- A baby spider is called a spiderling.
- You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
- Can the following be read forward and backward: Do geese see God?
- A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
- A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
- In Uganda, 50% of the population is under 15 years of age.
- Hitler’s mother considered abortion but the doctor persuaded her to keep the baby.
- Arab women can initiate a divorce if their husbands don’t pour coffee for them.
- Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
- Smearing a few dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
- Catfish are the only animals that naturally have an odd number of whiskers.
- Facebook, Skype, and Twitter are all banned in China.
- 95% of people text things they could never say in person.
- Bin Laden’s death was announced on 1st May 2011. Hitler’s death was announced on 1st May 1945.
- J.K. Rowling chose the unusual name ‘Hermione’ so young girls wouldn’t be teased for being nerdy!
- Hewlett-Packard’s name was decided by a coin toss.
- The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665.
- The Pokémon Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
- An arctophile is a person who collects or is very fond of teddy bears.
- Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.
- Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
- The Twitter bird actually has a name – Larry.
- Octopuses have four pairs of arms.
- Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.
- In the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day!
- Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers!
- When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
- A flock of crows is known as a murder.
- “Facebook Addiction Disorder” is a mental disorder identified by Psychologists.
- The average woman uses her height in lipstick every 5 years.
- 29th May is officially “Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day“.
- Cherophobia is the fear of fun.
- Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
- If you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground it can’t hop.
- Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.
- Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.
- The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into frisbees after he died!
- During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.
- If Pinokio says “My Nose Will Grow Now”, it would cause a paradox. Details here.
- Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting. (If they lived in the same place)
- King Henry VIII slept with a gigantic axe beside him.
- Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they were called “trailers”.
- An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
- Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday.
- If you consistently fart for 6 years & 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb!
- in 2015, more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks.
- The top six foods that make your fat are beans, corn, bell peppers, cauliflower, cabbage, and milk!
- There is a species of spider called the Hobo Spider.
- A lion’s roar can be heard from 5 miles away!
- A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
50 Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind
