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1. In Toy Story 2 in the scene where Buzz gives a speech in front of the American flag, the flag was edited to be a globe for release in non-American countries.
2. The tallest mountain in our solar system, Olympic Mons, is 3 times taller than Mount Everest.
3. Batman and Predator exist in the same fictional universe. Since 1991, they have been featured together in three comic books.
4. A study from Harvard University finds that having no friends can be just as deadly as smoking. Both affect levels of a blood-clotting protein.
5. In South Dakota, you can get a driver’s permit at age 14 with parental consent. Once you turn 16, you can get your license.
6. The Backpack Kid’s real name is Russell Horning.
7. In 2017, Adidas sold over 1 million pairs of shoes made from recycled ocean plastic, each pair taking 11 plastic bottles to make.
8. The British Pound is the world’s oldest currency still in use at 1,200 years old. The pound has been an identity as a symbol of British sovereignty.
9. The world’s smallest mammal, a Bumblebee Bat, weighs about the same as a U.S. dime. Native to Myanmar and Thailand, these bats are endangered.
10. As of December 2018, The Itchy & Scratchy Show that takes place within The Simpsons has 107 episodes.
11. Will Smith owed $2.8 Million to the IRS and almost went bankrupt, just before he signed the contract for The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
12. There is a statue of Tesla in Silicon Valley that radiates free Wi-Fi. It was done as an homage to his vision for wireless communication.
13. It snows metal on planet Venus! Two types have been found, galena and bismuthinite.
14. Tic Tacs got their name from the sound they make when they are tossed around in their container.
15. Only official members of federally accepted Native American tribes may legally possess or collect eagle feathers. If a normal citizen has one, it is illegal.
16. By the time they have been retired for 2 years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.
17. 500 seeds of 5 different types of seeds were taken into orbit around the moon and later planted around the U.S. as well as a few countries. They were called Moon Trees.
18. To protest the high tariffs enforced by a U.K. censorship board, a filmmaker sent in a 10-hour “movie” of white paint drying. They had to watch the entire film.
19. The popular LMFAO group that created the viral hit, Party Rock Anthem, is made up of an uncle-nephew duo.
20.50% of apartments in Los Angeles don’t come with a fridge. This is legal, as fridges are considered an “amenity”, and therefore landlords are not required to provide one.
21. Norway has a 25-year statute of limitation on murder. This means if the murder happened more than 25 years ago, they cannot be charged.
22. Non-violent attempts to escape Mexican prisons are not punished because “it’s human nature to want freedom”.
23. The line, “Born and raised in South Detroit” in Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin” actually refers to Canada, not Michigan.
24. On one slow news day on April 18, 1930, a BBC radio announcer blatantly said “there is no news”.
25. If you cut a starfish, it won’t bleed – it doesn’t have blood! Rather, they circulate nutrients by using seawater in their vascular system.
26.12% of the world’s total languages are found in Papua New Guinea, which has over 820 indigenous languages. There are more languages on this island than in any other country.
27. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Washington state was at Ice Harbor Dam at 118 °F (47.8 °C) on August 5, 1961.
28. In efforts to undercut the Dreamcast’s sales of the upcoming SEGA release, Sony announced the PlayStation 2 and exaggerated its performance capabilities.
29. Nepal has the most mathematical flag in the world. It even has an article in its constitution that details the steps of drawing the flag.
30. Mount Rushmore cost less than one million dollars to construct. It took 14 years to build – from 1927 to 1941 and took 400 workers.
31. Samsung means “three stars” in Korean. This was chosen by the founder because he wanted the company to be powerful and everlasting like stars in the sky.
32. The world’s first motel is in San Luis Obispo, which was built in 1925. When opened, it cost $1.25 for a two-room bungalow with a kitchen and a private adjoining garage.
33. Scotland was one of the few countries able to hold off being conquered by the Romans in the first century A.D.
34. I Will Always Love You was originally written and recorded in 1973 by Dolly Parton. It was written as a farewell to her mentor of seven years.
35.“Opposites attract” is a common myth. People are actually attracted to people who look like family members or those with a similar personality type.
36. Llamas can be used as guards against coyote attacks on sheep herds. Studies have proven that just one guard llama is an effective protector and can even kill the attacking coyotes.
37. The unique smell of rain actually comes from plant oils, bacteria, and ozone.
38. Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with the urine of beavers.
39. If you heat up a magnet, it will lose its magnetism.
40. The most expensive virtual object is “Club NEVERDIE” in the Entropia Universe which is worth $635,000. It was originally bought at $10,000.
41. Cruise ships have morgues that can store up to 10 bodies at once. The average amount of people that die on cruise ships per year is 200.
42. The color red doesn’t really make bulls angry; they are color-blind.
43. Red Solo cups are a common souvenir to bring back from the United States. The novelty comes from the cups being used in many party scenes in movies.
44. There are less than 30 ships in the Royal Canadian Navy which are less than most third-world countries.
45. The tongue is the only muscle in one’s body that is attached from one end.
46. The youngest Pope in history was Pope Benedict IX who was 11 years old at the time of the election. He is also the only person to have been the Pope more than once.
47. Those cute furry bits inside a cat’s ear are called “ear furnishings”. They ensure that dirt doesn’t go inside and also help them to hear well.
48. An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand.
49. Fruit stickers are edible, though the same as any fruit, washing before eating is recommended. The glue used for them is regulated by the FDA.
50.The scientific name for Giant Anteater is Myrmecophaga Tridactyla. This means “ant-eating with three fingers”.
51. Astronaut is a compound word derived from the two Ancient Greek words “Astro” meaning “star” and “naut” meaning “sailor”. So astronaut literally means “star sailor”.
52. Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.
53. The flashes of colored light you see when you rub your eyes are called “phosphenes”.
54. At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse.
55. Iceland does not have a railway system.
56. The largest known prime number has 17,425,170 digits. The new prime number is 2 multiplied by itself 57,885,161 times, minus 1.
57. Forrest Fenn, an art dealer, and author hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains worth over 1 million dollars. It still has not been found.
58. The lead singer of The Offspring started attending school to achieve a doctorate in molecular biology while still in the band. He graduated in May 2017.
59. The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglion neuralgia”.
60. The original Star Wars premiered on just 32 screens across the U.S. in 1977. This was to produce buzz as the release widened to more theaters.
61. The British government coined the slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry on” during World War 2 to motivate citizens to stay strong.
62. Canadians say “sorry” so much that a law was passed in 2009 declaring that an apology can’t be used as evidence of admission to guilt.
63. Barry Manilow wrote many famous jingles for companies like McDonald’s, State Farm, and BandAids.
64. One of the smartest bird species is the magpie. They can even recognize themselves in mirrors.
65. To keep Nazis away, a Polish doctor faked a typhus outbreak. This strategy saved 8,000 people.
66. The atomic number of zinc is 30.
67. The tall chef’s hat is called a toque.
68. There’s very little evidence the TSA has ever stopped a terrorist or found a real bomb. When tested, they failed to find fake weapons and bombs 95% of the time.
69. In the United States, each person owns an average of seven pairs of blue jeans. That’s one for every day of the week!
70. Whenever Charles Dickens was away from home, he would always realign the bed he was sleeping in to face Northwards, as he felt that this fostered and unlocked his creativity.
71. The Shawn Mendes EP reached Number 1 on iTunes in 37 minutes.
72. Since 1990 the United States has added more acres of the forest than it has lost, with almost 20 million new acres of forest land added in the last 2 decades.
73. The only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table is J.
74. The Roman – Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD.
75. One habit of intelligent humans is being easily annoyed by people around them, but saying nothing to avoid a meaningless argument.
76. If a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Bear mate, their offspring is called a “Pizzy Bear”.
77. Scientists discovered sharks that are living in an active underwater volcano. Divers cannot investigate because they would get burns from the acidity and heat.
78. There is a company in Japan that has schools that teach you how to be funny. The first one opened in 1982. About 1,000 students take the course each year.
79. Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system that do not have any moons.
80. The average American child is given $3.70 per tooth that falls out.
81. To properly write adjectives in order, you would list them by amount, value, size, temperature, age, shape, color, origin, and material.
82. The Lego Group is the world’s most powerful brand. There are more Lego Minifigures than there are people on Earth.
83. In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola.
84. The human eye is so sensitive that, if the Earth were flat and it was a dark night, a candle’s flame could be seen from 30 miles away.
85. When Space Invaders was created, Tomohiro Nishikado left the lag caused by more invaders on the screen to create greater difficulty in the games.
86. There are times when Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune – one of these timelines was from 1979 to 1999.
87. There were two AI chatbots created by Facebook to talk to each other, but they were shut down after they started communicating in a language they made for themselves.
88. If you translate “Jesus” from Hebrew to English, the correct translation is “Joshua”. The name “Jesus” comes from translating the name from Hebrew to Greek, to Latin, to English.
89. Nintendo trademarked the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong” in 2010.
90. Nowadays, millionaires with just $1 million aren’t considered wealthy anymore by most Americans. Now, the typical American sees at least $2.4 million as wealthy.
91. The Hobbit has been published in two editions. In the first edition, Gollum willingly bet on his ring in the riddle game.
92. The famous line in Titanic from Leonardo DiCaprio, “I’m the king of the world!” was improvised.
93. An 11-year-old girl proposed the name Pluto after the Roman god of the Underworld.
94. There is an island called “Just Enough Room”, where there’s just enough room for a tree and a house.
95. The voice actor of SpongeBob and the voice actor of Karen, Plankton’s computer wife, have been married since 1995.
96. A cluster of bananas is called a “hand”. Along that theme, a single banana is called a “finger”.
97. The largest Japanese population outside of Japan stands at 1.6 million people who live in Brazil.
98. China is spending 3 billion dollars to build panda-shaped solar farms to get more young people interested in renewable energy.
99. In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended.
100. Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.
101. There is a company that sells mirrors that make people look 10 pounds thinner. Overall, the mirrors have contributed to 54% of total sales for retailers that use them.
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