Random facts

[JB182]

1. No number from 1 to 999 includes the letter "a" in its word form

2. Many oranges are actually green

3. You are 13.8 percent more likely to die on your birthday

4. Playing dance music can help ward off mosquitoes

5. There's a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef

6. You can buy a flying bicycle

7. Dolphins sleep with one eye open

8. Earth Is Radioactive

9. Humans Are Also the Only Animals Whose Brains Shrink

10. Humans are the Only Animals That Enjoy Spicy Foods

11. Earth has nicknames: the Blue Planet, Gaia, Terra, and the world

[kerbiloid]

4 hours ago, JB182 said:

2. Many oranges are actually green

They are.

 

4 hours ago, JB182 said:

5. There's a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef

A fake lighthouse.

[JB182]

1. The Greenland shark has an average lifespan of 272 years, some of them can even live as long as 500 years

2. Mantis shrimps can punch with the force of a bullet

3. Honey never spoils

4. McDonald's once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli

5. A shrimp's heart is in its head

6. There are 50 states in the United States

7. A pen dropped from a skyscraper can kill a human

8. A day is not 24 hours but 23 hours and 56 minutes

[Stormpilot]

Jupiter shrinks by 2cm every year.

[JB182]

moon is going away from earth

earth is not perfectly round, but that doesn't mean earth is flat

[OrdinaryKerman]

The first line said by a Dalek on TV was 'YOU WILL MOVE A-HEAD OF US, AND FOLLOW MY DIREC-TIONS. IM-MEDIATELY. I SAID I-MMEDIATELY!'

Edited April 7, 2021 by OrdinaryKerman

[Base]

On 4/7/2021 at 9:51 AM, JB182 said:

moon is going away from earth

earth is not perfectly round, but that doesn't mean earth is flat

But some scientists say Moon is going towards Earth

The collapse gonna happen in the future.

[JB182]

1 minute ago, Base said:

But some scientists say Moon is going towards Earth

The collapse gonna happen in the future.

idk because im not a scientist. i got that from youtube. from now ill not gonna listen to 'em

[OrdinaryKerman]

1 hour ago, Base said:

But some scientists say Moon is going towards Earth

Our Moon is going further away from Earth at approximately 3 cm/year

[Stormpilot]

Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the Vostok I mission.

[Maria Sirona]

Finland declared independence in 6th. December 1917, but other countries really only started recognizing its independence at the start of the following year.

[kerbiloid]

It took a while to tell to others.

Spoiler

 

[peridoot]

the profile pic in my siginuture is a link to the peridot page on the steven universe wiki

[Stormpilot]

The United States of America declared independence on July 2nd. The founding fathers said July 2nd would be the most important day in American history. Independence went into affect 2 days later on July 4th.

[JB182]

On 4/5/2021 at 7:25 PM, kerbiloid said:

They are.

 

oh lol, i just got it! jool.

The Earth's rotation is gradually slowing

The Earth was once believed to be the centre of the universe

The Earth's Atmosphere Extends to a Distance of 10,000 km

Chewing gum is banned in Singapore

The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest book ever published that doesn't contain the letter e

The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer

The longest place name in the world is 85 letters long:

Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper

Einstein's brain was stolen when he died

A single watermelon once sold for $6,125

A Brazilian man was killed in bed when a cow fell through the roof and landed on him

Crowds at one Louisiana State University football game once cheered so loudly that it registered as an earthquake on a local seismograph

A lifeboat drill was canceled the morning of the Titanic tragedy

There's a Starbucks cup in every shot in the movie Fight Club

It's illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland

Almost half the world's population watched both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup games.

[JB182]

There's a toilet museum

[Stormpilot]

Every 60 minutes in Canada, a hour passes.

Edited May 1, 2021 by Stormpilot

[kerbiloid]

Twice as long has passed in Canada. But they are asleep.

[Ben J. Kerman]

The scientific name of the whooping crane (bird) is "grus americana", and crane (equipment) in Spanish is grúa, crane (equipment) is French is grue, and crane (equipment) in Portugese is guindaste.
 

[TheKosanianMethod]

The Subaru logo is a stylized version of the Pleiades, or "Seven Sisters" which is where the company name comes from

The C1 Corvette was originally meant to look European

Despite the common claim on the Internet, the American M4 Sherman was in fact meant to engage other tanks in combat (I will save you all from an the mini essay I could write on this subject, unless someone wants me to)

Even though we all think of Dave Grohl as Nirvana's drummer, the band went through a number of drummers before settling on Grohl

During World War II, the US heavily considered using the British 6-pounder antitank gun for use in its tank destroyers (specifically thinking of the T49) due to the gun having superior close-range armor penetration performance to the American 75mm M3 gun. However, at long range, the smaller round of the 6-pounder/57mm lost a lot of potential, even performing worse than the 75mm.

Dr. Pepper soda is supposed to be a cherry flavor. I did not know this until a few months ago.

The Scottish soda Irn-Bru is only officially sold to the US by a single importer, Great Scott International (this is why it's so expensive for me to drink the nectar of the gods). To this day I have no idea what flavor it's supposed to be other than "yes."

[Guest The Doodling Astronaut2]

On 2/20/2021 at 10:07 PM, Guest said:

Just state a random fact:

Spoiler

Spiders and other bugs most of the time gets mixed up in chocolate grinders. On average,  there is 6-12 bug parts in your chocolate bar

Kinda gross one. But it's interesting

[Stormpilot]

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Amtrak.

[Stormpilot]

Today is the 50th anniversary of Amtrak.

Most Canadians are born on their birthdays.

[Wizard Kerbal]

1 hour ago, Stormpilot said:

Most Canadians are born on their birthdays.

Most?

uhh, 

1. My favorite movie rover is from The Martian for one reason: The crane. I love robotic arms, but the kraken doesn’t.

2. French Fries were invented in Belgium.

Edited May 1, 2021 by Wizard Kerbal

[Stormpilot]

Canada facts:

While many think it’s hockey or curling, the national summer sport of Canada is lacrosse. It is a game where you throw a ball around with a net thing and also hit people with it. Hockey is Canada’s winter sport.

Churchill Manitoba has a polar bear jail.

One time in Calgary Alberta, the temperature climbed 40 degrees Celsius in one day.

In Churchill Manitoba, people will leave there cars unlocked so if someone needs to escape a polar bear, they can.

In the Yukon Territory, there are two bears for every one person there.

Canada’s national food is Poutine, which is French Fries covered in gravy and cheese curds. It’s very tasty.

Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

The worlds oldest rocks are in Canada.

Canada only has six cities with over a million inhabitants (in order from most populous to least: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa (the capital).

21% of Canadian speak French, 57% speak English, while the other 22% speak other languages.

90% of Canadians live within 200km of the Us/ Canadian border.

Canada has a similar population than Tokyo.

Canada is the second largest country by land mass. Russia is first while China is third.

Canadian thanksgiving is on the second weekend of October, not in November like the United States.

Canadians drink a lot of Beer.

Canada has the most donut shops in the world (Every town here is not complete without a Tim Hortons, which is a donut shop chain in Canada and some other parts of the world).

Canadas greatest theft ever was in maple syrup.

Canadians eat more Mac and Cheese than any other country (this is true from my experience ).

The province of Saskatchewan produces a third of the world mustard. The USA imports most of it.

Canada is the most educated country in the world.

According to the world happiness report, Canada is the most happy North American country and is the 4th most happy in the world.

90% of Canada is uninhabitable (unless your bear grills).

Half of Canada is forest.

The USA and Canada share the worlds longest land border.

Part of the USA is cut off by Canada (no not Alaska). This place is called point Robert’s (I’ve been there there is A LOT of jelly fish). It is near Vancouver and is part of Washington state. It has no high school so every day older kids have to cross international borders four times a day.

Cr: Apple maps.

In newfound land, parts of the Atlantic Ocean freeze so people play hockey on it.

Basketball was invented in Canada.

The word “eh” is in the Oxford Canadian dictionary.

Pineapple pizza was invented in Canada.

Edited May 2, 2021 by Stormpilot