The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
The largest living organism in the world is a fungus. It is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing.
The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting at traffic lights.
There are 31,556,926 seconds in a year.
Cans of diet soda will float in water but regular soda cans will sink.
Some perfumes actually have whale poo in them.
The snow on Venus is metal.
You can cut a pie into 8 pieces with only three cuts.
The most difficult-to-pronounce town is in Wales: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll llantysiliogogogoch.
Before 1913 parents could mail their kids to Grandma’s – through the postal service.
Are you terrified that a duck is watching you? Some people are. That is anatidaephobia.
There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
Did you know that Chow Chows have a blue, purple tongues. They are one of the two breeds that do.
All polar bears are left-handed.
A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.
Mosquitoes mainly feed on nectar. The only ones that drink blood are female mosquitoes with eggs.
Stop signs used to be yellow!
Did you know some cats are allergic to people?
Some Cats eat Spiders!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
When dogs are choosing the perfect place to go poop, it’s because they prefer to poop in alignment with Earth’s magnetic field. They poop in a north-south position.
The cornea of the eye is the only body part that doesn’t have a blood supply. Rather, it gets its oxygen directly from the air.
Cats are not able to taste anything that is sweet.
Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
Sea Lions have rhythm. They are the only animal able to clap to a beat.
The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
The largest living organism in the world is a fungus. It is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing.
The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting at traffic lights.
There are 31,556,926 seconds in a year.
Cans of diet soda will float in water but regular soda cans will sink.
Some perfumes actually have whale poo in them.
The snow on Venus is metal.
You can cut a pie into 8 pieces with only three cuts.
The most difficult-to-pronounce town is in Wales: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll llantysiliogogogoch.
Before 1913 parents could mail their kids to Grandma’s – through the postal service.
Are you terrified that a duck is watching you? Some people are. That is anatidaephobia.
There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
Did you know that Chow Chows have a blue, purple tongues. They are one of the two breeds that do.
All polar bears are left-handed.
A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.
Mosquitoes mainly feed on nectar. The only ones that drink blood are female mosquitoes with eggs.
Stop signs used to be yellow!
Did you know some cats are allergic to people?
Some Cats eat Spiders!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
When dogs are choosing the perfect place to go poop, it’s because they prefer to poop in alignment with Earth’s magnetic field. They poop in a north-south position.
The cornea of the eye is the only body part that doesn’t have a blood supply. Rather, it gets its oxygen directly from the air.
Cats are not able to taste anything that is sweet.
Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
Sea Lions have rhythm. They are the only animal able to clap to a beat.
