After arriving three hours late for his shift, the officer left his post protecting the president to get a drink at the Star Saloon next door to the theatre. Periodically, a rumor starts on the internet that says natural redheads will become extinct by the year 2060. The total weight of ants on earth once equaled the total weight of people. If there's a rogue bee from another hive trying to steal some nectar, the guard bee will bite and even sting the intruder. Unsurprisingly, dogs respond best to short words, as well as words with hard consonants like "t" or "r," which may explain why they can hear "treat" from three rooms away. In a nest overlooking the Mississippi River, one female and two male eagles were found raising three babies together in April 2019. This allowed them to return home without the fear of being arrested. Because dogs are descendants of wolves whose instincts include hunting smaller animals. For more info that will wrinkle your brain, here are 50 Absurd Facts That Will Make You Question Everything. Since the early 13th century, the city of London has officially paid rent to the Crown for two small pieces of property. He decided to hold an additional ceremony during the warmer weather. But in addition to smuggling escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad, during the Civil War she was the first woman to lead an armed assault. You can learn the High Valyrian language from. That river is now known in Scotland as the River Ness, which flows out from the famous Loch Ness. This, unfortunately, led to the wrongful persecution of many of Canada's fine citizens. I finally called his lawyer and said, 'I'm trying [to] reach Bill.' The bones were discovered during a 1998 renovation of the house and were identified as being from nearly a dozen people, including six children. And it's worth noting that the researchers did not venture to put an estimate on the number of bacteria. Her birthday is March 9, 1959,... 3. When the Apollo astronauts walked on the surface of the moon, they left behind footprints that will remain there for a very long time. Australians then sold the camels back to desert-based countries like Saudi Arabia, which use camels at a much higher volume. When this happens, our ears pick up the signal with no sound distortion. Harriet Tubman was even more heroic than you thought. 1. Cows, on the other hand (or hoof), kill around 20 people per year. We inherited this ability from our ancestors in part as a way for our (then) coat of body hair to capture air beneath it and in that way retain heat. While "hipster" is used these days to describe someone who tries (perhaps too hard) to be stylish and trendy, the term is actually much older. Nearly all species to have ever existed on Earth are extinct. Scientists also speculate that there may be many smaller-sized dinosaurs that we know nothing about because their bones were too small to fossilize well. This makes them one of the strongest living animal species on Earth. We post three daily fun facts 365 days a year! It wasn't until the 1940s, when animators for a new animated series decided it would be too difficult to routinely draw him bending his knees, that it was decided that Superman could take off into the air. Napoleon was once attacked by thousands of rabbits. There may be 2,000 active serial killers in the U.S. right now. There is a town called "Big Ugly" in West Virginia. The man who founded Atari also started Chuck E. Cheese. No other act has topped this dubious honor since. They can move at a brisk pace of five miles per hour when fully grown, but can get up to 20 miles per hour if need be. It’s the only planet that does! Since it can hitchhike, its DNA has spread and the not-so-rare species is emerging all over the world. And while the program was fake, plenty of the 3.6 million viewers that watched believed that the fictional claims were real. Chau Smith was always an avid runner, and, in 2017, she decided that for her 70th birthday, she would complete seven marathons in one week across all of the continents. When it's an adult, the "Immortal Jellyfish," scientifically named Turritopsis dohrnii, can transform its cells back to its childhood state. Neuroscientist Nenad Sestan, who participated in the experiment, explained that the result might allow us to "better understand how brain cells react to circulatory arrest" and "test whether some cellular functions can be restored in the brain after death.". Historic UK explains that "a pig belonging to the British accidentally wandered onto the land of Lyman Cutlar, an American farmer. The longest wedding veil was the same length as 63.5 football fields. That means they receive a percentage of the revenue (two percent) from reruns airing across all broadcasting companies. In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck. Danes once bred a pig to look like the flag. Other notable animals that outlive our leafy ancestors are the horseshoe crab as well as the jellyfish. Scientists are getting better at decoding our dreams. It is true that everybody thinks their Italian grandma—or nonna—is best cook around. The fire hydrant patent was lost in a fire. Along these fences are buckets, so when they try to cross, they eventually hop into one. There's a textbook written entirely by an AI author. The English word with the most definitions is "set. There, they like to protect their frogs, toads, and other amphibians. Alcoholic beverages can be made from pears, but that drink is known as "perry." And while it doesn't sound like the most interesting material, it is "the first machine-generated research book," according to the academic publishing company. If bourbon is your drink of choice, then you might want to plan a road trip to Kentucky. If you're one of the millions of Americans who suffer from allergies, we've got bad news for you: Allergy season is getting longer and more intense each year, according to a 2019 study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. This device was supposedly able to identify gay men and lesbian women by monitoring subjects as they were shown pornographic images with homosexual content. Sharks have existed for around 400 million years, while trees became their own official species only 350 million years ago. Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature. Our Canadian neighbors may not have been as friendly as we thought. You lose up to 30 percent of your taste buds during flight. This type of behavior is much like the domestic cats we keep in our homes. It becomes mutually beneficial to have more furry friends in the group to take on other roles in survival—whether that be hunting, gathering, or just simply cute companionship. 1 The next time you see a can of Pringles, take a closer look—you won't see the word "chip" anywhere on the packaging. So if you (unfortunately) ever find yourself in that situation you can say, "Pardon my tartle!". And he goes, 'Well, that's what I got.'". Members of the Marsili family handle injuries remarkably well and that's because they only experience pain for a moment before it fades away. Many prior disappearances have been demystified as remains of numerous wrecks were discovered or explained by weather patterns in the area at that time. Astronauts in space are exposed to the same amount of radiation as 150 to 6,000 chest x-rays. They are so minuscule that they are sometimes mistaken for insects (which explains their name), according to the National Audobon Society. Upon going deaf, Beethoven discovered that if he bit onto a metal pole that connected to the piano he was playing, he could hear almost perfectly well. "Snow is positively charged and gives up electrons, while silicone is negatively charged and accepts the electrons,"  IFL Science explains. The two sides continued to increase their military force over the following month until British Navy Admiral Robert L. Baynes arrived and ended things by stating that he would not "involve two great nations in a war over a squabble about a pig.". A 2013 U.K. study from online retailer Littlewoods.com observed young children and recorded the questions they asked the adults around them. Unlike many crazy or outdated laws, this amendment is recent (passed in 2002) and comes from a well-meaning place: the prevention of cruelty to animals. And that's because they're a choking hazard without them. She planned and executed a number of raids and was known to carry a revolver for personal protection. The country with the widest stretch of land, Russia, spans 11 different time zones. This area in the North Atlantic Sea is also called "The Devil's Triangle" because it is an area of the ocean that stretches between the tip of Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. According to a 2010 study conducted by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, the dryness experienced at a high elevation as well as low pressure reduces the sensitivity of a person's taste buds to sweet and salty foods by about 30 percent. The fruit is packed with the enzyme bromelain, which breaks down protein chains, making it an ideal marinade for meats when you don't have a lot of time. Novelist James Joyce died in Zurich.. 1990 . The least common letter is "q," which appears in just 0.2 percent of words. 24 fun facts about the heart. The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. But it turns out the world is a pretty big and fascinating place in its own right. Naima Ivansdóttir. Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived both nuclear attacks to Japan when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs during World War II. If you truly want to be among the savviest social media users out there, you should know that the Twitter bird has an official name: Larry the Bird (yes, like Larry Bird, the former pro basketball player who played for Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's home team, the Boston Celtics). Forest fires of unimaginable proportions would burn the massive mounds of dead wood. In 1799, Lyon was freed, and Davis only ended up repaying the money without serving a day in jail. Most countries celebrate Labor Day or Worker's Day on May 1st, except for the United States and Canada. Pilleriin Sikka, the lead author of the study from the University of Skövde, explained, "Previous studies have shown that frontal alpha asymmetry is related to anger and self-regulation during wakefulness. 3. Even if you visit Factslides.com every day to get your dosis of new facts —just like over 1 million visitors do every month—, in this book you'll find facts you've never seen before! The first was Lizzy Arlington, who pitched during the ninth inning for the Reading Coal Heavers in 1898 and won her team the game. Those doing the simpler tasks during the resting time were more likely to solve the original creativity problems. It takes 248 Earth-years for Pluto to complete one rotation of its own around the sun. Talk about having to go! By the end, you'll be able to say phrases in High Valyrian like "kirimvose" (thank you) and "avy jorrāelan" (I love you), as well as "bantis zōbrie issa se ossȳngnoti lēdys" (the night is dark and full of terrors). Showers aren't just good for your hygiene—they're good for your creativity, too. [11] In South Korea, one-fifth of young people dream of becoming a K-pop star. An average human produces between 1 to 2 liters of saliva each day, which is a maximum of 730 liters per year. While medical cannibalism has fallen out of favor, modern medicine still sometimes uses one human body to heal another in the form of blood donations, organ transplants, and skin grafts. And don't believe the myth: Old dogs can learn words just as well as young dogs. The heat changes the thickness, or viscosity, of the water, which changes the pitch of the sound it makes when it's poured. Specifically, the hottest spot ever recorded on Earth is El Azizia, in Libya, where a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded on Sept. 13, 1922. What's more impressive: Mitchell was 17 years old at the time. Originally built at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering, in 1946, ENIAC weighed 60,000 pounds and took up a room larger than most studio apartments (1,500 square feet). He was thrown 118 feet, almost half a football field. You probably know that Harriet Tubman was a former slave who became a political activist for the abolition movement. Three eagles were found co-parenting three eaglets in Illinois. Thousands of rabbits were brought in to be set loose, but instead of hopping away when the cages were opened, they turned to attack, swarming the partygoers. It is thought that the phrase "to a T" is actually derived from the phrase "to a tittle"—a phrase that was used in the same sense dating back to the early 17th century. Because the accordion is portable in a way that, say, a grand piano isn't, it was thought of as the "people's instrument" that could be taken outside and played for laborers in the fields. "Some were even wrapped in cotton rugs like a sushi roll," wrote Gizmodo of the findings, which were published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology in 2019. Pluto was discovered on February 18th, 1930. You can thank both sides of your noggin for contributing to your unique personality. Yamaguchi, sent to Hiroshima on business on August 6th, 1945, saw the U.S. drop the first atomic bomb. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first elected African-American governor in the United States.. 1999 . Experts say these masks will protect you best. The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months. It's a sad fact the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is a site where many suicides take place. Bram Stoker was an Irish author who is now best remembered for his gothic horror novel Dracula. Valentine's Day Fun Facts 1 Valentine's Day is the second most popular day of the year for sending cards. Children have more taste buds than adults. A tick bite can make you allergic to red meat. Honestly, we might need to bring these back! If you feel the same, maybe you need some random and fun trivia in your lives to fill the quizzing gap. Some of the bones will fuse as they age (into 206, as an adult), but the tastebuds not on the tongue will eventually vanish. Have an Xbox One posted up in your living room? However, even if you have that kind of dough lying around, you won't be able to buy it—only one was made, and it was custom-built from the ground up according to the buyer's specifications. Although this might seem like an odd choice, Visit Scotland explains that unicorns played an integral role in the country's history. Studies have shown that learning something new every day can improve your brain health and make you happier. Using an electrical field to suspend a charged atom in a vacuum chamber, the team shot a laser beam at the atom and took a photo of the shadow it produced. One teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh six-billion tons.. 4. The lawsuit was ultimately settled out of court and both companies were allowed to keep using the name. The legend of the Loch Ness Monster goes back nearly 1,500 years. For hours, librarians in the state scanned past archives of laws within the state until one librarian eventually found the truth in the Hartford Courant. The study had one experimental group perform a stressful activity, while the other control group did not. These include giant tube worms, vampire squids, goblin sharks, and viperfish with teeth so long that they can't close their mouths. But what you might not have been aware of is that the president had a bodyguard named John Frederick Parker with him on that fateful night, according to Smithsonian Magazine. The goo is "generally regarded as a safe additive" by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but you'll probably never come across it in real life because it's difficult and expensive to collect. Saudi Arabia is known for its vast expanse of desert, so it may seem unbelievable that they rely on Australia to supply them with animals that dominate their landscape. And though our first post certainly covered a great deal, we soon realized that there are countless other unbelievable trivia facts out there. As they say, "nothing is certain but death and taxes." Blue Whale calves grow 200 pounds per day for the first year they are alive. While hotter spots have likely occurred in other parts of the planet at other times, this is the most scorching temperature ever formally recorded by a weather station. How did they defend from their enemies and attack them? Researchers did carbon dating on a Greenland Shark that was caught in 2014 and found it to be around 392 years old. When Cutlar noticed the pig eating some of his potatoes he was incensed, and in a fit of rage shot and killed the pig. Researchers in Japan used a special camera to track this glow and found that it fluctuates throughout the day, with the body emitting its lowest levels of light around 10 a.m. and highest at around 4 p.m., a rhythm the scientists attribute to the changes in one's metabolism. Beef, lamb, and pork (which are technically classified as red meat) can make people with this allergy experience headaches, sneezing, a runny nose, and nausea. That's not to say there wasn't any funny business going on. Cherry." Got a headache? As of 2013, 12 police stations in a rural area of China have begun to use geese as sentries. However, what we now recognize as the North Star, Polaris, hasn't always been our guiding light—and it won't always be in the future. The original comic book Superman could leap tall buildings in a single bound. Less than 20 percent of laughter comes after jokes, according to neuroscientist Robert Provine; the rest is a reaction to regular statements and questions like, "How have you been?" Lighter was invented ten years before the match was. During World War II, the Allied forces dropped over a total of 2.7 million tons of bombs on Germany. Eric Brader, his emergency room physician, told McKnight he should send it into the Guinness Book of World Records, but McKnight brushed it off as a joke. Try writing out a few sentences—anything at all. The urine actually helps keep the animal alive while it hibernates, with special microbes in their gut that recycle the urea (urine's main waste) into nitrogen. However, while one cat apparently made it to its destination in under five hours, the other felines took up to a day to complete their journeys. Canadian actor James Doohan, best known for playing Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the original Star Trek series, served in World War II with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. There's an entire family in Italy that feels almost no pain. And in March 2019, the term was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. 1898 . Which ancestor of human being first started to walk with the help of two limbs?" If you've ever been to the Iowa State Fair, you've experienced the sort of carnival-based fun that it's been providing since 1886. The reason we only find their bones in certain places, though, is that weather and soil conditions in those places were just right for the bones to be fossilized. This process is called bone conduction, and while technology has evolved, the science is the same: Vibrations are transferred from the conductive metal into our bones. Honestly, we also expel about 100,000 germs when we sneeze. ) eggs plastic. 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