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Pope John Paul II was made an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.
Table of Contents
- Cool, Random and Useless Facts About the World
- Funny, Useless Facts About Animals
- Weird and Unusual Facts About Food
- Useless Facts That Are True
- Useless and Mind-Blowing Facts About the English Language
1. Finland has the most heavy metal bands per capita.
2. Mount Everest was possibly shrunken by an earthquake.
3. Pope John Paul II was made an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.
4. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
5. There’s a city named “Rome” on every continent except Antarctica.
6. Quebec City is the only walled city in North America north of Mexico.
7. Frank Sinatra was offered the starring role in Die Hard when he was in his 70s.
8. New Jersey is the top producer of the world’s eggplants.
9. Antarctica has the largest unclaimed territory on Earth.
10. Edgar Allan Poe married his thirteen-year-old cousin.
11. There is a metallic asteroid shaped like a dog bone named “Kleopatra.”
12. There are about the same number of stars in the observable universe as there are grains of sand on all of Earth’s beaches.
13. Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic.
14. It’s estimated that Americans eat 50 billion hamburgers each year.
15. Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
16. Close to 70 percent of the world’s freshwater is held in glaciers and ice sheets.
17. Australia is “technically” wider than the Moon.
18. If added together, humans spend about two weeks of their lifetimes kissing.
19. Massachusetts is home to Busta Rhymes Island.
20. The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
21. Dentistry is one of the oldest professions in the world. Evidence of teeth being drilled into dates back to 9,000 years ago!
22. Al Capone’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
23. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
24. The best place in the world to see rainbows is in Hawaii.
25. Twins are becoming more and more common.
26. Dolphins give each other names.
27. A cat’s ear contains 32 muscles.
28. The closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex are the chicken and the ostrich.
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29. Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongues, but alligators can.
30. Dragonflies have six legs but can’t walk.
31. Camels were previously imported to Arizona in 1856 and 1857.
32. Snails sleep for periods of 13 to 15 hours. Some hibernation-like periods can last years.
33. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
34. Most pandas around the world are on loan from China.
35. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.
36. Sharks are the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
37. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
38. The lifespan of a dragonfly ranges from around a week to eight weeks.
39. The chicken came before the egg, according to the Bible. (Finally, an answer!)
40. It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs, but they’d prefer not to go downstairs.
41. Basenji dogs are the only breed that doesn’t bark (they “yodel”).
42. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
43. Ravens know when someone is spying on them. (Yikes!)
44. The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its head allows them to see all four feet at all times.
45. Giraffes can go longer without water than camels.
46. Hummingbirds are the only animals that can fly backward.
47. Animals that lay eggs don’t have belly buttons.
48. Due to a genetic defect, cats can’t taste sweet things.
49. Reindeer like to eat bananas.
50. Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
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