Useless Facts

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Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

 

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1. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.

 

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1. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

 

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1. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
2. Giraffes have no vocal cords.

 

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1. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
2. Giraffes have no vocal cords.

 

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1. The pupils of a goat's eyes are square.

 

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1. Van Gogh only sold one painting when he was alive.

 

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1. A standard slinky measures 87 feet when stretched out.

 

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1. The highest per capita Jell-O comsumption in the US is Des Moines.

 

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1. If a rooster can't fully extend its neck, it can't crow.

 

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1. Van Gogh only sold one painting when he was alive.

 

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1. A standard slinky measures 87 feet when stretched out.

 

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1. The highest per capita Jell-O comsumption in the US is Des Moines.

 

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1. There were always 56 curls in Shirley Temple's hair.

 

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1. The eyes of a donkey are positioned so that it can see all four feet at all times.

 

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1. Worcestershire sauce in essentially an Anchovy Ketchup.

 

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Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.​

These tall pink characters use their tongue as a sieve to catch food by flipping their heads about. The flamingo’s tongue helps pump the food-filled water in and out of their mouths about three times a second. This technique is called filter feeding!

 

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There are 32 muscles in a cat’s ear.​

This feature is what allows cats to swivel and rotate their ears so that they can pinpoint the source of a noise. But what's more incredible is that they can move each ear independently and rotate them 180 degrees!

 

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The chicken and the ostrich are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex.​

In 2003 scientists used collagen in ancient dinosaur remains to figure this out. They had suspected the dino-ness of birds for a long time, and finally here was actual evidence. Before this discovery, many experts believed that dinosaurs were giant reptiles, but it turns out they were basically massive chickens. A thought that makes Jurassic Park a little less scary... or maybe even more scary?

 

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It’s impossible to tickle yourself.​

You can't tickle yourself because when you move a part of your own body, a part of your brain monitors the movement and anticipates the sensations that it will cause. So we humans can't tickle ourselves because what makes tickles ticklish is that they are surprising!