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Fun Fact:

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Bobetta the DG 1 year ago

I have seen this multiple times here on BP however it brings a smile to my face everytime I see it .

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The process by which your brain actually learns these facts is an interesting and not entirely intuitive one. Let’s dig in.

Most people know that our brain consists primarily of neurons. These cells link to one another with synapses, forming a dense network of connections that send signals through the brain and onwards throughout our bodies. At a basic level, these are the cells that embody the information we learn.

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Fun Fact : In Switzerland It Is Illegal To Own Just One Guinea Pig . This Is Because Guinea Pigs Are Social Animals, And They Are Considered Victims Of Abuse If They Are Alone

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Take me to dinner first 1 year ago

Well done, Switzerland!

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In 1850 Dmitri Mendeleev Walked Almost A Thousand Miles To Moscow So He Could Apply For The University Of Moscow. Although He Was Not Accepted, He Walked To St. Petersburg Where He Was Accepted, And With That Education, He Developed The Periodic Table Of The Elements

In 1850 Dmitri Mendeleev Walked Almost A Thousand Miles To Moscow So He Could Apply For The University Of Moscow. Although He Was Not Accepted, He Walked To St. Petersburg Where He Was Accepted, And With That Education, He Developed The Periodic Table Of The Elements

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DC 1 year ago (edited)

And people made fun of him. He - or someone else - mentioned the analogy the periodic systems carries in regard to music, where each octave, the same tones and intervalls repeat, but with twice the frequency, ... but any F# will have an A as minor-third, so given an F# as base, any and every A is the minor third and acts as such, as well as any and every C# is and acts as a fifth and so on ... Silicone can be made into the same structures as C in a molecule (it's not that truly EVERYTHING could work out with C replaced by Si, but ... some ... 4 vacancies on the outer shell, the results thereof, ... interaction with mass and bond energies cause the deviation, ...) and such, ... people are said to have barked "then, let your atoms sing a song for you!" in an attempt to make fun of what he discovered. Oh my, people suck. People really suck - at least, the benefit of not being disproven should be granted to every idea ... and, keep in mind - at the time this was disregarded by other chemists, the vast majority of even biologists were still believing in a creation myth being the origin of life, species and a never discovered soul that is said to be exclusively issued to humans. Which ... well ... well ... THAT, fun may be made of unhesitantly, because funny is the best this could ever even dare to attempt to wish to be.

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When your neuronal connections fire in certain patterns, those connections are strengthened and reinforced, and those reinforced pathways become the basis of all of our knowledge.

This is, of course, a gross oversimplification. Our brains contain lobes and segments that are specialized towards different parts of our thinking processes, but at a basic level, we have neural pathways criss-crossing those regions of the brain that form the basis for what we know.

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A Deck Of Poker Cards Has A Metaphysical Meaning: 52 Cards - 52 Weeks A Year, 4 Suits - Seasons, 13 Cards Of The Same Suit - 13 Phases Of The Lunar Cycle. If You Add Up All The Values of The Cards In The Game Deck, You Get 365 Days (Including The Joker). The Second Joker Is A Leap Year

A Deck Of Poker Cards Has A Metaphysical Meaning: 52 Cards - 52 Weeks A Year, 4 Suits - Seasons, 13 Cards Of The Same Suit - 13 Phases Of The Lunar Cycle. If You Add Up All The Values of The Cards In The Game Deck, You Get 365 Days (Including The Joker). The Second Joker Is A Leap Year

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Take me to dinner first 1 year ago

This sounds like what a kid would invent to put in a homework they forgot that was due to the next day. Extremely cool anyway

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#6

Fact:

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

I wonder where I'm moving

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#7

Fun Fact: A Black Robin Named Old Blue Became The Mother Of Her Entire Species When She Was The Last Fertile Female In A Group Of 5 Robins. There Are Now Over 250 Black Robins On The Chatham Islands, And Have Raised Their Status From Critically Endangered To Endangered

Fun Fact: A Black Robin Named Old Blue Became The Mother Of Her Entire Species When She Was The Last Fertile Female In A Group Of 5 Robins. There Are Now Over 250 Black Robins On The Chatham Islands, And Have Raised Their Status From Critically Endangered To Endangered

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STress 1 year ago

Well, if we disregard genetical diversity...

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Neuroplasticity, then, is our brain’s ability to learn new information and revise things we’ve learned before. The greater your neuroplasticity, presumably, the more likely you will be to remember more of the cool facts on this list!

In reality, that’s not the only thing that determines your capacity to learn. Learning can be reinforced by many other factors, a couple of significant ones being repetition and emotion. This one sounds like common sense when you think about it - you’re more likely to remember the facts that shocked you, made you smile, or interested you the most.

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A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. At The Bottom Is A Picture Of The Same Patient, 30 Years Later. He Managed To Outlive His Doctor

A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. At The Bottom Is A Picture Of The Same Patient, 30 Years Later. He Managed To Outlive His Doctor

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pico diablo 1 year ago

You can also see his exhausted assistant passed-out/asleep in the corner of the room

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#9

Armadillos Can Hold Their Breath For Up To Six Minutes And Are Known To Walk Underwater To Cross Streams!

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Mad Dragon 1 year ago

They can also swim!

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#10

The Eggplant Is Called The Eggplant Because When It Is Young It Looks Like An Egg

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Take me to dinner first 1 year ago

Ok but where is the chickenplant??

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Fun Fact:

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Thatkamloopsguy 1 year ago

The phrase is " kill you" Getting really tired of this unalive bullsh it.

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#12

Fun Fact: Don't Get Bitten By A Chinese Water Deer

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CrunChewy McSandybutt 1 year ago

Who's a widdle vampire? You are! Yes, you are!

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As we mentioned earlier, learning new facts is one way to maintain your neuroplasticity! In addition to that, this great article on Healthline has a few other fun ways to improve your neuroplasticity (which, you guessed it - tends to degrade as we get older):

Video games
Learning a new language
Creating music
Traveling
Exercise
Creating art

#13

Fun Fact: A Rural Japanese Town Under Siege By Monkeys Is Defended By Three Elderly Women Armed With Airguns Who Call Themselves The “Monkey Busters”

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two-sided llama 1 year ago

100/10 would watch that movie

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Fun Fact:

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Ample Aardvark 1 year ago

They have the shortest beak of all birds, since beaks are measured from the nostrils to the tip!

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#15

The Meaning Of The Greek Word "Cerberus" Is "Spotted" So Technically Hades' Dog's Name Is "Spot"

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Tushar Roy Mukherjee 1 year ago

30/10 would pet.

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#16

Fun Fact: LEGO’s The Largest Tire Manufacturer In The World

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Sharon Vaughn 1 year ago

Cute.

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#17

Fun Fact: Ethan Zuckerman, The Man Who Invented Pop-Up Ads, Apologized To The World For Unintentionally Creating One Of The Internet’s Most Hated Forms Of Advertising

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Kracken 1 year ago

He doesn't look remotely sorry... just needs a fluffy white cat on his lap

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#18

In 1985, After An 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Mexico City, Nearly All Newborn Babies Survived A Collapsed Hospital. They Are Known As "Miracle Babies" For Surviving 7 Days Without Nourishment, Water, Warmth Or Human Contact

In 1985, After An 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Mexico City, Nearly All Newborn Babies Survived A Collapsed Hospital. They Are Known As "Miracle Babies" For Surviving 7 Days Without Nourishment, Water, Warmth Or Human Contact

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AnnaB Premium 1 year ago

I wonder if that will have long-term effect on their development - even though they won't remember it. Those are a very crucial seven days to go without any contact.

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#19

Poor Guy

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

Poor blob fish isn't blob. It's names after its dead body :(

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#20

Fun Fact: Research Shows That Some Fish Eggs Remain Alive Even After Being Swallowed By Mallards, A Breed Of Ducks. These Eggs Then Come Out As The Ducks’ Poop And Hatch When They Find Water Again. This Explains How Some Fishes Emerge In Ponds And Pools Without A Hint

Fun Fact: Research Shows That Some Fish Eggs Remain Alive Even After Being Swallowed By Mallards, A Breed Of Ducks. These Eggs Then Come Out As The Ducks’ Poop And Hatch When They Find Water Again. This Explains How Some Fishes Emerge In Ponds And Pools Without A Hint

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Florence O'Grady 1 year ago

Which fish eggs? Don't just say some fish eggs. Tell us which fish, please.

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#21

Found On Insta

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Mad Dragon 1 year ago

She had to sit down for a bit in the middle of the shoot, as she was pregnant at the time and got quite tired.

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#22

Fun Fact:

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Jesse Setliffe 1 year ago

Is this for real?

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#23

“Fun Fact “ Koalas Have Fingerprints That Are Almost Indistinguishable From Human Fingerprints

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Dodo 1 year ago

I knew this. But it's only now making me wonder about monkeys/apes. Anyone know if they have fingerprints like ours?

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#24

This Is A Piranha. Contrary To Popular Belief, They Almost Never Attack Humans (Unless Crazy Starved). I Work At An Aquarium And Clean Their Tank While They Are In There (About 12 Of Them). Quite The Scaredy-Cats, Actually. Won't Go Anywhere Near Something Living As Large As A Human

This Is A Piranha. Contrary To Popular Belief, They Almost Never Attack Humans (Unless Crazy Starved). I Work At An Aquarium And Clean Their Tank While They Are In There (About 12 Of Them). Quite The Scaredy-Cats, Actually. Won't Go Anywhere Near Something Living As Large As A Human

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142points

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Eva Kašu 1 year ago

...and if you woukd be injured and bleeding?

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#25

There Once Lived A Viking Called Harald Bluetooth. He Was Called That Because He Loved Blueberries. The Bluetooth Technology We Know Nowadays, Has Been Named After Him. And The Symbol Are The Runic H And B Put Together

There Once Lived A Viking Called Harald Bluetooth. He Was Called That Because He Loved Blueberries. The Bluetooth Technology We Know Nowadays, Has Been Named After Him. And The Symbol Are The Runic H And B Put Together

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Gandalf the Pink 1 year ago

Bluetooth was not a viking, he was a christian king. While one theory about his name claims he had a love for blueberries, which I find very wholesome, another more crass theory is that he just had bad teeth and bruised gums.

58points

#26

Narwhals Tusks Are Actually Teeth, Can Grow Up To 10 Ft, And Can Bend Up To A Foot To One Side Without Breaking. Their Purpose Is Still Not Well Understood. Some Narwhals Do Not Have Tusks. Their Skin Is Very Rich In Vitamin C, The Same As An Orange By Weight. There Are None In Captivity

Narwhals Tusks Are Actually Teeth, Can Grow Up To 10 Ft, And Can Bend Up To A Foot To One Side Without Breaking. Their Purpose Is Still Not Well Understood. Some Narwhals Do Not Have Tusks. Their Skin Is Very Rich In Vitamin C, The Same As An Orange By Weight. There Are None In Captivity

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setsuriseikou 1 year ago

So happy about the last sentence!

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#27

Fun Fact: There’s A Species Of Sheep That Has Two Pairs Of Horns Called Jacob Sheep. They Are One Of Very Few Species Of Sheep To Have Multiple Pairs Of Horns. Here’s A Picture Of Its Skull:

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Vintage Insider 1 year ago

My parents kept Jacobs. They can have 2, 4, or 6 horns. They're normally pretty small on the females. This is likely a fairly old ram.

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#28

Fun Fact. Did You Know?

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

Wait wouldn't that mean tails is more likely?

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#29

There's A Town In Texas Named "Earth" On Earth!

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

New conspiracy theory: unlocked- earth was made in 1924

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#30

If You Hold The Head Of A Chicken Still And Draw A Straight Line While Chicken Is Looking At It, It Will Be Hypnotized

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Kevin Doyle 1 year ago

The real question is how did someone figure that out? Im gonna pin this chickens head to the floor and draw a line and see what happens...

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Fun Fact: Spiders Don't Have Muscles In Their Legs. They Extend Them Using A System Of Hydraulics Powered By Their Blood Pressure. When They Die, Spiders' Legs Curl Up Because The Blood Pressure Is Gone

Fun Fact: Spiders Don't Have Muscles In Their Legs. They Extend Them Using A System Of Hydraulics Powered By Their Blood Pressure. When They Die, Spiders' Legs Curl Up Because The Blood Pressure Is Gone

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DC 1 year ago

I see spider, I upvote! Let's get beyond all the houseburning and such ... they just wanna live their life ... hang around on the web, use it for predatory activities, hide beneath it, watch their victims from outside, and only go in if there's something valuable they can get a hold on. Sound not that nonhumane, does it?

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Fat Harry 1 year ago

I think spiders are awesome. I usually just let them be when they're in the house.

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Ample Aardvark 1 year ago

Spideys are friends, leave them alone and they'll leave you alone!

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I love spiders because they eat all the bad nasty insects that DO bite XD The only spiders I kill are brown widows, because they're invasive where I live and they tend to be aggressive.

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Themoonprincess 1 year ago

And some are really cute

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Allison B 1 year ago

I don't burn my house down I just cry and run away. Then avoid the room for a couple days. I know they don't mean any harm but I'm still terrified of them. Can't even handle spiders in video games. Had to mod them all out on pc when possible.

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DippityDooDerp 1 year ago

Not to mention they're amazing at keeping the insect population down. Can you imagine what the world would be like without spiders?

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Jean Thompson 1 year ago

Sorry, still a NOOOOOOOOOOOOO from me.

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Ivo H 1 year ago

I see spider, I curl my legs because my blood is suddenly gone

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Nikki Sevven 1 year ago

There's no need to kill them either. Just take them outside where their food lives.

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Got hacked lol 1 year ago

Another fun fact about spiders: Spiders are the only web developers that enjoy bugs :)

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Xenon 1 year ago

*groan* ok, ill give you that one.

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Yoyo 1 year ago

The center of that spider looks like an angry dog with a hat

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DC 1 year ago

A pope's hat, even ... Vati-Canis Lupus Divinicus or ... such ...

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MCathenaE 1 year ago

Fun Fact: people have discovered a way to make dead spiders walk by using their leg hydraulic system.

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#32

Mickey Mouse Has An Older Sister. She Only Appeared On The Comic Books Thought

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

He’s apparently one of the only few members of the “Sensational Six” to have a sibling

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#33

Fun Fact: The Former Prime Minister Of Bulgaria From 2001 To 2005 Was Also The Last Tsar (King) Of Bulgaria After His Fathers Death In 1943,he Became Tsar At Just 6 Years Old. He Was Tsar Until The Communist Took Over And Sent Him Into Exile

Fun Fact: The Former Prime Minister Of Bulgaria From 2001 To 2005 Was Also The Last Tsar (King) Of Bulgaria After His Fathers Death In 1943,he Became Tsar At Just 6 Years Old. He Was Tsar Until The Communist Took Over And Sent Him Into Exile

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Robert Trebor 1 year ago

King Simeon II (Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski) born 1937

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#34

Japan Fixed This Road In 1 Week. How Long Would Your Country Take?

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Tushar Roy Mukherjee 1 year ago

Depends on where in my country you ask. If the state is not West Bengal, a month or 2 tops. If it is West Bengal,( checks notes, clears throat ), 20 years.

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#35

Fun Fact, We Often Overlook The Length Of Time That Dinosaurs Existed

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LK 1 year ago

Dinosaurs are still alive today. They are emus, cassowaries, humming birds, chickens....

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#36

Fun Fact: This Is Null Island; The Exact Center Of The World. At Exactly This Point, Is 0 Latitude And 0 Longitude, It Is A Little Of The Western Coast Of Africa

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JuniorCJ82 1 year ago

Where's its twin on the other side of the planet?

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#37

Fun Fact: There Is A Service Called Jam Bustling In Chinese Cities Where Drivers Stuck In Jams And Need To Get Somewhere Urgently Can Book A Service To Get Picked Up Immediately

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Dodo 1 year ago

I wonder how much easier it'd be if everyone there drove a motorbike. Maybe there'd just be a different type of jam though.

7points

#38

Fun Fact, Geese Have Cartalige Spikes On Their Tounges

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago (edited)

NOT FUN unfun fact. Scary fact.

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#39

Fun Fact: "Witch Windows", Or Diagonal Windows, Exists Almost Exclusively In Vermont. The Name Comes From The Superstition That Witches Cannot Fly Their Broomsticks Through Slanted Windows

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Magnion 1 year ago

Now I just imagine a witch trying to fly through it and crashing into the window

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#40

Fun Fact: The Most Valuable Artifact From The Titanic Is A Violin

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Huddo's sister 1 year ago

Is this because of the story about the band playing as the ship went down?

8points

#41

Fun Fact: Scar Is Hercules Headpiece In Disney

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I was positive, for a brief moment, that this was impossible, because NO WAY did the original Lion King movie come out before Hercules did. Then I remembered The Lion King was released in 1994. I was 12. I feel so old XD Hercules was released in 1997, when I was 15 and way ~too cool~ to watch Disney cartoon movies, so I never saw it XD

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#42

Fun Fact: Wolverine Frog

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JuniorCJ82 1 year ago

Sure it's not the sideburns that gives it the second nickname?

8points

#43

There Are No Muscles In Your Fingers: Their Function Is Controlled By Muscles In Your Palms And Arms

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John L 1 year ago

While true, you might want to mention that they manipulate the tendons, in the fingers...

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#44

Fun Fact: Highest Temperature Ever Recorded By A Particle Accelerator

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Ample Aardvark 1 year ago

That's the same temperature as my bedroom in summer 🥵

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#45

Fun Fact: Hafþór 'The Mountain' Júlíus Björnsson Weighs More Than Black Pink

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pico diablo 1 year ago (edited)

Unrelated: A Samoan airline has become the world's first carrier to charge passengers according to their weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.reuters.com/article/oukoe-uk-airlines-weight-samoa/samoan-airline-says-pay-by-weight-plan-fairest-way-to-fly-idUKBRE93204620130403#

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#46

Fun Fact: In The 1980s, Fredric Baur, The Founder Of Pringles, Requested To Be Buried In A Pringles Can. His Children Honored The Request And Had A Portion Of His Ashes Buried In The Signature Pop-Top Can

Fun Fact: In The 1980s, Fredric Baur, The Founder Of Pringles, Requested To Be Buried In A Pringles Can. His Children Honored The Request And Had A Portion Of His Ashes Buried In The Signature Pop-Top Can

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Francine Oglethorpe 1 year ago

hopefully it was labeled....because imagine a snack attack...and really it's grandpa

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#47

Fun Fact 145 Years Ago The Twins Chang And Eng Bunker Died On Jan. 17th. They Were Conjoined Twins. Born In Siam They Were The Name Giver For The Siamese Twins

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setsuriseikou 1 year ago

An avid learner of English, I've been giving it my best for a little over 30 years, but it seems I still can't fully understand the meaning of the word "fun"

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#48

The Woman Seen In Many Stereotypical Karen Memes Is Name Kate Gosselin, A Reality Star With 8 Kids, A Set Of Sextuplets And Twins

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Yoyo 1 year ago

Don't watch that show, it's really bad.

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#49

Fun Fact: There Is A Mcdonald’s That Can Be Found In Sadona, Arizona That Has Blue Arches Interesting Of The Usual Yellow Arches. The Reason For This Change Was To Fit The City's Decor As The Yellow Arches Wouldn’t

Fun Fact: There Is A Mcdonald’s That Can Be Found In Sadona, Arizona That Has Blue Arches Interesting Of The Usual Yellow Arches. The Reason For This Change Was To Fit The City's Decor As The Yellow Arches Wouldn’t

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SofiaB 1 year ago

It's actually spelled Sedona. And the reason for the turquoise arches is that there's a city law that regulates the color scheme of the city buildings due to the high concentration of tourists.

19points

#50

Fun Fact: The Guinness World Record For "Longest Kiss" Is 58hrs,35min, 58secs

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

No thanks

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#51

Fun Fact: On April 6, 1893 Andy Bowen & Jack Burke Were Involved In The Longest Boxing Fight In History. The Fight Lasted 111 Rounds (3 Mins Rounds Each), It Took 7 Hrs & 19 Mins Until Referee John Duffy Called “No Contest” After Both Men Were Too Dazed & Tired To Come Out Of Their Corners

Fun Fact: On April 6, 1893 Andy Bowen & Jack Burke Were Involved In The Longest Boxing Fight In History. The Fight Lasted 111 Rounds (3 Mins Rounds Each), It Took 7 Hrs & 19 Mins Until Referee John Duffy Called “No Contest” After Both Men Were Too Dazed & Tired To Come Out Of Their Corners

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Yoyo 1 year ago

I read that as Andy Cohen. That fight I would watch.

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#52

Fun Fact:

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LK 1 year ago

It's not the 'most expensive bottled water', but instead the 'most expensive water bottle'.

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