We picked out a few more amazing facts of this kind for you. There’s not a single one which won’t amaze you!
- Honey never goes off. Not after one year, not after two — never.
- The Turritopsis Nutricula jellyfish is the only known organism on Earth which is biologically immortal.
- The heart of a blue whale is so massive that a human being can swim through its arteries.
- Yet its throat is no bigger than a saucer.
- For every person in the world there are around 1.6 million ants. The overall weight of all these ants is equal to the combined weight of the world’s human population.
- An octopus has three hearts.
- Originally, Feng shui was the art of choosing an appropriate place for a grave.
- On Saturn and Jupiter, rain is made from diamonds.
- And this what the sky would look like if Jupiter was the same distance from the Earth as the Moon.
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- There are ten times more bacteria in the human body than there are cells.
- The likelihood that the glass of water you’re drinking contains a molecule of water taht once passed through a dinosaur is about 100%.
- Frankenstein was the name of the creator, not the monster.
- Catfish have 27,000 taste buds. This is four times more than what human beings have.
- This is what sand looks like under a microscope:
- A stereotypical gold fish bowl is actually the worst kind of home for them.
- Reading in poor lighting or using a computer in the dark does not in fact have any negative effects on your vision.
- Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.
- In Cyprus, Santa Claus is called Basil.
- No one has ever managed to tame an African elephant.
- The image on the left is what a candle looks like when it burns on Earth; on the right this is how it burns in zero-gravity, as seen on the space station Mir.
21. A lack of sleep makes people see enemies all around them.
