Facts. Think you know it all? Think again! From the astonishing secrets of the natural world to the surprising truth behind everyday phenomena, there’s always more to discover. In this journey of discovery, we’ll delve into 33 astonishing facts that will challenge even the most knowledgeable minds.
From the bizarre to the fascinating, these surprising tidbits will keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what other secrets the world has in store for us. So, let’s embark on this adventure of learning and exploring the incredible, the unexpected, and the unbelievable!
Rare Facts
1. ‘Hypersomnia’ is a condition where a person can sleep for 12 to 15 hours and still wake up feeling tired.
2. It took 200,000 for the human population to reach 1 billion. Then it only took 200 years for it to reach 7 billion.
3. A group of butterflies is called a Kaleidoscope.
4. The human brain named itself and then went on to name everything else.
5. UPS delivery trucks save an estimated 10 million gallons of gas every year by avoiding left turns.
6. Mental breaks (such as naps, meditation, and nature walks) increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories, and encourage creativity.
7. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re underwater and can’t find the surface, blow some air bubbles and watch where they go.
8. It snows metal on Venus.
9. If you drilled a tunnel through Earth and jumped in, it would take you about 42 minutes to get from one side to the other.
10. All blue-eyed people can be traced back to one person who lived near the black sea about 10,000 years ago.
11. Your mind wanders 30% of the time while you’re doing your day-to-day tasks. When you’re walking or driving along a deserted highway, it wanders up to 70% of the time.
12. People are most honest when they’re tired. That’s why most confessions are made during late-night conversations.
13. Placebo sleeping is when you make your brain believe you’ve slept well. If you’re convincing enough, it can boost your brain performance.
14. The more pictures you take during an event or moment, the less you remember it.
15. You can get a tan from eating sweet potatoes due to their high carotene content.
Facts about Wild Animals
16. After a large meal, lions can sleep for up to 24 hours straight.
17. Gorillas sing happy “songs” while they eat.
They don’t sing the same song every time, and they sing even louder while eating their favorite foods.
18. The 8-hour workday was adopted so people could easily divide the 24 hours in a day.
Eight hours’ labor, eight hours’ recreation, and eight hours’ rest.
19. Prince is the only person credited on his first album, except for a co-writer on one song.
Prince sang all the parts, produced every song, and played all the instruments for the album.
20. In Finland, the cost of a speeding ticket is determined by your income.
21. In 1998, Marvel offered the movie rights to nearly all of its characters to Sony for just $25 million. Sony declined and only purchased the rights to Spiderman for $10 million.
Sony believed he was the only character audiences would care about.
22. Your ‘meanest’ friends might care about you the most. According to research published in the journal Psychological Science. Friends who are honest but harsh act that way, believing the impact of negative emotions will be beneficial in the long run.
23. If the world’s population of spiders worked together, they could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year.
More Facts to be Surprised About
24. Using MRI scans of dog’s brains, scientists have found that they not only love their humans, they see their owners as family. They also prioritize the scent of their owners over anything or anyone else.
25. Your pupils dilate when you’re looking at someone you love. They also do the same when you’re looking at someone you hate.
26. Without the moon, Earth’s axis would shift unpredictably, and our seasons would not be constant.
27. If we could harness just 0.1% of the ocean’s tidal kinetic energy, we could meet the current global energy demand 5 times over.
28. When Bill Gates was in high school, he altered his school’s program codes, so he would be placed in classes with most female students.
29. Your shoelaces keep untying because every time you walk, the knots experience seven times the force of gravity. For comparison, the world’s most powerful rollercoaster makes you experience a gravitational force of 6.3G.
30. Sound can influence how you perceive your food’s taste. Low-frequency sounds enhance the bitterness while high-frequency noise brings out the sweetness.
31. NASA has translated radio waves created by the planet’s atmospheres into audible sounds. That’s how astronomers found out that Neptune sounds like ocean waves, Jupiter like being underwater and Saturn’s voice resembles background music to a scary movie.
32. Scientists claim that the best time to take a nap during the day is from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. That’s when a dip in your body temperature makes you sleepy.
33. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear. Thanks to these muscles, they can hear every little noise. They help the ears rotate independently and thus detect sounds better.
