTowerofPisaistiltedduetothesoilatitsbase. Thesoftsoilitisbuiltonisalsothereasonwhyitwasabletosurvive4majorearthquakes.Thistowertookover344yearstobuildandwascompletedin1178. SlaverywasoncelegalinMauritania. Thiswaslegaluntil2007.However,1-4%ofthepopulationstillcontinuestoliveasslaveswithinitsborders.  EnglandandPortugalstillmaintaintheirallianceuntiltoday. Thisisalsoknownasthelongestunbrokenallianceinworldhistory.Thistreatybeganin1386betweenthetwocountriesandtheystillremainstrongalliesuntiltoday.  Source:Pexels Garlicisknowntoattractleeches. Leechestakearound15secondstoattachthemselvestoahandcoveredingarlic.However,ittakesthemover40secondstosucktheblooddryfromitsvictim.  Uranustakes84yearstoorbitthesun. Thisislongerthananyoftheotherplanet’sorbitsinoursolarsystem.OnerotationonUranusisaround17hourslong. Itisalsothecoldestplanetinoursolarsystem. Ashapewith26sidesisknownasarhombicuboctahedron. Playingdicearetheonlycommonobjectsthathavethisshape.ThesedicearealsoidealforlabelingwiththeEnglishalphabet.  Applyingequalpressureonaneggwillpreventitfrombreaking. Itisnearlyimpossibletobreakeggsthiswaybecauseitssidesarethestrongestpartoftheegg’sshell.Thecurvedformoftheegghelpsitdistributepressureevenlywhichmakesthetakedifficulttoaccomplish.  Thereareover6,000speciesofgrass. Themostcommonexamplesarerice,wheat,oats,andsugarcanes.Someofthesespecieshavebeenonourplanetformorethan1,000yearsalready.  TheEarthholdsabout11quintillionpoundsofair. Theforcethatgravityholdsitinplaceisequivalenttoapressureof15psi.Thereareatotalof5regionsinouratmosphere.  Thereisatermforapersonthatisperpetuallyafraidofbeinglate. Timeanxietyisthefearofrunningoutoftime.Peoplewhosufferfromthishaveanobsessionwithspendingtheirtimeinthemostmeaningfulwaypossible. Commonly,peoplewhosufferthisarealsoinaconstantrushwhichmakesthosearoundthemfeeluncomfortable. Thequeensinantcoloniesliveforaround30years. Thiswasobservedbykeepingqueenantsincaptivity.Onaveragetheylivedforalmost29years.However,itisestimatedthattheyareabletolivemuchlongerinthewildwithafullcolony. ThemapsizeinGTAVistwicetheactualsizeofManhattan. Thistotalstoaround28squaremileslong.Comparedtothepreviousgames,thismapismuchlargerthanmostofthegamescombined.  ThepaintontheEiffeltowerisequivalenttotenelephants. Thetowerisre-paintedevery7years.Therearealsoover30replicasofthistowerallaroundtheworld.  ThelargestlivingthingonEarthisatree. ThisGiantSequoiaisnamedGeneralShermanandcanbefoundprotectedatCalifornia’sSequoiaNationalPark.Thetreeisrecordedtobe52,500cubicfeetinvolume. Youcanfitabout400grapevinesinoneacreofland. Thisisequivalenttoalmost5tonsofgrapesintotal.That’salotofwine.  Multiplying1089by9willgiveyouthesamenumbersinreverse. Youjustgrabbedyourcalculatorforthisone,didn’tyou? August17thcelebratesBlackCatAppreciationDay. ThiswasdeclaredbyWayneMorrisasawaytorememberhissisterandherblackcat.Thisdayismeanttosymbolizethebondbetweenblackcatsandtheirowners.  Eminem’s‘RapGod’holdstheworldrecordforthemostwordsinahitsingle. The6-minutesonghas1,560wordsintotalandarealldeliveredclearlybytheartist.That’salittleover4wordspersecond. Source:Pexels ABritishscientiststudyingchocolatehashertastebudsinsured. HertastebudsareinsuredforonemillionBritishPounds.Thisentailsthatshewouldneedtoavoidveryhotfoodsinordertokeephertastebudsfromdamage.  TheTitanicincludeddogsastheirpassengers. Whentheshipsankin1912,3dogswereabletosurvive.Priortotheshipsinking,theyhadallbeentravelingwiththeirownersinthefirst-classcabins.  Chinahasaseriesofundergroundtunnels. Thesetunnelsareover3000mileslong.Itsmainpurposeistostoreandtransportmobileintercontinentalballisticmissilesfromonedestinationtotheother. Pitbullsarerankedasthemostaffectionatebreedofdogs. Theyarealsorankedtheleastaggressivedespitetheirappearances.Thesedogsusuallybecomeaggressiveiftheyareforciblytrained.  Tanningbedsincreaseyourriskofdevelopingmelanoma. Ifyouweretouseoneofthesemachinesbeforetheageof30,yourchancesincreaseby75%.Tanningbedsandlampshavebeenproventobethehighestcancerriskaccordingtoresearch. Oneofthecleanestdogbreedsintheworldarepoodles. Thisdogbreeddoesnotexcessivelymoltandrarelysmell.Oftenpeoplewhohavepetallergiesadoptpoodlesbecauseoftheirgroomingroutine.  Owlshavespecializedfeathers. Thesefeathershavetheedgesprotrudeouttodissipatetheairflowwhenitflies.Becauseofthis,theirflightsaresilentwhichmakesthemdeadlyhuntersatnight.  Thehumanbrainuses20%oftheoxygeninyourbody. Thisiscontinuousanditdoesnotrestevenwhenwesleep.Thisiswhywhenpeopleyawnitisbelievedtobethebrain’swayofcoolingdown.  Stayinginanegativerelationshipcanloweryourimmunesystem. Studiesindicatethatnegativeemotionsleadtoloweredimmuneresponsesagainstdiseases.Otherstudiessupportthisbystatingthatstressandemotionscanadverselyaffecttheimmunesystem. Theinsectpopulationoftheworldis1billiontimesmorethantheworldpopulation. Theworldhas7billionpeoplelivingtoday.Ifyoutakethatandmultiplyittoabillion,that’sascarythought. Peopleoncebelievedthatchewingontreebarkwillkeepyourgumshealthy. Itwasalsousedasamethodofpainrelief.Thebarkofawillowtreecontainshightracesofsalicylicacidwhichisanactiveingredientinaspirintoday. Kangaroosneverstopgrowing. Frombirth,theywillcontinuetogrowuntiltheypassaway.Theyarealsothelargestmarsupialsontheplanet.  Redbloodcellscirculateyourbodyatanamazingspeed. Within20seconds,oneRBCwouldhavealreadycompletedonelaparoundyourcirculatorysystem.Thesebloodcellshelpdeliveroxygentoalltheorgansandcellsinthebody.  Theflashesoflightwhenyourubyoureyesarecalledphosphenes. Thisphenomenonallowsyoutoseelightwithoutanyactuallightsourcepresent.Thisoccursduetomanypossiblesourceslikemagneticstimulation,orrandomfiringofcellsinthevisualsystem.  CordozarCalvinBroadusJr.isSnoopDog’srealname. 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