Random Fun Facts
1. The heads on Easter Island have bodies.
The iconic stone heads protruding from the ground on Easter Island are familiar to most, but many don’t realize what lies beneath the surface. In the ’10s, archaeologists studying the hundreds of stone statues on the Pacific Island excavated two of the figures, revealing full torsos, which measure as high as 33 feet. For more trivia to impress, here are 40 Random Obscure Facts That Will Make Everyone Think You’re a Genius.
2. The moon has moonquakes.
Just as earth has earthquakes, the moon has—you guessed it—moonquakes. Less common and less intense than the shakes that happen here, moonquakes are believed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists to occur due to tidal stresses connected to the distance between the Earth and the moon.
3. Goosebumps are meant to ward off predators.
Why do we get goosebumps? In this physiological reaction, small muscles attached to individual body hairs contract, which leads the hair to stand on end. 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. But, as George A. Bubenik, a physiologist and professor of zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, explained to Scientific American, it also caused our ancestors to appear bigger than they were, helping to ward off predators when they were frightened or on the defense. With modern humans having less body hair, goosebumps no longer cause us to look that much more intimidating. For more pieces of trivia to impress your friends, here are 50 Facts So Strange You Won’t Believe They’re True.
4. There’s no such thing as “pear cider.”
“Wait,” you’re probably thinking, “I had pear cider last week.” Actually, “cider” is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented apples, and only apples. Alcoholic beverages can be made from pears, but that drink is known as “perry.” The drink was popular in England for centuries but fell out of favor during the second half of the twentieth century. That turned around in the 1990s when the drink was rebranded as pear cider.
5. Pineapple works as a natural meat tenderizer.
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. But for the same reason, pineapple does not work for jams or jellies, since the enzyme breaks down gelatin as well. The bromelain is so strong that pineapple processors have to wear protective gloves, otherwise over time the enzyme eats away at the skin on their face and hands, leaving dry skin and small sores. If you need a pick-me-up, read through these 50 Feel-Good Facts Guaranteed to Make You Smile.
6. Humans are the only animals that blush.
We are also believed to be the only animal that feels embarrassment—a complicated emotion requiring understanding others’ opinions and other factors. Charles Darwin called blushing “the most peculiar and most human of all expressions,” while Mark Twain said, “Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
7. The feeling of getting lost inside a mall is known as the Gruen transfer.
We’ve all heard how casinos are designed to deliberately disorient visitors, causing them to lose track of time and where exactly they are. But did you know that there’s a similar strategy behind the design of shopping malls as well? Officially known as the “Gruen transfer,” this phenomenon was named after Austrian architect Victor Gruen, who identified how an intentionally confusing layout could lead to consumers spending more time and money in a shopping venue (though he would later disavow the approach). If you want to question everything you know, check out 50 Well-Known “Facts” That Are Actually Just Common Myths.
8. The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months.
Talk about having to go! Wood frogs in Alaska have been known to hold their urine for up to eight months, sticking it out through the region’s long winters before relieving themselves once temperatures increase. 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.
9. The hottest spot on the planet is in Libya.
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. 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. For more info that will wrinkle your brain, here are 50 Absurd Facts That Will Make You Question Everything.
10. You lose up to 30 percent of your taste buds during flight.
This might explain why airplane food gets such a bad reputation. The elevation in an airplane can have a detrimental effect on our ability to taste things. 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. Add that dry cabin air affects our ability to smell, and our ability to taste is reduced further.
Random Fun Facts About Me
1. I would rather shop for kitchen gadgets than clothes or shoes.
2. I am an Auburn fan. Graduated from there and love to go back when I can.
3. I am a textbook INFJ personality type, the rarest type. I often feel like the unicorn in the room. I just see things differently than most people do. It used to make me feel isolated, but now it makes me feel powerful.I wrote about it here, in case you are curious.
4. I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins lymphoma in September 2018, and you can read more about that here. And read my thoughts after finishing chemo here.
5. I earn a full-time income from my blog. I used to work in various roles in banking and insurance. I now officially have out-earned all my corporate jobs from my work on this blog. I work really hard, and my work brings me tons of joy and greater freedom and abundance than I ever experienced in a corporate role.
6. I like to cook and eat.
7. People randomly spill their guts to me a lot in real life. Even strangers, like in the line a the grocery store.
8. I love to sing and play piano.
9. I am highly perceptive and have razor sharp intuition. This does not mean that I know everything, and it does not mean that I am never wrong. But my instincts about people, events and situations are usually spot-on. It freaked my husband out for the first few years we were married. But now he loves to ask for my read on things and people.
10. I love to learn new things, and I embrace my inner nerd.
11. I used to grow food in my backyard. Then I had babies and couldn’t keep up with that! I hope to get back to it soon. I still keep some fresh herbs growing.
12. I am a highly sensitive person (HSP). Figuring this out was life-changing.
13. I am a quote junkie. Anything that speaks truth in a powerful, succinct, beautiful and/or clever way just GETS me, y’all. It can be song lyrics, poetry, or just quotes.
14. I am so sentimental, and I feel the big feels. I am very expressive, especially with people I trust.
15. I love movies. Except maybe horror movies.
Random Fun Facts About The World
1. North Korea and Cuba are the only places you can’t buy Coca-Cola.
No matter where you go, it’s comforting to know you can always enjoy a Coca-Cola. Well, almost anywhere. While this fizzy drink is sold practically everywhere, it still hasn’t (officially) made its way to North Korea or Cuba, according to the BBC. That’s because these countries are under long-term U.S. trade embargoes.
However, some folks say you might be able to snag a sip of the stuff if you try hard enough (although it’ll typically be a lot more expensive than what you would pay in the states—and probably imported from a neighboring country such as Mexico or China).
2. The entire world’s population could fit inside Los Angeles.
The world’s total population is more than 7.5 billion. And obviously, that number sounds huge. However, it might feel a little more manageable once you learn that if every single one of those people stood shoulder-to-shoulder, they could all fit within the 500 square miles of Los Angeles, according to National Geographic.
3. There are more twins now than ever before.
You might think twins are a rarity, but they’re actually becoming more common than ever. “From about 1915, when the statistical record begins, until 1980, about one in every 50 babies born was a twin, a rate of 2 percent,” writes Alexis C. Madrigal of The Atlantic. “Then, the rate began to increase: by 1995, it was 2.5 percent. The rate surpassed 3 percent in 2001 and hit 3.3 percent in 2010. [That means] one out of every 30 babies born is a twin.”
Scientists believe this trend is due to the fact that older women tend to have more twins, and women are choosing to start families later. Fertility treatments such as in-vitro fertilization likely also play a role.
4. The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you.
The “weapons-grade” Dragon’s Breath chili pepper is so hot it’s downright deadly. If you ate one, it could potentially cause a type of anaphylactic shock, burning the airways and closing them up.
“I’ve tried it on the tip of my tongue and it just burned and burned,” said Mike Smith, the hobby grower who invented the Dragon’s Breath along with scientists from Nottingham University. So why make such an impractical pepper? As it turns out, the chili was initially developed to be used in medical treatment as an anesthetic that can numb the skin.
5. More people visit France than any other country.
France is a beautiful country, filled to the brim with delicious wines, scrumptious cheese, and tons of romance. So it’s no surprise that more people want to visit France than any other country in the world, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
In 2017, the European country welcomed 86.9 million people. Spain was the second-most popular destination with 81.8 million visitors, followed by the United States (76.9 million), China (60.7 million), and Italy (58.3 million). La vie est belle!
6. The world’s most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.
Santa Cruz del Islote in the Archipelago of San Bernardo off the coast of Colombia may only be about the size of two soccer fields (AKA two acres), but the artificial island has four main streets and 10 neighborhoods. Five hundred people live on the island in around 155 houses. With so many people packed into such a small space, it’s the most densely populated island in the world, according to The Guardian.
7. The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
It might seem safe to assume that the Canary Islands were named after canary birds, but the location was actually named after dogs. Although it’s off the coast of northwestern Africa, the archipelago is actually part of Spain. In Spanish, the area’s name is Islas Canarias, which comes from the Latin phrase Canariae Insulae for “island of dogs.” World facts related to dogs? Now those we can get behind!
8. Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world.
Though there are short people and tall people everywhere, Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world, according to data compiled from various global sources by the Telegraph in 2017.
When taking both genders into account, the average adult is around 5 feet, 1.8 inches. People in Bolivia don’t tend to be much taller, with an average adult height of 5 feet, 2.4 inches. The tallest people among us live in the Netherlands, where the average adult height is 6 feet.
9. The Paris Agreement on climate change was signed by the largest number of countries ever in one day.
When 174 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day in 2016 at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, it was the largest number of countries ever to come together to sign anything on a single day, according to the UN. The agreement aimed to combat climate change and accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed to strengthen the global climate effort.
10. The world’s quietest room is located at Microsoft’s headquarters in Washington state.
Silence is golden, as they say. And while it may not be worth quite as much as jewels and gold to most people, it certainly was the primary goal for those who built the quietest room in the world. Located at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the lab room measures a background noise of -20.35 dBA, which is 20 decibels below the threshold of human hearing and breaks previous records for spaces that were deemed the planet’s quietest places, according to CNN.
“As soon as one enters the room, one immediately feels a strange and unique sensation which is hard to describe,” Hundraj Gopal, a speech and hearing scientist and principal designer of the anechoic chamber at Microsoft, told CNN. “Most people find the absence of sound deafening, feel a sense of fullness in the ears, or some ringing. Very faint sounds become clearly audible because the ambient noise is exceptionally low. When you turn your head, you can hear that motion. You can hear yourself breathing and it sounds somewhat loud.”
Random Fun Facts In Hindi
एक वर्ष में इंसान औसतन 50 लाख बार सांस लेता है.
मानव शरीर की त्वचा से प्रतिदिन 10 बिलियन उत्तक/कोशिकाएं गिरती हैं.
जन्म के समय मानवीय शरीर में 300 हड्डियां होती हैं. व्यस्क होने तक शरीर में 209 हड्डियाँ रह जाती हैं.
औसत HB पेंसिल 35 मील लम्बी लकीर खींच सकती है और 50,000 शब्द लिख सकती है.
आपके शरीर की एक चौथाई हड्डियां आपके पैरों में होती हैं.
औसतन आदमी अपनी पूरी जिन्दगी के दो हफ्ते रेड ट्रैफिक सिग्नल को ग्रीन होने के इंतजार में व्यतीत करता है.
अजवाइन को खाने में इतनी कैलोरी लगती है जितनी अजवाइन में भी नहीं होती.
एक गधा रेत के दलदल में डूब सकता है परन्तु एक खच्चर नहीं.
सबसे बड़ा हिमपात खंड (बर्फ गिरते समय बर्फ का टुकड़ा या फाहा) 15 इंच चौड़ा और 8 इंच मोटा था.
कोड़े (Bullwhip) की नोक की गति इतनी तेज होती है कि इसकी आवाज़ किसी छोटे सुपरसोनिक बूम जैसी होती है.
अमेरिका के मूल निवासी अपने बच्चों का पहला नाम उस चीज के नाम पर रखते थे जिस चीज को वो अपने घर से बाहर निकलते ही सबसे पहले देखते थे.
पश्चिम अफ्रीका के मातमी जनजाति के लोग मर चुके मानव की खोपड़ी का इस्तेमाल फूटबाल खेलने में करते हैं.
कोका-कोला का रंग हरा होता अगर इसमें फ़ूड कोलोरेंट नहीं मिलाया होता.
17वीं सदी में तुर्की के सुल्तान ने अपने सेनिकों को अजीब सा आदेश दिया था. उसने आदेश दिया कि मेरी सारी पत्नियों को पानी में डूबा दो और उनकी जगह नई औरतों को ले आओ.
छींकते समय आपका दिल एक सेकंड के लिए रुक जाता है.
“almost” सबसे लम्बा अंग्रेजी शब्द है जिसमें सारे शब्द Alphabets के क्रम में आते है.
मानव की जांघ की हड्डी कंक्रीट से भी मजबूत होती है.
कोकरोच अपने सिर के बिना कई हफ़्तों तक रह सकते हैं.
आँख खोल कर छींक लगाना नामुमकिन है.
एक “टेन गैलन” नाम से मशहूर काऊब्यॉय टोपी सिर्फ तीन/चौथाई गैलन का भार ही उठा सकती है.
Random Fun Facts About India
1. A floating post office
India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011
2. Kumbh mela gathering visible from space.
The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
3. The wettest inhabited place in the world.
Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji, also a part of Meghalaya, holds the record for the most rainfall in the calendar year of 1861.
4. Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth’s circumference.
It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 African elephants. A true engineering and architectural marvel.
5. The highest cricket ground in the world
At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.
6. Shampooing is an Indian concept
Shampoo was invented in India, not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs. The word ‘shampoo’ itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.
7. The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all World Cups
India has won all 5 men’s Kabaddi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments. The Indian women’s team has also won all Kabaddi World Cups held till date.
8. Water on the moon was discovered by India
In September 2009, India’s ISRO Chandrayaan- 1 using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper detected water on the moon for the first time.
9. Science day in Switzerland is dedicated to Ex-Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam
The father of India’s missile programme had visited Switzerland back in 2006. Upon his arrival, Switzerland declared May 26th as Science Day.
10. India’s first President only took 50% of his salary
When Dr Rajendra Prasad was appointed the President of India, he only took 50% of his salary, claiming he did not require more than that. Towards the end of his 12-year tenure he only took 25% of his salary. The salary of the President was Rs 10,000 back then.
Random Fun Facts For Kids
1. Some tornadoes can be faster than Formula One race cars!
2. There are 2,000 thunderstorms on Earth every minute.
3. The wind is silent until it blows against something.
4. There are ice caves in Iceland that have hot springs.
5. The fastest recorded raindrop was 18 mph!
6. The US gets over 1200 tornadoes a year.
7. Lightning can, in fact, strike twice.
8. Clouds look white because they are reflecting sunlight from above them.
9. 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?)
10. Rain contains vitamin B12.
11. A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.