50 Bits Of Information From The ‘Unusual Facts’ FB Page That May Raise Eyebrows

Legend

And people say cats can be heartless.

That's service 💛

what a b***h

Juggling hermit crabs?!? 😂

he is not forgotten

not only Germany....

The trick is to tell them not to do it.

What happens to the sunflowers after they die? If they're storing radioactive contaminants in their stems and leaves, do they need to be stored somewhere after they die to prevent the contaminants from leaching back into the soil? Is there a science panda who knows?

In Australia, we use horses instead of opossums in the production of snake antivenins. Rabbits and sheep are also sometimes used.

I am not one to find meaning after death but this seems sensible.

Good. That makes a lot more sense than the usual story of fish eggs hitching a ride on the legs of the ducks. PS. Tomato seeds remain alive when eaten by humans.

Perhaps Bruce Lee was indeed a dragon reincarnate and a being that was out of this world. A legendary man, mad respect *bows*

Most educated italians can comfortably read "The Divine Comedy" by Dante which was written in 1320 or so. We can't read prior text in Italian because there are none. I am not saying it's easy or that the language hasn't changed, but it's understandable. Incidentally, we can read modern and classic Spanish for the same reasons.

Gosh, I hope the love letter was addressed to her mom...

around 392 years sounds very specific

PBS American Experience did a great documentary on her. She's often portrayed as a butch woman, but she was extremely ladylike and had a penchant for dressing well and being well groomed. She married a man who was pretty great. Considering Victorian morays about women, he was a chill guy.

If only his cousin was called Roll...just so you could have Rock and Roll

That sounds mythical!

Yet we have local governments who are putting in more restrictions, more lights causing more pollution and claim they do it for green issues. How can closing a section of road 200 meters long causing vehicles to drive an extra 3 KM environmental, especially when it now goes through a residential area and held up at several junctions.

Wow, so they're like cats with flippers.

Seems to run in the family

She did well

...I swear it's looking at me.

those are not igloos, those are hunters huts with half the roof cut away

It's called synesthesia and quite a few people experience this with numbers and colors specifically. But some people also experience a link between other senses like smell, taste, sound, touch. It's very interesting!

Sounds like a must-visit one day :-)

The first? has there been more?

Jamie Foxx is a very underrated nice guy

I guess Holland has a power plant nearby?

They make most of their money selling gifts (like mugs and t-shirts), coins, stamps, and peerages (you too can become a baron for $50).

Poor thing!

Interesting thing: All branches of a tree bound together would be as thick as the stem. Or to say it in other words: If a branch branches into two other branches, those other branches would each be 50% as thick as the original branch

Why are the footprints on the wall?

I live here and did not know this!

If this is true, no man anywhere gets to tell a woman she should smile more ever again.

Bargain

Well, technically everything is edible, it's just that some things are edible more than once.

I know where I would live for 65 days a year if I could

If someone is interested, I can sell it to you... some assembly required after delivery of the parts

In Tokyo or rather Japan?

could be used as a Viagra commercial

Nobody must be pretty lonely

Raw peppers are also very healthy, they contain lots of vitamin C. If you cook them for too long, this will break down. So when it comes to peppers: try eating some raw (especially red) and some (not overly) cooked.

I'm so glad Disney's Finding Nemo wasn't accurate. That would be a whole different kind of movie.

I love the smell of distressed grass in the morning

I think it's enough to cut down on meat consumption, there are so many tasty options that don't require meat, we maybe consume more than we need to but our taste buds will rebel if we try to cut it out altogether. I just try for meat free days or 2 out of 3 main meals being meat free, I don't think I could stick to much more than that, at least right now, maybe I'm getting there slowly.

The Mediterranean used to be a lot shallower because of ocean level decrease during the last ice age. The Strait of Gibraltar is high enough that when the water level in the Atlantic dropped enough, it cut the Mediterranean off. There are entire villages that are now underwater. When the ice age ended and sea levels began rising again, the Mediterranean began refilling. There was likely a point at which this caused catastrophic flooding, and this is a very good potential source for the biblical flood story.

They could do that in the UK and turn pot holes in to mini hot tubs

No, it sheds red sap that looks like blood.

These tunnels are in the Financial District and connect with the Eaton's Center (big mall thing). During inclement weather (rain/snow) most people will use these "tunnels" to get between buildings. But on nice days, most people will walk. It sucks for the businesses that are underneath but they do well during the lunch hour. (I lived in downtown Toronto -- an area known as Cabbagetown -- for over 20 years)

I'm ashamed....I laughed at this. I guess it's the bluntness of the statement.

In Los Angeles, this situation is known as ‘Tuesday’.

There's no accounting for some people.

For you non Americans that means a manual transmission car.

But this is the Blue Hole in the picture?

I prefer "The quick onyx goblin jumps over the lazy dwarf"

That's got to be the oversimplification of the century. The water that made up the clouds that the rain fell from had to come from somewhere. The water we currently have goes around in an endless cycle of evaporation and condensation. Where did the water come from? Or are we saying that the planet cooled, allowing the water in the atmosphere to condense?

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine is 5076km away from El Beddouza in Morocco. From Nantucket island, the shortest distance to Africa is to Cape Jurby in Morocco, and that's 5327km. From Canada, the best place to start is Cape Spear, and travel to El Beddouza, 3984km.

He really was the Dumber one 😥 / jk

I think you'll find that that's out of date. South Africa's gold production peaked in 1970. By 1980 it accounted for about 85% of all the world's golf. By 2000 with decreasing production from SA and more from the rest of the world it was about 60% and by 2010 about 50%. Now it's about 35 to 40% of all gold mined. Presently about ten or so countries mine more gold per year than South Africa.

Finally some liquid more expansive than printer toner!

So what you're saying is that we all float there? That sounds familiar, somehow...

If it was all extracted the price of gold would fall and then it would all be worth about ninepence.

and more polution every day than 30,000 heavy trucks. this is how much the ones over 1000 passengers polute and because they use heavier oils at sea the polutants are much worse than those trucks. f**k cruises