In this article you will find a gathering of random knowledge – facts, oddities and things you propably didn’t know.

 

Avocado and Eiffel Tower

• Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable, classified as a single-seeded berry.
• The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during summer due to thermal expansion.

 

Unusual Phobias

• Trypophobia is the fear of closely-packed holes or irregular patterns.
• Allodoxaphobia is the fear of other people’s opinions.

Geographical Facts

• Australia is wider than the moon in terms of diameter.
• Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, 120 times smaller than Manhattan.
• There’s an ant species unique to New York City known as ManhattAnts.
• Language and Entertainment:
• ‘Mellifluous’ describes a pleasingly smooth and musical sound.
• The Spice Girls were originally a band called Touch.
• Amy Poehler was only seven years older than Rachel McAdams when she played her mother in Mean Girls.
• Japan has over 200 flavors of Kit Kats, including some unusual ones.
• New Zealand was once auctioned on eBay.
• There’s a town in Oregon called Boring with a sister city in Scotland called Dull.
• There’s an island in Japan inhabited by bunnies.

 

Knowledge About Animal Oddities

• It’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland.
• The heart of a shrimp is located in its head, and they have an open circulatory system.
• An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
• A jiffy is an actual unit of time, equal to 1/100th of a second.
• Pigs can’t look up into the sky due to their spine and neck anatomy.
• All clownfish are born male.
• Crows can recognize human faces and remember them for life.
• Only 5% of the ocean has been explored.
• A group of lemurs is called a “conspiracy.”

 

Random Miscellaneous Facts

• Kim Kardashian has a ‘glam’ clause in her will to ensure her appearance remains perfect.
• Ketchup was once sold as medicine for indigestion.
• The world’s longest walking distance is 14,000 miles, from Magadan, Russia, to Cape Town, South Africa.
• The moon experiences moonquakes due to tidal stresses.
• Humans are the only animals that blush.
• All the clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4.20.

 

Human Characteristics

• People are more creative in the shower due to increased dopamine flow.
• Human tongue prints are unique, like fingerprints.
• It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the Earth, although it’s not advisable.
• Watching horror movies before viewing abstract art enhances the experience.
• Roald Dahl was a spy during World War II.
• NASCAR drivers can lose up to 10 pounds in weight during a race due to high temperatures.
• Indians read the most in the world, spending an average of 10 extra hours reading per week.
• Human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot heal themselves.

 

Knowledge About Food and Beverage Oddities

• Prunes were used instead of saying “cheese” in old photographs.
• Blue whale tongues can weigh as much as an elephant.
• The salty taste of bacon comes from the curing and brining process.
• Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch.
• The most widely printed book in the world is the IKEA catalog.

 

Facts About Natural World Wonders

• Crocodiles cannot stick their tongues out.
• Pineapples are named after pinecones due to their spiky appearance.
• Scotland has over 400 words to refer to snow.
• There are more than 1,000 types of bananas in the world, divided into 50 categories.
• Mushrooms can glow in the dark.

 

Unusual and Random Historical Facts

• Gatorade was invented at the University of Florida.
• Lobsters pee out of their faces to attract mates.
• Abraham Lincoln was a successful competitive wrestler.
• A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
• Finland has more saunas than cars.
• There was a fifth member of the Beatles named Stuart Sutcliffe.
• Cap’n Crunch was once sued for not using real berries.
• Timothy Leary escaped from prison.
• The story of Beauty and the Beast aimed to promote arranged marriages.
• There’s a park ranger in the U.S. who was struck by lightning seven times.

 

Pop Culture and Celebrity Tidbits

• Dolly Parton once entered a Dolly Parton lookalike contest and lost.
• Jennifer Aniston turned down a role at Saturday Night Live before Friends.
• Lady Gaga runs an Instagram account where she rates onion rings.
• A janitor invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, leading to a promotion to an executive role.
• There is only one country without mosquitoes: Iceland.
• The British royal family isn’t allowed to play Monopoly.

Music and Entertainment Facts

• The world’s longest concert lasted 453 hours.
• “Rap God” by Eminem is the song with the most words.
• Freddie Mercury had four extra teeth in his upper jaw.
• The official sport of Maryland has been jousting since 1962.
• The oldest living animal is a tortoise named Jonathan at 190 years old.