Fun facts thread
Give us your fun facts
I think we all enjoy a random fact don't we? Sometimes I find myself browsing the internet or going about my day and I'll read a fact that just makes my jaw drop.So, what random fun facts do you have? I'll start off:
- bananas share about 60% of the same DNA as humans
- the two M letters in M&Ms stand for "Mars" and "Murrie"
- the longest time between two twins being born is 87 days
Looking forward to hearing yours
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An average sized car travelling at sixty mph for sixty miles uses up the same amount of oxygen that the average human would in a lifetime!
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In Switzerland it's illegal to only keep one guinea pig.Community Manager
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@leeCal
That makes me quite glad I don't drive, so interesting.
@Adrian_Scope
How strange, if I ever live there I'll get two, wouldn't want the one to get lonely.
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Not sure how true these are so maybe take them with a pinch of salt but they are just some facts I have heard
Pregnant women can legally urinate anywhere they want including in a police officer’s hatThe bubbles in a glass of champagne are set off by tiny pieces of dirt inside the glass so if you are served a glass of champagne and it has bubbles in it you can complain that the glass is dirty
Oliver Cromwell made it illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day and the law has still not been taken down -
@66Mustang
Thanks for those, they're great
I wouldn't mind mince pies being illegal, I don't like them at all
I have another - some fruit flies are genetically resistant to getting drunk. (I wouldn't mind having a few of those genes).
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In 2017 more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks...
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leeCal said:An average sized car travelling at sixty mph for sixty miles uses up the same amount of oxygen that the average human would in a lifetime!
Assuming it's a conventional petrol car it needs 14.7 times as much air than fuel. Let's say the average 2.0 petrol engine does 35mpg while cruising at 60mph. That's 7.8 litres of petrol over the 60 miles. Multiplied by 14.7 = 114 litres of air. Air is only 20% oxygen, so 20% of 114 = 23 litres of oxygen used for 60 miles at 60mph.
Now, what is really interesting, is that the average human breathes about 550 litres of oxygen per day...divided by 24 hours, that makes 23 litres per hour! So if you're driving your 2.0 petrol car at 60mph for 60 miles, it will take an hour to reach your destination and you will have used up the same amount of oxygen as the engine has! Now there's a fun fact! -
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Adrian_Scope said:In Switzerland it's illegal to only keep one guinea pig.
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@OverlyAnxious but, indulge me if you will, not all the oxygen breathed in is actually used. So to be accurate we’d need to know how much is used and how much expelled unused. Apologies for being a pedant. ?
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
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leeCal said:@OverlyAnxious but, indulge me if you will, not all the oxygen breathed in is actually used. So to be accurate we’d need to know how much is used and how much expelled unused. Apologies for being a pedant. ?
That 550 litres has already been adjusted to take that into account. We breathe out about 75% of the oxygen we inhale, only 'burning' around 25% of it...the inhale figure is roughly 2200 litres per day! That's around 11,000 litres of combined air!! -
Ok so how about...
McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli
This interesting fact will have your taste buds crawling. Unsurprisingly, the attempt to get kids to eat healthier didn’t go over well with the child testers, who were “confused by the taste.”
Mmmm yumm!
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Yuck. What's wrong with broccoli as it is!?Community Manager
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Adrian_Scope said:Yuck. What's wrong with broccoli as it is!?
Really enjoyed reading these facts from everyone so far, I've been telling my family them throughout the week and they've spawned some fun discussionsOnline Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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A flock of starlings is called a "murder"
heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday
Bin Laden's and Hitler's death were both announced on a Monday
(sorry did someone say "fun"?)2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡 -
Armadillo shells are bulletproof!
In fact, one Texas man was hospitalised when a bullet he shot at an armadillo ricocheted off the animal and hit him in the jaw. Apparently.
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Tori_Scope said:Adrian_Scope said:In Switzerland it's illegal to only keep one guinea pig.
Another Swiss one to add to the list: I remember reading that every Swiss man in Switzerland has to own a firearm and bullets by law. I believe it is to do with the possibility of being called upon to form a militia. I heard they have more guns per head there than America but may be wrong. -
Raisins and Sultanas are made from the same grape variety!
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