Things You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know: Fun Facts Edition
Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t. (Botanists love to ruin things.)
Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas. (So next time someone calls you a fruit, they might not be wrong.)
Sharks existed before trees. (And they’re still here, so they must be doing something right.)
There’s a town in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over every winter.
Turtles can breathe through their butts. (The technical term is “cloacal respiration,” but it’s still funny.)
A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.” (Which feels very appropriate.)
Pigeons can tell the difference between Picasso and Monet. (They were trained to recognize different artistic styles.)
Your brain generates enough electricity to power a light bulb. (Bright ideas, literally!)
Humans are the only animals that blush. (We’re also the only ones who get embarrassed about it.)
Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of rabbits during a hunting trip. (The rabbits overwhelmed him and his men.)
Saturn’s moon Titan has rivers and lakes made of methane. (It’s basically a giant fart moon.)
A day on the International Space Station lasts only 90 minutes. (Astronauts see a sunrise every hour and a half!)
Wombat poop is cube-shaped. (It helps keep it from rolling away.)
In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and asks to use the bathroom, you’re legally required to let them in.
In Italy, it’s illegal to die in the town of Falciano del Massico. (They ran out of cemetery space.)
