30 fun facts that will blow your mind

Did you know the snakes can sense an earthquake five days before? Women don’t get bored of shopping for up to 2 hours while men do in 26 minutes? Over 16 million American adults think chocolate milk comes from brown cows? Why do Bananas take a curved shape? Strange aren't they?? 

These 30 crazy facts are sure to blow your mind!

1. Shopping – Men vs Women

Did you know an average male gets bored of shopping after 26 minutes whereas women do not get bored for up to 2 hours? 

 

2. Snakes and Earthquakes

Snakes can sense earthquakes approximately 75 miles away 5 days before it actually occurs.

3. Chocolate Milk and Brown Cows

7% of American adults believe Chocolate milk comes from brown cows. When you do the math that’s about 16.4 million American adults. That’s a lot, isn’t it?

4. Kangaroos and their tail

If you lift the tail of a Kangaroo it cannot hop nor stand as the Kangaroos balance themselves with their tails.

5. Bananas Curved shape

Bananas have a curved shape because it grows towards the sun against gravity.

6. Bananas Curved shape

Bananas have a curved shape because it grows towards the sun against gravity.

7. Polar bears dark side

Although Polar Bears look cute, they can consume up to 85 Penguins in a single meal. That’s a city of Penguins.

8. Movie Trailers

Movie trailers were originally made to show after the movie which is why they are called trailers. The problem was after a movie is over nobody was interested to watch the trailer hence things changed.

9. Eagle and deer

An Eagle not only can kill a Deer but also fly away with it.

10. Heart Attacks on Mondays

Heart attacks are most likely to happen on Mondays. Studies show the number of heart attacks has increased by 20% on Mondays.

11. Death by Selfies

In 2017 the number of deaths by selfies was more than the deaths by Shark attacks. 

12. Avoid these foods if you are going on a date

The top six food that makes you fart are Bell Peppers, Corn, Cori Flower, Cabbage, Milk, and Beans. So, if you are going on a date it's best to avoid ordering these foods.

13. Lion’s Roar

A Lion’s roar can be heard from miles away. It is 140 Decibels which is roughly 25 times louder than a land mover.

14. X Box Joysticks used by US Navy

The US Navy uses X Box joysticks for their periscopes. The control system used for Periscopes was so complicated and using X Box joysticks reduced the learning time from hours to minutes.

15. Baby Octopus

A baby Octopus is the size of a flea when it is born.

16. Hot Air Balloon’s first Passengers

A Sheep, a Duck, and a Rooster were the first-ever passengers on a Hot air balloon. The successful journey lasted 8 minutes.

17. US Power Outrages

Approximately 20% of US power outages are caused by Squirrels. They are so capable of biting the wires.

18. Texting

95% of the people text things that they cannot say in person.

19. Honey Bees Recognize us?

Yes. Honey bees can recognize human faces just like Dogs, Cats, and other large brain mammals.

20. Penguin Urine

Nearly 3% of the ice in the Antarctic glazier is Penguin urine. The temperature in the Antarctic is well below zero so the urine cannot evaporate and combines with the glaziers.

21. Seals hold hands

The Seals hold hands when they sleep. It does look cute but the very reason to do this is to make sure they will not drift apart from each other.

22. A Child can swim through a Blue Whale

A small child of age 3 – 4 can actually swim through a Blue Whale. The size of the Blue whale’s brain is the size of a small car.

23. The Twitter Bird

The Twitter bird has a name and it's “Larry”. Named after the famous NBA player Larry Bird.

24. Snowed in the Sahara Desert

It snowed for 30 minutes in the Sahara Desert on the 18^th of February 1979. The snow melted away very quickly.

25. The average person walks around the world

An average person walks approximately 5 times around the world. If you live to be 80 years old you have walked about 110,000 miles.

26. George W Bush was a Cheer Leader

George W Bush was once a cheerleader in high school.

27. Brushing teeth for 38 days

An average person will spend 38 days brushing the teeth in their lifetime.

28. Ocean Exploration

Only 5% of the ocean has so far been explored and only 1% of the seabed has been discovered and explored.

29. Mike Tyson vs Gorilla

Mike Tyson once offered a Zoo attendant 10,000 Dollars to let him fight with a Gorilla. The Zoo attendant declined.

30. Eifel Tower

The Eifel Tower has 1710 steps where visitors are allowed to take the steps only until the first platform and from there onwards, they must take an elevator ride.