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180 Short And Fun Facts That You May Not Have Heard Before

180 Short And Fun Facts That You May Not Have Heard Before

Hello, curious folk, this is your captain, Bored Panda speaking. Welcome to our Crazy Fun Facts galore, where we discuss things that are hard to believe yet absolutely true! We’re happy to see you here, and that you trust us to take you on a journey of unbelievable facts. 

Jokes aside, this is our list dedicated to various crazy facts; one might even call it a haberdashery of trivia. And it doesn’t even matter which of the fields you’re most interested in - animals, nature, chemistry, or life - there’s definitely a mind-blowing fact for each of you. The most important fact here is that they are highly likely to satiate your curiosity and the need to learn something new and unexpected every day. You can very well trust this list of fun trivia to live up to its name! And oh boy, the stories behind these interesting facts, especially those concerning real-life happenings, should all be worthy of a movie, which we do hope to see one day. 

So, let your curiosity run wild and read these Fun Facts that we’ve gathered from all the corners of the internet. They are, as per usual, just a little bit further down. Once you are there, be sure to vote for the most incredible fact that has left you genuinely amazed. This way, it’ll find its way to the top of this list! Once that’s all crossed off of the list, share this article with your friends, for we are pretty sure that they’d like to read these crazy fun facts, too.

#1

The heads on Easter Island have bodies.

#2

Cows kill more Americans each year than sharks do.

#3

Crows hold grudges!

#4

Marie Curie is the only person to earn a Nobel prize in two different sciences.

#5

America's first bank robber deposited the money back into the same bank.

#6

Dogs can smell cancer.

#7

Some planets produce diamond rain.

#8

Detroit undercover cops in a drug ring once fought another group of undercover cops.

#9

The first Star Wars was expected to be a flop.

#10

One man once survived two atomic bombs.

#11

A 70-year-old woman once completed seven marathons in seven days, across all seven continents.

#12

Bees can detect bombs.

#13

Germany uncovers 2,000 tons of unexploded bombs every year.

#14

The world's biggest tire producer is LEGO.

#15

Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.

#16

The first person convicted of speeding was going eight mph.

#17

"New car smell" is the scent of dozens of chemicals.

#18

Goosebumps are meant to ward off predators.

#19

Cats once delivered mail in Belgium.

#20

Potato chips cause more weight gain than any other food.

#21

Star Trek's Scotty stormed the beach at Normandy.

#22

The fire hydrant patent was lost in a fire.

#23

Chewing gum boosts concentration.

#24

Space smells like seared steak.

#25

For 100 years, maps have shown an island that doesn't exist.

#26

Your liver can regrow itself in three weeks.

#27

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

#28

In Germany, people help toads cross the road.

#29

The moon has moonquakes!

#30

Most laughter isn't because things are funny.

#31

Sea lions can dance to a beat.

#32

You can sneeze faster than a cheetah can run.

#33

Baby blue whales grow 200 pounds per day.

#34

Agatha Christie has sold over 2 billion books.

#35

Dolphins have been trained to be used in wars.

#36

Riding a roller coaster could help you pass a kidney stone.

#37

Water makes different sounds depending whether it's hot or cold!

#38

Hair and nails grow faster during pregnancy.

#39

Redheads aren't actually going extinct.

#40

Bee hummingbirds are so small they get mistaken for insects.

#41

The Bermuda Triangle isn't any more likely to cause a mysterious disappearance than anywhere else.

#42

Every time you shuffle a deck of cards, you get a combination that's never existed.

#43

Children ask 300 questions a day!

#44

There's a town in nebraska with a population of one!

#45

The "M's" in M&Ms stand for "Mars" and "Murrie."

#46

Dogs actually understand some English.

#47

The man who wrote Dracula never visited Transylvania.

#48

You sleep deeper on a hammock than a bed.

#49

Pineapple works as a natural meat tenderizer.

#50

You lose up to 30 percent of your taste buds during flight.

#51

Humans are just one of the estimated 8.7 million species on Earth.

#52

Dinosaurs lived on every continent.

#53

The cast of Friends still earns around $20 million each year.

#54

Most people break up on Mondays.

#55

Newborns don't shed tears.

#56

The legend of the Loch Ness Monster goes back nearly 1,500 years.

#57

Tornadoes can cause "fish rain."

#58

Cell phones are full of bacteria.

#59

The longest book title is 4,558 words!

#60

The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months.

#61

The English word with the most definitions is "set."

#62

A restaurant in New York employs grandmas as chefs.

#63

Actor Bill Murray uses a 1-800 number instead of an agent or manager.

#64

Tree shrews are the only mammal aside from humans known to deliberately seek out spicy foods.

#65

Humans are also the only animals whose brains shrink.

#66

Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis died on the same day as JFK.

#67

Some people have an extra bone in their knee.

#68

The famed "Typhoid Mary" infected more than 50 people by cooking for them.

#69

The Queen has some hidden hideaways.

#70

The majority of Americans choose dogs over love.

#71

Chewing gum after a meal reduces heartburn.

#72

There is graffiti that's 1000s of years old!

#73

There's no such thing as "pear cider."

#74

Plastic Easter eggs and plastic Easter grass were invented by a man who holds more patents than Thomas Edison.

#75

The Comic Sans font came from an actual comic book.

#76

Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia.

#77

Danes once bred a pig to look like the flag.

#78

Nearly all species to have ever existed on Earth are extinct.

#79

Boyfriends do more housework than husbands.

#80

The Bayeux Tapestry is 70 metres long!

#81

Fat bear week is a thing.

#82

Pringles aren't actually potato chips.

#83

Chinese police use geese squads.

#84

Napoleon was once attacked by thousands of rabbits.

#85

One man was once constipated for nearly two months.

#86

Bill Gates has donated nearly half his fortune.

#87

The Silverback gorilla can lift almost a literal ton.

#88

America accidentally dropped an atom bomb on South Carolina in 1958.

#89

The least interesting day in history was April 11, 1954.

#90

Bigger forks lead you to eat less.

#91

The longest word you can type with just your left hand is "sweaterdresses".

#92

The world wastes about 1 billion metric tons of food each year.

#93

The severed head of a sea slug can grow a whole new body.

#94

The feeling of getting lost inside a mall is known as the Gruen transfer.

#95

The human body literally glows.

#96

Creedence Clearwater Revival has the most No. 2 Billboard hits — without ever hitting No. 1.

#97

The dot over the lower case "i" or "j" is known as a "tittle."

#98

"E" is the most common letter and appears in 11 percent of all english words.

#99

There's a decorated war hero dog.

#100

Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard left his post at Ford's Theatre to go for a drink.

#101

There may be 2,000 active serial killers in the U.S. right now.

#102

It's impossible to hum while you hold your nose.

#103

Urine used to be a detergent.

#104

People sometimes mistake clouds for flying saucers.

#105

If you chill your onions you won't cry.

#106

A narwhal's tusk reveals its past living conditions.

#107

Pigeons can tell the difference between a painting by Monet and Picasso.

#108

The first iPhone wasn't made by Apple.

#109

There's a country where twins are most likely to be born.

#110

A tick bite can make you allergic to red meat.

#111

The man who founded Atari also started Chuck E. Cheese.

#112

It's a myth that people are either "left-brained" or "right-brained."

#113

There's a textbook written entirely by an AI author.

#114

The longest-living insect is the termite.

#115

There is a village called Dull.

#116

Apple pips are poisonous!

#117

The Slinky was invented by accident.

#118

Only humans blush!

#119

Your nose works one nostril at a time!

#120

The world's smallest reptile was first reported in 2021.

#121

Many feet bones don't harden until you're an adult.

#122

Bees sometimes sting other bees.

#123

There is an immortal jellyfish.

#124

Some sea snakes can breathe through their skin.

#125

The total weight of ants on earth once equaled the total weight of people.

#126

A dozen bodies were once found in Benjamin Franklin's basement.

#127

Showers really do spark creativity.

#128

Children's medicine once contained morphine.

#129

Our European ancestors were cannibals.

#130

The Australian government banned the word "mate" for a day.

#131

It is illegal to sell a "bounceless" pickle to somebody in Connecticut.

#132

Cheetahs don't roar.

#133

Dogs like squeaky toys for a dark reason.

#134

Beethoven could still hear after going deaf.

#135

The hottest spot on the planet is in Libya.

#136

A pharaoh once lathered his slaves in honey to keep bugs away from him.

#137

Playing the accordion was once required for teachers in North Korea.

#138

Apple Pie isn't actually American.

#139

Sharks can live for five centuries.

#140

There's an entire town under a rock.

#141

There is a fish with legs.

#142

Peanuts aren't nuts!

#143

The first computer was invented in the 1940s.

#144

Nutmeg can be fatally poisonous.

#145

You can always "see" your nose.

#146

Creepy coffins were found on Arthur's Seat!

#147

The longest wedding veil was the same length as 63.5 football fields.

#148

Koalas have fingerprints.

#149

You're pronouncing Dr. Seuss' name wrong.

#150

There's a device that creates energy from snowfall.

#151

That fish is probably labeled wrong.

#152

The London tube didn't used to have a roof.

#153

Harriet Tubman was even more heroic than you thought.

#154

Pigs are constitutionally protected in Florida.

#155

Newborns don't have kneecaps.

#156

Blue Ivy Carter is the youngest person ever to appear on a Billboard chart.

#157

The Queen owns all the Swans and Dolphins!

#158

Sweat doesn't actually smell awful!

#159

More human twins are being born now than ever before.

#160

Bananas can't reproduce.

#161

Fingernails don't grow after you die.

#162

The healthiest place in the world is in Panama.

#163

Many languages have the same roots.

#164

Mr. Cherry breaks all the records you've never heard of.

#165

There's a world record — and a happy ending — for the greatest distance thrown in a car accident.

#166

France has a dozen time zones.

#167

Shaq only ever made one three-pointer.

#168

Sharks existed before trees.

#169

Charles Darwin was a bit of an oddball.

#170

Ants have a built-in FitBit.

#171

A chef's toque contains 100 folds.

#172

And trees weren't always biodegradable.

#173

Stressed men have altered proclivities.

#174

Cold baseballs are worse than warm ones.

#175

A whole room disappeared during WW2.

#176

Women are attracted to the scent of good & plenty licorice candy and cucumber.

#177

Someone once tidied up a piece of art.

#178

Babies are physical anomalies.

#179

The man who wrote "Dracula" had a huge imagination!


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