My lookup history after researching these fact is , uh , funny , to say the least .
I know I was born in the right century because I love scrolling on my little phone and learning weird and uncommon facts from strangers on the internet who know way more about them than I do. Knowing things is so cool!
So, naturally, when I saw a redditorpost in r/AskReddit with the question, “What is that one fact you know that always makes people respond, ‘And why the fuck do YOU know that?'” I clicked on that shitimmediately. Absolutely, I needed to know all those things,now. And because you clicked on this post here, I’m willing to bet you’re just as curious as I was, right?
Well, I perused that thread —as well as this similar one— for the very best, most unusual facts, then researched them myself (so you, like me, don’t get too excited learning a fact that was fascinating as hell but, unfortunately, just a myth). Here are 27 fascinating facts I learned that I’m willing to bet the vast majority of people don’t know:
1.“Don’t ever bury a dead body in an area without any vegetation. The high nitrogen content in our bodies helps plants to grow, so there would be a weird grassy patch at the top of the burial site, and anyone would be able to spot it.”
— None
2.“Pepsi once had the sixth largest military in the world.”
3.“There’s a Russian woman who had a ton of triplets, twins, and quadruplets with the same man, totaling up to 69 children.”
— x_Grasses_x
The woman ’s name is believed to be Valentina Vassilyev , and she holds the world record for being the woman who has give nascency to the most children . According to the BBC , it ’s said that " between 1725 and 1765 Mrs Vassilyev pop out 16 twain of Gemini , seven sets of trio and four Set of quadruplets , over 27 freestanding labor . "
4.“Tarantulas taste like shrimp.”
5.“Most bank robberies in the US take place on Fridays.”
— Munchynibbler
According to ASU ’s Center for Problem - Oriented Policing , Fridays are likely more popular due to increased foot dealings in the banks , thanks to it being payday . Further , winter is the optimal season for money box robberies , due to the early sundown make it easier to escape in the dark and the cold weather giving thieves an excuse to hide behind scarves , hats , or self-aggrandizing pelage . In ecumenical , though , a third of all robbery in the US fall out between the minute of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m .. So … plan your next bank visit carefully !
6.“A human tooth is36 calories.”
7.“If you’re allergic to chocolate, you’re usually allergic to cockroaches.”
— msbunsen
This is n’t dead on target of all chocolate allergy ( and is contend ) , but it is straight of some!According to NBC News , roach are a born contaminant that can be found in many unlike foods , from chocolate to peanut butter to wheat . accord to the FDA , if chocolate has less than 60 louse shard per 100 gm , it ’s take over . So , rust chocolate can trigger symptoms for those with cockroach allergic reaction or asthma .
8.“Ancient Egyptiansused to shave off their eyebrowsto mourn the death of their cats.”
9.“There’s a place in Yellowstone Park where you can murder someone but cannot be legally prosecuted.”
— SentientPotato25
This 50 - square - land mile neighborhood of the national park is get it on as the " Zone of Death " and is located in Idaho . Here ’s why it ’s part of a legal loophole . If a law-breaking — like a murder — were to be committed there , the District Court of Wyoming would have jurisdiction over it , as it has legal power over all of the park , regardless of what land it ’s in . However , the individual who consecrate the crime could use their Sixth Amendment rightfulness to " a trial by a jury of [ their ] peers , " which would signify the panel would be made up of " those domiciliate in the Idaho fortune of the Wyoming District Court . " Which … is nobody . you could record more about ithere .
10.“The Manchineel Tree is the deadliest plant in human history.”
11.“A severed human head has a strange, uneven weight distribution. So, you had better hold it tight, or you’ll be known as the guy who dropped the head.”
" all right , tale meter . I ’m not in forensics or a doctor ( or a cause of death , I swear ! ) . I have a Quaker who works in a university . He prepare remains for anatomical studies for med pupil . I was always interested in this clobber , so one evening , over a beer , he asked if I wanted to watch . Of course , I agreed .
He ’s very enthusiastic in his field , so it was like , ' If you stick your finger in this ( wooden leg ) vein , you ’ll experience the venous valve ' all the time . exceedingly interesting ! His labor was to get out item-by-item parts and organs for habit by the med students later , so he removed the center , lungs , kidney , gut , etc .
Then he cut into the skin of the head and removed the brass and the hair part so he could saw the skull open up for the brain . The head was free by now ( I ca n’t remember if he cut it ; it was 20 years ago ) , so he asked me to hold it . It was slippery AF , so it did not go the way we wanted , and it land on the storey . When I pick it up , I noticed the uneven system of weights . As I say , it was a long time ago , but my friend still teases me about it . "
— uselessInformation89
12.“A nursing sperm whale’s milk comes out in theconsistency of cottage cheeseso the calf can ‘eat it’ in the water.”
13.“The longest word in English. I have it memorized. It’s Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It’s some sort of lung disease if I’m not mistaken.”
— A_J_H
The 45 - letter word is , in fact , the name for a lung disease acquired by inhaling fine silica or quartz rubble from a volcano . It ’s thelongest word in most English lexicon .
14.“Owls havetube-shaped eyes, rather than spherical ones. This makes it difficult to move the eyes in their sockets, but is counteracted by the ability to rotate their heads 270 degrees in either direction.”
15.“The best way to clean up blood without leaving a smell is salt. Just put salt on it and scrub. The salt helps the blood clump into pieces, making it easier to clean, too.”
" To get it off clothes , employ baking soda . Mix one part baking soda pop with two parts cold water in a bowl and dab onto the smear using a cloth . allow for thirty to forty minutes , then wipe off all remaining remainder . To lighten dry - in blood , rub half a Citrus limon over the stain and sprinkle some table salt on top . It can count on the fabric , but I used that when I did RNA and make stock of purchasing fresh uniforms . "
— max_imo
common salt act bestto remove blood from apparel when it is fresh , but is n’t urge for more arrange - in stains .
16.Snakes have two penises, which are called hemipenes.
17.“If you’re going to stab something (like in self-defense), always make sure to stab and twist. If you stab without twisting, it will just leave a slit that can easily be mended. If you twist, it leaves a hole that can’t be so easily mended.”
— Cannabilistichokie
18.“Pythagoras of the Pythagorean theorem ran a cult. Once, another group came to murder him by locking him inside a house and setting it on fire. Instead, he had his followers make a human ladder to escape the fire, but then he abandoned them, and they all died. He was murdered later that night, being chased by the group in a bean field.”
19.“Rat poison is actuallyan anticoagulantmixed with stuff like fiberglass. Because rats are always scraping and squeezing into stuff, they build up these minor injuries, and the anticoagulant stops their blood from clotting properly so they internally hemorrhage to death. Since a human being is a lot bigger than a rat, rat poison is much less effective on us.”
— ArletApple
20.“Hershey’s chocolate has the strong smell of vomit or feces to some people (me), and that’s because of butyric acid. Butyric acid is the compound that makes vomit smell so bad.”
21.“Killing someone by smothering them is not a foolproof way to commit murder, as smothering-caused asphyxiationdamagesa specific capillary in the eye. The pathologist will check the eye and immediately pronounce the corpse a murder victim, and there are many, many people in jail around the world who did not know this prior to their conviction.”
— fearthe0cean
22.“Mushroomsare more genetically relatedto humans than they are to trees.”
23.“If you plan on using a baseball bat as a weapon for self-defense during a home invasion, put a long sock over the end. When someone tries to grab the bat, you can rip it away with ease.”
— RAK4N
24.“Old human bones are very porous, so if you lick them, they’llstick to your tongue.”
— clanculcarius
This " clapper tryout " is how you’re able to separate a bone from a gem !
25.“The terminal velocity of an antis around 3.9 miles per hour. They generally can’t be harmed by falling because they can’t fall fast enough to hurt themselves.”
26.“That you can disembowel yourself if you lift weights that are too heavy. It happened to my high school gym teacher. He said he’s never felt anything quite like shitting out his intestines.”
— yesiveredditalready
27.And finally, “Turmeric can be used as clothes dye. It is capable of permanently dyeing cotton cloth even after it has passed through the digestive tract of an adult male.”
— SlefeMcDichael
" You shit your pants , did n’t you ? "
— PMmecrossstitch
" I would favour not to answer that question . "
