Fun Facts That’ll Actually Make Your Life Better

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Tennis players are not allowed to swear when they are playing in Wimbledon.​

Because of this, line judges have to learn curse words in every language so they know when a player has violated the rules.

 

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Only 5% of the ocean has been explored.​

Alongside this only 1% of the seabed has been discovered and explored.

Sea exploration and mapping didn’t truly start until the 1960s due to the lack of technology beforehand.

 

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The top six foods that make your fart are beans, corn, bell peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and milk.​

It’s probably best if you avoid eating any of these if you’re going on a date!

You’ll probably like to know some fun facts about these foods that make you poo.

 

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There is a species of spider called the Hobo Spider.​

Most bites from the Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) happen when the spider is accidentally crushed or squeezed by a human.

 

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A lion’s roar can be heard from 5 miles away.​

To be more specific, a lion can roar as loud as 114 decibels, which is roughly 25 times louder than a gas-powered lawnmower.

 

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Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman.​

Saint Lucia was discovered by the French after they were shipwrecked on the island.

They arrived on December 13th which is the feast day of Saint Lucy – hence, why they named it Saint Lucia!

If you’re planning a vacation, why not check out these random fun facts about Saint Lucia!

 

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A baby spider is called a spiderling.​

Spiders aren’t cute, but this name kind of is! Spiderling is the official name for immature spiders.

On top of that, spiderlings are often born in groups of thousands!

 

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The United States Navy has started using Xbox controllers for their periscopes.​

You read that right – because the control stick for periscopes is so complicated, using Xbox controllers reduces the learning time from hours to minutes.

 

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The following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese see God?​

This sentence is what is called a “palindrome.”

The word itself is from the Greek “palin” meaning “back,” and “dromos” meaning “direction.”

 

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A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.​

You would think this would make them hard to spot, however since eggs are laid by the tens of thousands, it would be hard to miss a massive cluster of pea-sized octopuses!

 

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A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.​

You read that right – in 1783, the first hot air balloon was launched carrying a sheep, duck, and a rooster.

The flight lasted for 8 minutes before landing safely with its passengers.

 

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In Uganda, around 48% of the population is under 15 years of age.​

Of the 41 million inhabitants, nearly half of those are youths.

If you were to expand the age to just 30, that brings the percentage up to 77%!

 

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The average male gets bored of a shopping trip after 26 minutes.​

Meanwhile, women don’t get tired of shopping until around 2 hours!
So next time you see a couple at a retail store with a bored looking boyfriend, you know they’ve been out for more than half an hour.
Of the 41 million inhabitants, nearly half of those are youths.

If you were to expand the age to just 30, that brings the percentage up to 77%!

 

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In the 16th Century, Turkish women could initiate a divorce if their husbands didn’t pour coffee for them.​

Today, this would be unheard of. But back then, coffee was an integral part of Turkish society. So much so, that it was “grounds” for divorce.

No one knows why exactly this was acceptable, but the fact remains that it was!

 

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Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch television for 3 hours.​

Yup, that’s how important recycling is!

The average person has the chance to recycle 25,000 cans in their lifetime – that’s 75,000 hours of television!

 

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After the premiere of “16 and Pregnant,” teen pregnancy rates dropped.​

MTV may not have the most wholesome programs, but after the premier of this show, teen pregnancy dropped by 5.7% within 18 months of the show airing.

 

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Approximately 10-20% of U.S. power outages are caused by squirrels.​

Harmless and cute as they seem, these fuzzy little creatures aren’t as innocent as you think!

Squirrels have a tendency of chewing the wires, but luckily it’s a simple fix.

 

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Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are all banned in China.​

Those aren’t the only ones either – over 8,000 domain names are blocked.

Other major banned social network sites include Pinterest and Tumblr.

 

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95% of people text things they could never say in person.​

Are you guilty of this? I know I am.

 

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Honeybees can recognize human faces.​

Whereas before it was thought that only large brained mammals could distinguish faces, but honeybees can do this as well!

They see faces in a compilation of 5,000 individual images – kind of like pixels.