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Jul 7, 2023 · Learn about the origin of Donkey Kong, the name of Pringles, the ninja shortage in Japan, and more bizarre facts from various topics. The Fact Site is a website that provides entertaining and informative articles on random facts, history, science, and culture.
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- The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.
- Elephants can "hear" with their feet.
- You might soon be able to compost yourself in the U.S.
- The world's largest blanket didn't even fit into an indoor arena.
- Jon Mayer
- Casting for Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown was done by Jaki Brown.
- Casting for Lee Daniels’s The Butler was done by Leah Daniels-Butler.
- The total weight of pumpkins produced in the U.S. each year is massive. It’s equivalent to the weight of about 12.8 billion standard Charleston Chews.
- In his will, William Shakespeare left his wife “my second best bed.”
- Australia is wider than the moon. The moon sits at 3,400 kilometers (2,113 miles) in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4,000 km (2,485 miles).
- Headphones can increase the bacteria in your ears. Wearing headphones for just an hour could increase the bacteria in your ears by 700 times. (Ew!) Source: Your Ear Gear and Hearing Health at ENT Health.
- Scotland chose the unicorn as its national animal. ADVERTISEMENT. In Celtic mythology, the fictional creature is connected with both chivalry and dominance as well as purity and innocence.
- Avocados are not vegetables. Avocados are fruits because they are single-seeded berries. Source: Tomatoes and Avocados in the Vegetable Group at U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Victorians once used leeches to predict the weather. George Merryweather was a Victorian doctor and a fan of poetry. In fact, it was in a poem that he found the inspiration to build the Tempest Prognosticator, a kind of barometer powered by leeches.
- Your funny bone is actually a nerve. The name "funny bone" comes from the humerus bone, which connects the shoulder to the elbow. However, that's not the source of the tingling sensation you feel when you bump your elbow just right.
- The chief translator of the European Parliament speaks 32 languages fluently. Since 2002, the Greek translator Ioannis Ikonomou has been the chief translator of the European Parliament.
- The most requested funeral song in England is by Monty Python. A survey of funeral directors by Co-operative Funeralcare (per the BBC) found that the most frequently requested song to play at funerals in the United Kingdom is "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" by Monty Python, from their irreverent comedy classic Life of Brian.
Jul 7, 2023 · Learn some mind-blowing facts about animals, history, science, and more from this web page. Discover how sloths, lobsters, unicorns, and even Justin Bieber are involved in these 100 crazy facts.
Mar 12, 2024 · 1. Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000 B.C., which makes dentistry one of the oldest professions. 2. The first-ever documented feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, was made in...
