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Interesting and Silly Human Facts ... 101. You can't hum while plugging your nose. 102. Tomatoes have more genes than humans. 103. We're one to ... ParentingbyDeirdreKayeUpdated: 12.8.2021OriginallyPublished: 10.25.2019HowwillweeverbeJeopardyreadyifyoudon’tcommittheserandomfactstomemory?Whenyouknowtheanswertosomethingthatnooneelseintheroomdoes,ithasawayofmakingyoufeellikeagenius.Soifyou’reasuckerfortrivia,lookingtocrushyournextgamenight,orjustlovelearningnewthingsthataren’tcommonknowledge,you’vecometotherightplace.You’llneverknowwhenyou’llneedtopullthesefactsout,whichispartofthefun.So,weinviteyoutonerdoutwithusandcheckoutourlistofrandomfacts.RELATED:100+JokesAboutSchoolThatAreDefinitelyForTheCoolKidsIstheresuchathingasuselessinformation?Noway.Allthoselittlerandominteresting,funny,scaryfacts,or“didyouknow”factsyouhavestoredinyourbrainarethereforareasonandwillsurelycomeinhandysomeday…evenifit’sjustsoyoucanbeatyourbestdudeatJeopardyoramazeyourboredkiddowhileonafamilyexcursion.Justincaseyoudon’thaveenoughinfoclutteringyourbrain,herearesomemorefun,interesting,orjustplainzanyfuntidbitstokeephandy.Wanttolearnmorefunfactstoimpressyourfriends?Checkoutourcoffeefactspageandmore!RELATED:182HilariousJokesForKidsThatAdultsFindFunnyTooInterestingandFunAnimalFacts1.Polarbearfurisactuallyclear,andtheirskinisblack.2.Babyflamingosareborngrey,notpink.3.Awoodpecker’stongueactuallywrapsallthewayarounditsbrain,protectingitfromdamagewhenit’shammeringintoatree.4.Ashrimp’sheartislocatedinitshead.5.Elephantssuckontheirtrunksforcomfort.RELATED:160+OtterlyTerrificKid-FriendlyAnimalJokesAndPunsEveryoneWillLove6.Anteatershavenoteeth.7.Nine-bandedarmadillosalwayshavequadruplets,andthey’realwaysidentical.8.Wombatpoopiscube-shaped.9.Aflockofflamingosiscalledaflamboyance.10.Hipposandhorsesareactuallydistantrelatives.11.Allclownfisharebornmale.12.IntheUK,TheQueenlegallyownsallunmarkedswans.13.Tokeepfromdriftingapart,seaottersholdhandswhiletheysleep.14.Goatshaveaccents.15.Dolphinsgivenamestoeachother.16.Gorillascancatchhumancolds—you’reprobablystillsafetogotothezoowiththesniffles,though.17.Forgetbaldeagles.Theturkeywasoncealmostnamedthenationalbird.18.Agroupofowlsiscalledaparliament.19.Thereare32musclesinacat’sear.20.Snailscanregeneratetheireyes.21.Wanttoknowifyourpetturtleisaboyorgirl?Listenclosely!Femaleturtleshissandmaleturtlesgrunt.22.Astarfishcanturnitsstomachinsideout.23.FrenchPoodlesareactuallyfromGermany.24.Seahorsesmateforlifeandcanoftenbeseenholdingeachother’stales.25.Agroupofporcupinesiscalledaprickle.26.AndrewJackson’sparrothadtoberemovedfromhisfuneralbecauseitwouldn’tstopswearing.Pollywantshermouthwashedout.27.Slothscanholdtheirbreathsforupto40minutes.InterestingandFunHistoryFacts28.HenryVIIIknightedallfourofhis“GroomsofStool”—thepeopleinchargeofwipinghisbuttforhim.29.JeannetteRankinwaselectedtoCongressfouryearsbeforewomencouldevenvote.30.Womencouldn’tapplyforcreditatabankuntil1974.31.Beforetheinventionofmodernfalseteeth,dentureswerecommonlymadefromtheteethofdeadsoldiers.32.InancientEgypt,servantsweresmearedwithhoneysoflieswouldflocktotheminsteadofthepharaoh.33.Itwasonceconsideredsacrilegioustouseafork.34.AbeLincolnwasachampionwrestler.Hewasalsoalicensedbartender.Maybetheyshouldcallhiman“Abeofalltrades.”35.GeorgeWashingtonownedawhiskeydistillery.36.MorethantwopercentoftheAmericanpopulationwaskilledduringtheCivilWar.37.JosephStalinusedtohavepeopleremovedfromphotosaftertheydiedorwereremovedfromoffice.38.Since1945,allBritishtankshavebeenequippedwiththenecessaryitemsformakingtea.39.PopeGregoryIVoncedeclaredwaroncatsbecausehebelievedSatanusedblackcats.Hisdeclarationleadtothemassexterminationofcats.40.Thatlackofcatsledtoaratinfestationwhichledtothespreadoftheplague.50.JohnAdamswasthefirstpresidenttoliveintheWhiteHouse.51.Gotobed!Chernobyl,theExxonValdezOilSpill,andtheChallengerexplosionhaveallbeenattributedtoalackofsleep.InterestingandFunTravelFacts52.TheaveragepersonlivinginSwedeneatsabout22poundsofchocolateayear.53.WhiletheWrightBrothersarefamousasapair,theyactuallyonlyflewtogetheronce.Theypromisedtheirfatherthey’dalwaysflyseparately.54.Montanahasthreetimesasmanycowsasitdoespeople.55.PartsoftheGreatWallofChinaweremadewithstickyrice.56.Ninetypercentoftheworld’spopulationlivesabovetheequator.57.Finlandhasmoresaunasthancars.58.SixtypercentoftheWorld’slakes(threemilliontotal)arelocatedinCanada.59.Virginiaistheonlystatethathasthesamestateflowerandstatetree,theDogwood.60.Thinkbeforeyouseason.InEgypt,it’sconsideredincrediblyrudetosaltfoodthathasbeenservedtoyou.61.NinetypercentofLibyaisdesert.62.TheheightoftheEiffelTourcanvaryuptosixinches,dependingonthetemperature.63.Spendtoomuchondrinkswhenyoueatout?AsmalltowninItalyactuallyhasafountainthatservesfreewine.64.Pilotsandtheirco-pilotsarerequiredtoeatdifferentmealsbeforeflightssothattheydon’tbothendupwithfoodpoisoning.65.Roughly600ParisiansworkattheEiffelTowereachday.66.WanttogotoRome?Whichone?There’sacitynamedRomeonsixoutofsevencontinents.(Youreallydroppedtheball,Antarctica.)67.WhenvisitingKeyWest,you’reactuallyclosertoHavanathanyouaretoMiami.InterestingandFunMusicFacts68.Mary,of“MaryHadALittleLamb”fame,wasarealpersonandthesongisbasedonatr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eforedinosaurs?18.Allclownfisharebornmale!Theycanalsoallchangetheirsextofemale,buttheycan’tturnitbacktomaleafterdoingso.SoNemocouldbecomeagirlfishallalong!19.Didyouknowapplescomefromthesameplantfamilyasroses?Sodoplums,raspberries,andmanyotherdeliciousfruits.Nexttime,insteadofroses,justsendyourmotheralovelybouquetofplums!20.ThefirstAkitadogcametothiscountryin1937—asapresentforHelenKeller!21.Turnsout,adog’spawprintisjustasuniqueasahuman’s.Goodnewsfordogdetectives!22.Acamelcandrinkupto40gallonsofwaterinonego.That’sseriouslyimpressive!23.Don’tbringyourcrystalballtoMaryland!Fortunetellingisillegalinthestate.24.Speakingofferrets,didyouknowtheyusedtobeusedtoprotectgrainstoresfromrodents?25.Thetechnicaltermforafearoflongwordsis“”hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.”Nowayyoucanself-diagnoseyourselfwiththatone!26.TheWhiteHousehas35bathrooms.SoeverybathroombreakcanbedifferentforPOTUS!27.Greyhoundscanrunupto45mph.Sodon’tchallengeonetoarace!28.HikingnakedisillegalinSwitzerland.Thoughwemustsay,itdoesn’tseemlikeagoodideaingeneral!29.Aflockofflamingosiscalled…waitforit…aflamboyance!Fancy.30.NewYork’sCentralParkisbiggerthanMonaco.That’sright,oneparkisbiggerthananentirecountry!31.UsingferretstohuntotheranimalsisillegalinWestVirginia.Goodtoknow!32.Don’tletthechickencrosstheroadinGeorgia(thecountry.)No,seriously.It’sillegal!33.Here’safacttositon:thereareover9,000benchesinCentralPark.34.TheodoreRoosevelt’skidshadapetbear,badger,andhyena,tonamebutafewanimals—andtheybroughtthemalltotheWhiteHouse!35.Thereareover700ancientEgyptianhieroglyphicsymbols.That’salotcomparedto26lettersofalphabet!36.Awoodpecker’stongueisbiggerthanitsentirehead.Itkeepsitwrappeduparounditsbraintoprotectitfromtheimpactofallthatpecking!37.Saturn’ssurfaceislessdensethanwater.Thatmeansitcouldfloatinyourbathtub—ifitwerebigenough.38.Theexpression“heartofgold”wasinventedbyShakespeare.39.Tomakeonepoundofhoney,abeehastofly90,000miles!Thoughonebeetypicallyonlymakesone-twelfthofateaspoonofthestuffinitslifetime.40.Somelipsticksapparentlycontainfishscales.Eek!41.Anostrich’seyeisactuallybiggerthanitsbrain.Ostrichesalsohavethelargesteyeofanylandanimal.42.TheUnitedStatesapparentlymakes25percentoftheworld’scheese.That’sawholelotofcheese!43.Here’sonetotickleyourfunnybone:thehumanhandhas54bones.That’smorethanaquarterofthebonesinthewholebody.Wow!44.Wantalicenseplateintheshapeofapolarbear?AllyouhavetodoismovetoNunavutProvinceinCanada!45.Howdoyoutellifacranberryisripe?It’llbouncelikearubberball.46.MostU.S.stampadhesivecontainsaboutone-tenthofacalorie.Britishstampscouldsetyouback5.9calories.Ofcourse,onelickwon’ttransferallofthattoyourbelly.47.Here’salittlefunnyandcreepyfact:notonlyaregroupsofcrowscalledmurders,butthebirdsactuallyholdfuneralsfortheirdead.Spooky!48.Beesaretheonlyinsectthatproducefoodthatpeopleeat.Thanks,bees!49.Squeamish?Don’tgotoanycheeseshopsinSardinia,lestyoufindyourselffacetofacewithCasuMarzu,acheesethatgetsitstastefromlivemaggots.Eek!50.Lettuceisamemberofthesunflowerfamily.Isyourmindblown?51.JinSonghaoofChinawontheworldrecordforlongestskincontactwithsnowat46minutesand7seconds!52.TheheaviestoniononrecordwasgrownbyPeteGlazebrookofEngland.Itweighed17pounds!53.ThetitleoftallestMohawkgoestoKazuhitoWatanabe,aJapanesefashiondesigner.His‘hawk’measuresthreefeet8.6inches!54.ElmerFudd’soriginalnamewasEgghead.55.TheactorswhovoicedMickeyandMinniemousefromthe1980stothe2010sweremarried!56.InsomeHarryPottermoviesceneswhereHarry,Ron,andHermionearedoingtheirHogwartsschoolwork,theactorswereactuallydoingtheirREALschoolwork!57.Forgetful?MovetoEasternPennsylvaniawheretheword“jawn”canbeusedtoaperson,place,orthingyoujustcan’tremember.58.Theoldestdomesticcatonrecordlivedfor38years.ShewasCremePuffofAustin,Texas.59.Apparently,theworld’sfastestantrunsfasterthanUsainBolt!60.Littlebrownbatsmakeforthelongestnappers—incaptivity,theynapupto19.9hoursaday.Wishwecouldtakeanapthatlong!61.Thelongestnoodleevermadeismorethan10,000feetlong.That’salmosttwomiles!Wonderhowlongitwouldtakeustoslurpthat?62.Ottothebulldogbroketherecordforadogtoskatethroughthelongesthumantunnelwhenheskatedthroughthelegsof30peoplewithoutanyassistance.Otto,you’reourhero.63.Aflockofpeacocksiscalledaparty.Partyhard,peacocks!64.TheSupremeCourthasitsownbasketballcourt,withagreatnickname:“Thehighestcourtontheland!”Getit?!MiscellaneousInterestingFacts1.Timestopsatthespeedoflight.2.Theaveragehumanbodycarriesmorebacteriacellsthanhumancells.3.Intheirlifetime,theaveragepersonwalkstheequivalentoffivetimesaroundtheEarth.4.Humanswouldn’tbeabletotastefoodwithoutsaliva.5.IfBetelgeuseexplodedrightnow,thestar’slastlightshowwouldbrightenourskyforaroundtwomonths.6.OonaChaplin,whoplayedRobbStark’swifeinGameofThrones,isCharlieChaplin’sgranddaughter.7.ThefounderofsportswearcompaniesPumaandAdidaswerebrothers!Rudolf“Rudi”DassleristhebrainbehindPuma,whilehisbigbroAdolf“Adi”DasslergavetheworldAdidas.8.Theonlyletterofthealphabetthatdoesn’tappearinanyAmericanstateisq.9.TheoriginalFerrisWheelwasdesignedandconstructedinChicago,Illinois,byGeorgeWashingtonGaleFerris,Jr.10.WhileSPAMismostpopularinHawaii,itwasactuallyinventedinMinnesota.ThestateevenservesashometotheSPAMmuseum!11.Glaciers,icecaps,andicesheetsholdnearly69percentoftheworld’sfreshwater.12.Whalesongscanbeusedbyscientiststosonicallymapouttheoceanfloor.13.Thefirstpersonchargedwithspeedinginavehiclewasgoingeightmilesperhour.14.Hairandnailstypicallygrowfasterduringpregnancy.15.Cardinalscoverthemselvesinantstogetridofliceandotherharmfulparasitesthatmightbeintheirfeathers.Thisarticlewasoriginallypublishedon10.25.2019searchclosetryingFertilityAdoptionsurrogacypregnancyPregnancytipsPregnancylossBabynamesDeliveryPostpartumparentingInfantsToddlers&preschoolersElementaryyearsTweens&teensyourliferelationshipsnewsfashion&beautyhealth&wellnessentertainmentfamilylifefoodhomeshoppingNewsletterAboutUsMastheadArchiveAdvertiseTermsPrivacyDMCA©2022BDGMedia,Inc.Allrightsreserved.