42 random fun facts to have on hand at your next dinner party

35 of the best random facts · Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable. · The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer, due to thermal ... 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bodies.Thoseiconicstoneheads-youknowtheones.Inthe2010s,archaeologistsfoundthattwoofthePacificIslandfiguresactuallyhadtorsosthatmeasuredashighas33feet.M&Msarenamedafterthebusinessmenwhocreatedthem.ButwhatdotheM'sstandfor?ForrestMarsandBruceMurrie,whoapparentlydidn'thavethebestrelationshipasMarsleveragedMurrieoutofhis20%shareofthebusinessbeforeitbecamethebiggest-sellingsweetintheUS.Ouch.PigeonscantellthedifferencebetweenPicassoandMonet.What?!A1995studyshowsthatthebirdscandifferentiatebetweenthetwoartists.Therealnameforahashtagisanoctothorpe.The'octo'referstotheeightpointsinthesymbol,butaccordingtotheMerriam-Websterdictionarythe'thorpe'partisamystery.TheactorswhovoicedMickeyandMinniemousegotmarriedinreallife.RussiTaylor(Minnie)andWayneAllwine(Mickey)gotmarriedin1991.Youcanhearabluewhale'sheartbeatfromover2milesaway.Bluewhalesweighanaverageofbetween130,000and150,000kg,withtheirheartsweighingroughly180kg.ThelastletteraddedtotheEnglishalphabetwas'J'.Theletterdatesbackto1524,andbeforethattheletter'i'wasusedforboththe'i'and'j'sounds.Thereisactuallyawordforsomeonegivinganopiniononsomethingtheyknownothingabout.An'ultracrepidarian'issomeonewhovoicesthoughtsbeyondtheirexpertise.TheChupaChupslogowasdesignedbySalvadorDalí.Thesurrealistartistdesignedthelogoin1969.Ketchupwasoncesoldasmedicine.Thecondimentwasprescribedandsoldtopeoplesufferingwithindigestionbackin1834.Funknowledge! 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