270 Weird Facts You Won't Believe on That

270 Weird Facts You Won't Believe on That

Your nose and ears never stop growing.
Without saliva, humans are unable to taste food.
A human body contains almost 100 trillion cells.
Fingernails can grow 4x faster than toenails.
Eyelashes live for about 150 days before falling out.
Humans are the only animals with chins.
You can't breathe and swallow at the same time.
Some tornadoes can be faster than Formula One race cars!
There are 2,000 thunderstorms on Earth every minute.
The wind is silent until it blows against something.
There are ice caves in Iceland that have hot springs.
The fastest recorded raindrop was 18 mph!
The US gets over 1200 tornadoes a year.
Lightning can, in fact, strike twice.
Shrimps hearts are in their heads.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
The collective name for a group of unicorns is called a blessing.
Mob boss, Vincent Gigante, used to wander around New York in his bathrobe to convince the police he was insane and avoid capture.
There is a town in India called Santa Claus.
The shortest player in the National Hockey League (NHL) was goaltender Roy Woters who measured 5 ft. 3 in. tall.
The tallest player in the NHL is Zdeno Chara, who is 6 ft. 9 in. tall.
The nose can detect a trillion smells!
One-quarter of your bones are in your feet.
Human teeth are as strong as shark teeth!
Your blood is as salty as the ocean.
NFL Super Bowl referees also get Super Bowl rings.
The most leaves ever found on a clover is 56.
Camel’s milk doesn’t curdle.
All porcupines float in water.
It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on February 18, 1979.
In every scene of Fight Club, there is a Starbucks coffee cup.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10pm.
William Shakespeare had a curse engraved on his tombstone to prevent anyone from moving his bones.
On Valentine’s Day in South Korea, only women give gifts, not men.
Cookie Monster’s real name is Sid.
March 3 is known as “What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day”.
The largest living thing on earth is a giant sequoia named General Sherman.
Elvis was originally blonde. He started dying his hair black for an edgier look. Sometimes, he would touch it up himself using shoe polish.
Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
In California, you can get a ticket if you’re driving too slow.
Peaches are members of the almond family.
The longest one-syllable word is “screeched.”
Seals sleep only one and a half minutes at a time.
Pigeons have been trained by the U.S. Coast Guard to spot people lost at sea.
In 1634, tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
Before mercury, brandy was used to fill thermometers.
In 1878, the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.
The eye makes movements 50 times every second.
Hawaii is the only state with one school district.
You don’t have to be a lawyer to be a Supreme Court Justice.
The first person crossed Niagara Falls by tightrope in 1859.
Before 1687, clocks were made with only an hour hand.
Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
There are more French restaurants in New York City than in Paris.
The original recipe for chocolate contained chili powder instead of sugar.
Dim lights reduce your appetite.
China only has one time zone.
In ancient Rome, lemons were used as an antidote to all poisons.
No only child has been a U.S. President.
Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
The last letter to be added to our alphabet was J.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The T-rex’s closest living relative is the chicken.
The world’s longest French fry is 34-inches long.
Selfies now cause more deaths than shark attacks.
Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer.
Allodoxaphobia is the fear of opinions.
Dogs can be allergic to humans.
Venus spins clockwise. It’s the only planet that does!
One teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh six billion tons.
Sally Ride was the first American woman to fly in space, on June 18, 1983.
One million Earths could fit inside the sun!
Even in an airplane, a trip to Pluto would take about 800 years.
Ham the Astrochimp was the first hominid in space, launched on Jan. 31, 1961.
Neptune’s days are 16 hours long.
It takes eight minutes and 19 seconds for light to travel from the sun to Earth.
The footprints on the moon will be there for 100 million years.
A neutron star can spin 600 times in one second.
The U.S. government gave Indiana University $1 million to study memes.
Someone who has Geomelophagia also has the urge to eat raw potatoes.
In 1919, Cleveland Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell was struck by lightning in the middle of the 9th inning. He kept playing!
The 'G' on the Green Bay Packers helmet stands for "greatness" not Green Bay!
Baseballs last an average of seven pitches.
Not only does everyone have unique fingerprints, but humans also have unique tongue-prints!
The average brain weighs about three pounds. A newborn brain weighs about 3/4 of a pound.
Manon Rheaume is the only woman to have played in an NHL game.
While pandas sometimes eat fish or small animals, 99% of their diet is bamboo.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
A fox uses its tail to communicate with other foxes.
Dogs have wet noses because they secrete a thin layer of mucus, which actually helps dogs smell!
Females are better at distinguishing colors, while males excel at tracking fast-moving objects and discerning detail from a distance.
The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.
Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.
Using a hands-free device to talk on the phone while driving is shown to be equally or more dangerous than driving drunk.
A group of horses will not go to sleep at the same time – at least one of them will stay awake to look out for the others.
In Utah, birds have the right of way on a highway.
The mayor of a historical district in Alaska is a cat named Stubbs.
In the 1980s, Fredric Baur, the founder of Pringles, requested to be buried in a Pringles can. His children honored the request.
You can now get a headstone with a QR code. Called “Living Headstones”, they show pages with photos, video biographies, and comments from loved ones.
The NYPD had a police officer follow Andre the Giant whenever he went out drinking. This was to make sure he didn’t get drunk and fall on anyone.
A strawberry is not an actual berry, but a banana is.
In the wild, some reindeer travel more than 3000 miles in a single year.
Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, has saltwater geyers that are 20x taller than Mt. Everest.
Saturn's rings are made from trillions of chunks of orbiting ice.
Alpha Centauri isn't a star, but a star system. It is 4.22 light years away.
One day on Venus is almost 8 months on Earth.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a storm that has been raging for over 200 years.
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sands on Earth.
Many people believe that early mermaid sightings can be attributed to dehydration + manatees.
Sloths cannot shiver to stay warm, and so have difficulty maintaining their body temperature on rainy days.
Walt Disney started sketching regularly when he was just four years old.
Abraham Lincoln lost five separate elections before he became president of the U.S. (Never, ever, ever give up!)
Pablo Picasso entered art school around the age of 10. The Picasso Museum in Barcelona, Spain includes many “early works” from his childhood.
Frederick Douglass taught himself to read and write.
Before European contact (which caused populations to diminish rapidly ) California indigenous tribal groups spoke more than 200 unique dialects.
Amelia Earhart first saw a plane at the age of 10, but didn't take an airplane ride until 1920 when she was 23 years old.
Abe Lincoln was a professional wrestler long before he became the 16th President of the United States.
Sloths are strong swimmers, especially good at the backstroke.
Sharks do not hunt humans or consider humans food. Sharks incidents occur when sharks are hunting for seals, dolphins or other "human-sized" prey. It's a case of mistaken identity!
In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA basketball game. No one has broken this record (not even Steph Curry!).
Babe Ruth began his career as a pitcher: Ruth was both a left-handed pitcher and left-handed batter.
The record for the long jump is held by Mike Powell: 29 ft. + 4 inches. That’s like jumping the length of two minivans!
You’re not allowed to swear if playing in Wimbledon. Because of this, line judges have to learn curse words in every language.
Some people in Russia think that eating ice cream will keep you warm.
Originating in Berlin in 2008, aggressive sitting became a sport. You can purchase a special stool for this sport for around 70 dollars.
Cucumber can actually cure bad breath.
There are more than 70 species of mushrooms that glow in the dark.
Canadian law requires citizens to answer a math question when entering sweepstakes.
Apples, peaches, and raspberries are all members of the rose family.
There is a geocache on the International Space Station placed in 2008. It has since been visited four times by other astronauts.
Canada eats more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.
Scotland wanted to replicate the Parthenon bigger and cheaper in 1826. It was never completed and is now nicknamed “Scotland’s Disgrace”.
A French general gave John Quincy Adams a pet alligator. Adams kept it in one of the White House bathtubs and enjoyed showing it off.
Snakes can help predict earthquakes. They can sense a coming earthquake from 75 miles away, up to five days before it happens.
Lima beans have an amazing ability to command wasps as a defense. If insects are eating the lima bean's leaves, the plant gives off a substance that acts as a signal to parasitic wasps to swoop in and destroy their enemy (i.e. the leaf-eating insects).
Apples float because they are one-quarter air!
Ripe cranberries will bounce like a ball. (Go on, try it!). They also float.
German Chocolate Cake is not from Germany. German is actually the last name of the man who invented a kind of baking chocolate (Sam German).
Cilantro and Coriander are considered to be the same.
The Wright Brothers only flew together once (though both piloted the planes individually): on May 25, 1910 they took a six-minute flight piloted by Orville with Wilbur as his passenger.
Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000BC, which makes dentists one of the oldest professions.
The first-ever documented feature film was made in Australia in 1906.
Ancient Roman surgeons were trained to block out the screams of human pain.
From 1953 to 1957, NBC’s Today Show had a chimpanzee co-host named J. Fred Muggs. It is estimated he brought in the network around $100 million.
The hand and footprints in front of Los Angeles’s Chinese Theater tradition started accidentally when silent film actress, Norma Talmadge stepped on wet cement.
An animal’s yawn based on how large their brain is. The bigger the brain, the longer they will yawn.
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
There are more Lego mini-figures than there are people on Earth.
Dinosaurs would swallow large rocks which stayed in their stomach to help churn and digest food.
Surgeons who play video games at least 3 hours a week perform 27% faster and make 37% fewer errors.
When cellophane was invented in 1908, it was originally intended to be used to protect tablecloths from wine spills.
Hershey’s chocolate syrup, Ritz Crackers, DumDums, and Oreos are all vegan.
The sound of a Star Wars lightsaber was created by pairing together the sound of an idle film projector and the buzz from an old TV set.
Your tonsils can grow back if there was tissue left behind during the removal process.
In Israel, it is illegal to bring bears to the beach.
There is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas known as Pig Beach, which is populated entirely by swimming pigs.
Snoop Dogg’s real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. His nickname came from his mother who thought he looked like Snoopy from the Peanuts.
Originally, the Eiffel Tower was going to be erected in Barcelona, but the project was rejected because citizens thought it was an eyesore.
Kangaroos keep growing until they die.
Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. They don’t age and will never die unless they are killed.
There is an island called “Just Enough Room”, where there’s just enough room for a tree and a house.
Neptune was the first planet to be found through mathematical predictions rather than telescopic location.
Crows can remember the faces of individual humans. They can also hold a grudge.
In America, it is a federal crime to use your roommate or friend’s Netflix account.
A fungus is more closely related to animals on a genetic level than they are to plants.
In Zimbabwe, it is illegal for citizens to make offensive gestures at a passing car.
“She sells seashells by the seashore” was written about a female paleontologist from the 1800s. She actually sold dinosaur bones and fossilized shells.
Jousting is the official sport in the state of Maryland.
Another term for your nieces or nephews would be “niblings”.
The “butterflies” you get in your stomach when you see someone you like is actually a stress response called adrenaline.
Pure cocoa can help prevent tooth decay.
Iceland has a dating app that stops you from hooking up with your cousin.
Eye of newt, toe of frog, and wool of bat are just archaic terms for mustard seed, buttercup, and holly leaves.
People in North Korea are legally only allowed to have one of 28 haircuts. Men and women can choose from 14 different styles.
In 1907, a woman was arrested on a beach in Boston for wearing a one-piece swimsuit.
There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world.
Humans cannot walk in a straight line without a visual point. When blindfolded, we will gradually walk in a circle.
Even though smoking has been banned on airplanes, ashtrays are mandatory on every plane. This is for safe disposal in case someone breaks the law.
In Greece, women are not legally allowed to wear high heels or tall hats in the Olympic Stadium.
Garlic bulbs are full of Vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc and more. It also has 17 amino acids.
On the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, potatoes were once used as currency.
The strawberry is the only fruit that bears seeds on the outside.
According to Tori Avey, coffee became a popular drink in America after the Boston Tea Party of 1773: making the switch from tea to coffee was considered a patriotic duty.
The double coconut palm produced the biggest seed in the world: 45 pounds.
Ice cream was once called “cream ice.”
Pound cake is so-called because the recipes once called for a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a pound of eggs and a pound of flour.
Peanuts aren't nuts! (They're legumes.)
Carrots weren't always orange: they were once exclusively purple.
Cherries are a member of the rose family (Rosaceae) as are quince, pears, plums, apples, peaches and raspberries!
Regardless of their size, naval tradition declares submarines be called “boats” rather than “ships.”
Hedy Lamar was a famous Hollywood film actress who also invented what became modern day Wi-Fi.
After landing in Ireland after her first solo Atlantic flight, a farmer asked Amelia Earhart where she was from. When she said America, he almost didn't believe her!
Frederick Douglass birth name was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. When he married he chose the last name Douglass after the hero clan in Sir Walter Scott's famous poem, Lady of the Lake.
Frida Kahlo created 143 paintings. Of these, 55 were self-portraits.
Babe Ruth was the first baseball player to hit a home run in the All-Star game, at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in 1933.
Clouds look white because they are reflecting sunlight from above them.
Yuma, Arizona gets over 4000 hours of sunshine a year, making it the sunniest place on earth. The least sunny place is the South Pole, where the sun only shines on 182 days a year. (Which would you rather live in?)
Rain contains vitamin B12.
A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.
A hurricane releases enough energy in one second to equal that of 10 atomic bombs.
It can be too warm to snow, but never too cold.
Tropical storms and hurricanes started getting "named" in 1953.
You can tell the weather by counting a cricket's chirps!
The moon is very hot (224 degrees Fahrenheit, average) during the day but very cold (-243 degrees average) at night.
Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in the solar system (it only takes about 10 hours to complete a full rotation on its axis).
Sound does not carry in space.
The Earth's core is as hot as the surface of the sun.
The very first animals in space were fruit flies...they were sent up in 1947 and recovered alive.
In 2011, ten-year-old Kathryn Aurora Gray discovered a supernova (a star that has run out of energy, explodes and then collapses before it dies) that no one else had seen before.
Only half of the dolphin’s brain goes to sleep when asleep and the other half stays awake.
Other than humans, emperor penguins are the only warm-blooded animal to stay on Antarctica for the winter.
The biggest fossil of a spider was found in China. It is one-inch long and 165 million years old.
The largest living animal is the blue whale, which can measure as much as 100 feet.
Nearly 10 percent of all of a cat's bones are in its tail.
In the winter time reindeer grow their facial hair long enough to cover their mouths, which protects their muzzles when grazing in the snow. Beard-os!
Dolphins have been seen wrapping sea sponge around their long snouts to protect them from cuts while foraging for food.
The female hummingbird builds the world's smallest birds nest (approximately 1.5 inches in diameter, around the size of a walnut!). She weaves it from spiderwebs which allows it to expand as the chicks grow.
The largest land animal in Antarctica is an insect: the columbola (which looks like an earwig). Penguins are considered marine animals.
There are 222 owl species in the world. Most are nocturnal, but a few are active during the daytime, such as the Barred Owl.
The most medals won for Olympic basketball (male or female) are both held by women: Teresa Edwards and Lisa Leslie with four gold medals each.
Wilma Rudolph (who set the world record in 1960 for 100, 200 and 4x100-meter relay) had polio, scarlet fever and pneumonia as a child, leading doctors to believe she’d never walk again.
Golf is one of only two sports every played on the moon. In 1971, Alan Shepard hit a ball with a six-iron while on the moon as part of the Apollo 14 mission. The other sport was a javelin toss, during the same visit.

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