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Monday, 27 January 2014

Amazing facts

21. It took thousands of years after domesticating the horse to invent the stirrup.

It took thousands of years after domesticating the horse to invent the stirrup.

Via en.wikipedia.org

22. 54 million people alive right now will be dead within 12 months.

54 million people alive right now will be dead within 12 months.

23. You replace every particle in your body every seven years. You are literally not the same person you were 7 years ago.

You replace every particle in your body every seven years. You are literally not the same person you were 7 years ago.

24. When your mother was born, she was already carrying the egg that would become you.

When your mother was born, she was already carrying the egg that would become you.

Via babycenter.com

25. A tree is the opposite of your lungs. Physically and functionally.

A tree is the opposite of your lungs. Physically and functionally.

Via stritch.luc.edu

26. Mayonnaise is made from oil and eggs.

Mayonnaise is made from oil and eggs.

Via whatscookingamerica.net

27. The sun is 400x further from the earth than the moon, but the moon is 400x smaller than the sun.

The sun is 400x further from the earth than the moon, but the moon is 400x smaller than the sun.

Via forum.bodybuilding.com

28. All the humans on the planet could fit into 1 cubic mile.

All the humans on the planet could fit into 1 cubic mile.

Via democraticunderground.com

29. Goats have rectangular pupils.

Goats have rectangular pupils.

Via listverse.com

30. If there was no space between any of its atoms, Earth would be the size of a baseball.

If there was no space between any of its atoms, Earth would be the size of a baseball.

31. If you put all the earth’s ants in one pile, and all the earth’s humans in another pile, the pile made of ants would be bigger (have more mass).

If you put all the earth's ants in one pile, and all the earth's humans in another pile, the pile made of ants would be bigger (have more mass).

32. You’re not stuck in traffic, you are traffic.

You're not stuck in traffic, you are traffic.

Via autoevolution.com

33. Sloths mistakenly grab their arms instead of the branches of a tree, and they fall to their deaths.

Sloths mistakenly grab their arms instead of the branches of a tree, and they fall to their deaths.

Via inagist.com

34. Penguins will give their mate a pebble as a way of proposing.

Penguins will give their mate a pebble as a way of proposing.

Via news.nationalgeographic.com

35. Butterflies are cannibals.

Butterflies are cannibals.

lepidopterran.blogspot.com / Via skull81.deviantart.com

36. Turtles can breathe out of their butts

Turtles can breathe out of their butts

Via straightdope.com

37. A small percentage of static on televisions is actually radioactive resonance from the big bang 13 billion years ago.

A small percentage of static on televisions is actually radioactive resonance from the big bang 13 billion years ago.

Via en.wikipedia.org

38. It takes a photon, on average, 200,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, then just a little over 8 minutes from the Sun’s surface to your eyeball

It takes a photon, on average, 200,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, then just a little over 8 minutes from the Sun's surface to your eyeball

39. Both of Jack Black’s parents were rocket scientists.

Both of Jack Black's parents were rocket scientists.

Via en.wikipedia.org

40. A pigs orgasm lasts 30 minutes.

A pigs orgasm lasts 30 minutes.

Via skeptics.stackexchange.com

41. Velociraptors were just slightly bigger than chickens.

Velociraptors were just slightly bigger than chickens.

Via en.wikipedia.org

42. A pencil has the potential to draw a line 38 miles long.

A pencil has the potential to draw a line 38 miles long.

Via news-leader.com

43. There is a species of jellyfish that is immortal (turritopsis nutricula).

There is a species of jellyfish that is immortal (turritopsis nutricula).

Via en.wikipedia.org

44. The largest air force in the world is the US Air Force. The second largest air force in the world is the US Navy.

The largest air force in the world is the US Air Force. The second largest air force in the world is the US Navy.

Via commons.wikimedia.org

45. Horseshoe crabs have eyes on their tail.

Horseshoe crabs have eyes on their tail.

Via biol.andrews.edu

46. A Nintendo had over twice the computing power of the first lunar lander.

A Nintendo had over twice the computing power of the first lunar lander.

Via en.wikipedia.org

47. Lighters were invented before matches.

Lighters were invented before matches.

Via en.wikipedia.org

48. Psychology is the brain trying to comprehend itself.

Psychology is the brain trying to comprehend itself.

Via psychology.about.com

49. If a man never cut his beard, by the time he dies it would be 30 feet long.

If a man never cut his beard, by the time he dies it would be 30 feet long.

Via lifesmith.com

50. 1 sperm has 37.5MB of DNA information in it. That means a normal ejaculation represents a data transfer of 1587GB in about 3 seconds

1 sperm has 37.5MB of DNA information in it. That means a normal ejaculation represents a data transfer of 1587GB in about 3 seconds

51. The population of Ireland is still 2 million less than it was before the potato famine, 160 years ago.

The population of Ireland is still 2 million less than it was before the potato famine, 160 years ago.

Via en.wikipedia.org

52. The last president that wasn’t a Republican or Democrat was Millard Fillmore in 1853

The last president that wasn't a Republican or Democrat was Millard Fillmore in 1853

Via whitehouse.gov

53. You have 0.5% chance of being related to Genghis Khan.

You have 0.5% chance of being related to Genghis Khan.

Via biography.com

54. The USA is an older country than Germany.

The USA is an older country than Germany.

Via americavsgermany.blogspot.com

Germany became one country only in 1871.

55. Napoleon was not unusually short. The French inch was longer than the British inch, so while he was thought to be 5’2” by most of the world, in reality he was closer to 5’7”, an average height for a Frenchman.

Napoleon was not unusually short. The French inch was longer than the British inch, so while he was thought to be 5'2" by most of the world, in reality he was closer to 5'7", an average height for a Frenchman.

Via en.wikipedia.org

56. If you keep going North, you will eventually go South. If you keep going East, you will never go West.

If you keep going North, you will eventually go South. If you keep going East, you will never go West.

Via en.wikipedia.org

57. Vending machines kill 4 times as many people as sharks.

Vending machines kill 4 times as many people as sharks.

Via omg-facts.com

58. There is a garbage swirl in the ocean the size of Texas.

There is a garbage swirl in the ocean the size of Texas.

Via bigblueorb.wordpress.com

59. Black HP printer ink costs roughly 1,400 times as much as crude oil, gallon for gallon.

Black HP printer ink costs roughly 1,400 times as much as crude oil, gallon for gallon.

Via longandshortit.com

60. George Washington spent about 7% of his annual salary on booze.

George Washington spent about 7% of his annual salary on booze.

Via en.wikipedia.org

61. A Mosquito has 47 teeth.

A Mosquito has 47 teeth.

62. A banana is actually a berry. A strawberry isn’t.

A banana is actually a berry. A strawberry isn't.

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