205 Curious Facts that surely you could not imagine
The curious facts of the world that you did not know. I share with you more than 200 curiosities of the world that I have discovered. Ready to quench your thirst for fun facts?
Here you have the best curious facts of the world, general culture, interesting data and curious facts of the world around us.
Fun facts
1. Coca Cola originally had cocaine in it . In fact, at the end of the 19th century, when this soda appeared, many drinks also included this ingredient. The amount it contained was very low, 8.45 milligrams per glass. In the end, the brand removed the substance from its formula in 1902. What do you think?
2. There are native Amazon dolphins . The Amazon river dolphin is a freshwater mammal that swims upstream. They are light in color and have small eyes.
3. The Mona Lisa became more famous after being stolen in 1911, Pablo Picasso was arrested as a suspect.
4. Some species of bamboo can grow extremely fast , up to a foot or more per day .
5. Unlike most species of fish, lungfish have one or two lungs, which they use to breathe air .
6. Iran uses the method of throwing people off cliffs for state executions.
7. “The Viking Funeral” was a type of funeral rite, usually to honor prominent figures, consisting of putting a body afloat (and sometimes on fire) in a ship. [ Curiosities of the Vikings ]
8. Batfish ( lophiiformes ) use their modified pelvic fins to walk along the seabed like clumsy toads in search of worms and other small animals .
9. Bats are the only mammals capable of flight.
10. There are three species of weasels that change their warm brown colors in summer to white in winter.
11. The African giant rat is widely used as a landmine detector in Africa and Asia.
12. In Hong Kong, if a woman discovers that her husband is unfaithful to her, the law allows the woman to kill her husband using only her hands. The legitimate wife can own half of the property that the husband has given to her mistress.
13. The longest flight of a chicken is 30 seconds.
14. Surely knowing the following will not change your life, but it is curious: There is a city called Rome on every continent.
15. Let’s talk about the animal that holds the record as the tallest in the world. An adult giraffe can, with one kick, crack a lion’s skull or ribs.
16. This curious fact has made me laugh. I hope the first option never happens. There are more chances that you will be struck by lightning than you will win the lottery .
17. The following curiosity I do not recommend, but it is true. If you put a grape in a microwave, it will explode . Of course, you will have to cut it in half allowing a part of the skin to remain attached, and you will have to place it on top of the thin skin.
18. Throughout life, one walks the equivalent of 3 times around the world .
19. The skin is the largest organ in the human body.
20. Women open their mouths when they put on mascara because that way they stop blinking.
21. On average, a person spends 6 months of his life sitting waiting for a red light.
22. The fear of being constipated is apopathodiapgulatophobia . Next time I tell someone I have apopathodiapgulatophobia. If you can!
23. Did you know that an ant can carry up to 60 times its own weight? You can also see more curiosities of the ants .
24. Pandiculation is the term used for stretching or stretching, something we do almost every morning.
25. Did you know that around 1830, Ketchup was sold as a medicine ? That’s crazy!
26. Did you know that 10% of the Russian government budget comes from the sale of Vodka? Curious right?
27. Did you know that elephants are the only mammals with four knees?
28. In Maryland, a law prohibits mistreating oysters.
29. Eating an apple is more effective than coffee to wake up. To eat apple has been said!
30. Putting sugar on a wound reduces pain and speeds up the healing process . The study published in the Journal of Wound Care , indicates that it is much more effective than honey. Surely you did not imagine that !
31. A female dolphin will help in the birth of another dolphin . How supportive!
32. Human saliva contains a pain reliever called “opiorphin” that is several times more powerful than morphine .
33. If you type in the Google search engine the word Zerg Rush, you will be scared of what will happen. Google, or the letter ‘o’, eats up search results. Here you can see a simulation .
34. During pregnancy, a woman’s brain shrinks and it takes six months after childbirth to return to its original size.
35. Unless food is mixed with saliva it cannot be tasted.
36. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.
37. The smell of freshly cut grass is actually the smell that plants release when they are in danger . Like a desperate cry for help that an insect is eating her.
38. Lobster blood is colorless but turns blue when exposed to oxygen.
39. Blinking throughout the day is equivalent to keeping your eyes closed for 30 minutes.
40. Pteronophobia is the fear of feathers or being tickled by feathers.
41. In 2008, a woman filed for divorce because her husband saw her face while she was sleeping. The Arab woman had been married for 30 years and her husband had never seen her face . By getting married, he accepted the woman’s decision, which follows old family traditions.
42. Snow is not white. It’s transparent. Discover more curiosities of the snow .
43. “Oymyakon” is the coldest inhabited place on the planet . It is known as “the winter factory”. On winter days there are only three hours of daylight.
44. The Titanic was not the first to use the ‘SOS’ . The distress signal was established in Berlin on October 3, 1906. It was formally introduced in 1908. It was first used on July 10, 1909, when the RMS Slavonia ran aground and sank off the Azores. The sinking of the Titanic gave it more popularity.
45. Some believe that ‘SOS’ is an acronym for ‘Save Ous Souls’. This is not true. It was only chosen for its ease of recall and retransmission.
46. Fireflies produce light for three reasons: to attract a mate, to warn predators, and to warn other fireflies of danger. You can also see fun facts about fireflies .
47. The tiger stripe pattern is unique, like a fingerprint. It serves more as camouflage than to identify it.
48. Dogs have about 100 facial expressions, most of those expressions are made with their ears. Here you can find the curiosities of the dogs .
49. When we breathe through our nose, we always inhale more air from one nostril than the other, and this changes every 15 minutes.
50. Dead people can get goosebumps.
51. The woolly mammoth still existed when the pyramids were built.
52. It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes to extract all the blood from a human being .
53. Water bears, or tardigrades, are typically 0.5mm long and can survive just about anything, even the vacuum of space. They are called the most indestructible species on Earth .
54. If they somehow found a way to extract all the gold from our planet and cover it up. This one would come up to our knees.
55. The Spanish national anthem has no lyrics.
56. It is possible to survive on a diet of only potatoes and butter, because it meets all the necessary nutrients and needs of the human body.
57. You can go weeks without eating, but only 11 days without sleep, in general.
58. Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
59. The body uses 200 muscles to take a step .
60. A person’s teeth grow 6 months before birth .
62. A single sneeze can spread 100,000 germs into the air . So you must keep a distance of 1 meter and 80 centimeters from a sick person sneezing. And of course with COVID-19, we understand it better!
63. On the other hand, germs and bacteria released by a sneeze remain in the air for up to 45 minutes. At this point in the pandemic, you probably already knew!
64. A kiss is more hygienic than a handshake. (Don’t do both in the pandemic!)
65. Just 2 bananas (or bananas) provide energy for an intense 90-minute workout.
66. Leonardo Da Vinci had the ability to write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. He drew with the right and with the left he wrote.
67. The mimic octopus can not only change color, but has the uncanny ability to mimic at least 15 marine animals , including flounder, lionfish, and sea snakes.
68. On December 19, 1972, astronaut Gene Cernan wrote his daughter Tracy’s initials “TDC” on the moon. At that time he became the first human to write on the surface of a celestial body.
69. The first flags on pirate ships were red , not black.
70. The longest hiccup in history lasted 69 years . Charles Osborne had to deal with hiccups from 1922 to 1990.
71. In Portugal it is a serious offense to write in red . If you travel to Portugal, do not carry a red pen.
72. You can buy eel flavored ice cream in Japan . In addition to being an exquisite delicacy in that country, this is one of the most expensive ice creams in the world. Would you try it?
73. Maize is grown on all continents except Antarctica.
74. At any one time clouds cover 70% of the Earth. Clouds dominate our planet, where strange beings live.
75. Hearing is the fastest human sense. A person can recognize a sound in just 0.05 seconds.
76. NFL football lasts an average of 3 1/2 hours. However, the time that players are in motion behind the ball or their opponents is around 11 minutes .
77. Human ribs move about 5 million times a year , that is, every time we breathe.
78. The most poisonous jellyfish in the world is the sea wasp . Surely you do not want to check it personally!
79. Pepper is a vine native to India and Indonesia and the most popular spice in the world . Its three variants (black, white and green) are produced according to the moment they are processed.
80. The word for a single spaghetti is spaghetto .
81. Illinois is home to the world’s largest bottle of ketchup.
82. In 1977, Finland banned cartoons , comics and images of Donald Duck because he did not wear pants .
83. The United States is the country with the most nuclear power plants in the world , with 104 plants that contribute more than 100,000 megawatts, almost 20% of its electrical capacity.
84. The Nile crocodile can hold its breath underwater for up to 2 hours while waiting for prey. Interesting curious fact, don’t you think?
85. The tallest man in the world on record was the American giant Robert Wadlow (1918-1940), who measured 2.72 meters (8 feet and 11 inches). His enormous size was the result of an abnormally enlarged pituitary gland.
86. There is more life on the skin than people on the entire planet.
87. One in five adults believe that aliens are hiding on our planet disguised as human beings.
88. Large storm clouds can weigh up to 200,000 elephants.
89. Trees literally live on air. They absorb 90% of their nutrition from the atmosphere around them, and only 10% from the soil.
90. James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States, bought slaves with his own money in order to free them [ LancasterOnline ]
91. You can’t snore and dream at the same time.
92. A mole can dig a tunnel 90 meters long in a single night.
93. Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories per hour. I hope you don’t try.
94. Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongue because it is attached to the palate by a membrane. They can only move it by a few centimeters.
95. The Guinness World Records book holds the record for being the most stolen book from public libraries. Curious, right?
96. Not only newborns have reflex or involuntary smiles, which are related to internal sensations and activity of the central nervous system. The involuntary smile continues to manifest itself in adults after a meal or when listening to music.
97. 25% of the world’s blind live in India (Deccan Herald newspaper).
98. The longest ocean highway in the world is located under the Pacific Ocean. From the beaches of California to the shores of Japan, passing through Hawaii. This road is rich in plankton, food for crabs, jellyfish and squid, which serve as sustenance for marine travelers who travel long distances.
Also read : Did you know that there is a river that flows under the Amazon River?
99. The starling knows how to imitate the call of more than forty species of birds. It can also mimic the noise of buses, sirens, chainsaws, and car alarms, as well as bleating and even neighing. And more recently cell phone ringtones.
100. The British Medical Journal reports that excessive consumption of coffee or any other substance with a high content of caffeine increases the possibility of suffering a heart attack, since it increases the level of cholesterol in the blood.
101. It is said that boiled coffee can contain five times the amount of caffeine than that prepared in other ways (also read 25 curiosities of coffee that you did not know ).
102. Drivers with a cold take longer to react than those who drive under the influence of alcohol.
103. The smallest chameleon in the world has a maximum length of 29 millimeters (1.1 inches), and some specimens fit on a fingernail.
104. Heading the ball with the head can be dangerous. It increases the risk of having brain injuries and cognitive disabilities.
105. 13% of cell phone users have pretended to use the phone to avoid contact with people around them.
106. T-shirts were invented for singles who didn’t know how to attach buttons.
107. Bees need to visit 2 million flowers and travel about 80,000 kilometers, which is the same as going around the world twice, to collect two kilos of honey. Explore more curiosities of bees .
108. The platypus feeds its young with milk that does not emanate from the mammary glands, but from its skin, which is why it is even said that platypuses “sweat milk”. (Check out platypus trivia )
109 . The flag of Denmark is the oldest in the world . It appears documented in a Danish text in the year 1478 and in a Dutch work dated a hundred years earlier.
110 . Did you know that the phobia of babies or children is called pedophobia? The person can also suffer from hypertension, chest pain, nightmares and even vomiting, when he sees children around him or has to address them.
111 . Cats always land on their feet. The ability to land on your feet is called the “cat twist reflex.” Here is a video of a caracal, a small African cat.
112. The signals that the stomach sends to the brain to start that it is full or full, takes about twenty minutes. Eating fast is not a good idea!
113. According to some statistics, women cry between 2 and 5 times a month , while men cry only once.
114 . Mars is populated exclusively by robots.
115. On Uranus, winter lasts 23 Earth years.
116. Breathing air in Delhi, India, is equivalent to smoking 44 cigarettes a day. ( CNN )
117 . Bulls do not get mad at the color red . What most attracts their attention is movement, and they are not able to distinguish colors.
118 . The roadrunner is not faster than the coyote . The roadrunner reaches a mediocre speed of 32 km/h while the coyote reaches 69 km/h.
119 . A snail can sleep for three years , and a regular nap for him is one week.
120 . The Mexican tamale called zacahuil can feed up to 70 people and can measure more than a meter and a half in length and weigh up to 20 kilos.
121 . Because hot objects generally expand, the Sun would explode like a giant bomb were it not for its enormous gravitational pull. Here are more curiosities of the sun .
122 . The baby koala feeds on its own mother’s feces until it is 4 months old. This type of feeding protects the koala because, because it is young, its stomach does not yet have the bacteria that help it neutralize the poison of the eucalyptus. (Discover more curiosities about koalas ).
123 . If Facebook were a country, its more than 2 billion users would make it the most inhabited country in the world. ( EFE )
124 . The most expensive book ever bought sold for $30.8 million. This is Leonardo Da Vinci ‘s Codex Leicester , and was bought by Bill Gates. ( Insider )
125 . More languages are spoken in London than in any other city in the world (270 languages).
126. The tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable.
127. The fruit was first called orange . Later it was adopted as a color.
128. Are tennis balls yellow or green ? Well, tennis balls used to be black or white, but yellow balls were introduced in 1972 to make them more visible to viewers.
129. The present is a collection of windows that remain open for just three seconds while time passes. After that, everything is past. Interesting, right?
130. The narrowest house in the world measures 92 centimeters at its narrowest point and 152 centimeters at its widest point and was built by Jakub Szczęsny .
131. The elephant is the one who has the largest brain of all. It weighs 4,780 grams, but the average brain/body mass ratio is 1/560. Imagine more than 4 kilos, almost 5!
132. Snakes stick out their tongues to collect chemical information from the environment , both from the ground and from the air.
133. Humans begin to think 21 days after being conceived . Well, that is the time it takes to start the development of our brain.
134. Crocodiles cry when they come out of the water . Because the crocodile’s eyes need to always be moist, the crocodile cries out of the water. In other words, their glands secrete tears to moisten the eye.
135. Jupiter is so big that all the planets of the solar system could fit inside it.
136. This strange animal is a red-lipped batfish . His curved lips make him look very angry. Perhaps he is because he is not a good swimmer even though he is a fish. It moves very slowly. But her appeal is her lips. Curious, right? 😉
137. What is that strange dark line seen from space? Well, there is nothing to fear, it is actually New Caledocia. Here ‘s a satellite image if you don’t believe.
138. Every year between 15 to 20 billion pencils are manufactured worldwide. If we put them in a line from end to end, it would stretch from the earth to the moon about 7 times.
139. 60% of people have stopped using alarm clocks and have replaced them with the alarm functions included in smartphones.
140. America was named after a cartographer, Amerigo Vespucci.
141. Did you know that mice don’t like cheese? It is a myth that cartoons make us believe .
142. At any given time, there are about 2,000 thunderstorms ongoing above the Earth’s atmosphere.
143. Leonardo Da Vinci did not invent scissors as is popularly believed, in fact it is not known who invented them. They are believed to date from the Bronze Age .
144. Seagrass meadows are ecosystems consisting of flowering plants (not algae) that occupy large areas in coastal areas. These maintain fisheries, absorb carbon from the atmosphere, provide protection to the coast and are home to threatened species such as seahorses.
145. Sunsets on Mars are blue . Dust in the atmosphere of Mars has fine particles that allow blue light to penetrate the atmosphere more efficiently than colors with longer wavelengths. (Learn more curiosities of Mars ).
146. The apple is oxidized as a protective measure , as it naturally delays any infection that fungi can cause. Actually, all fruits do.
147. Jupiter’s rocky moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting tens of kilometers high.
148. There was the strange case of a 99-year-old woman from Oregon who lived and died without knowing that her organs were on the wrong side . She had a rare genetic condition. Only her heart was on the right side. It was learned when medical students studied her body, because the woman had donated her body to science.
149. Did you know that cats do recognize their own names? So why do cats ignore us ? Simply because they want to.
150. A species of electric eel can release discharges of up to 860 volts , the highest recorded so far in the animal world.
151. Not all hyenas laugh . The brown hyena of southern Africa is smaller and quieter, preferring to forage alone rather than in groups.
152. Bananas are shaped that way because they turn towards the sun in search of light . They undergo a natural process called ‘negative geotropism’. Just as sunflowers seek the sun, so do bananas.
153. If the earth had no moon, the days would last 6 hours.
154. Between 100 and 300 tons of cosmic dust fall on the earth every day.
155. Did you know that bones react to stressful situations? The expression “scared to the bone” could be literal, because apparently the bones secrete a hormone , which reacts to stressful situations. Osteocalcin appears to be important to our fight or flight response, as does adrenaline.
156. One of the greatest failures in the history of naval architecture is the sinking of the Vasa, the most technological warship of its time. She sank 20 minutes after her maiden voyage in 1628. The disaster remains a mystery.
158. The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. ‘She was born’ on March 9, 1959, when she was first exhibited at the New York Toy Fair.
159. Cows don’t actually have four stomachs. They have a stomach with four compartments.
160. The oldest known living land animal is a tortoise named Jonathan, who is 187 years old. He was born in 1832 and has lived on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean since 1882.
161. The platypus has no stomach . The platypus’s throat connects directly to its intestines. There is no sac in between to secrete acids and digestive enzymes.
162. Polar bears have black fur. Their fur is not white. It is transparent, but the reflection of light makes it look white.
163. Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal in the world: they kill more people than any other creature, due to the diseases they carry.
164. The green code in The Matrix was actually created from symbols in a sushi recipe book by the code designer’s wife, who is Japanese.
165. Did you know that McDonald’s created a broccoli that tasted like bubble gum? This what he did for children to eat healthier. The kids were confused by the flavor, so the bubblegum-flavored broccoli flopped .
166. The Adam’s apple is actually cartilage, harder than muscle but softer than bone. It serves to protect the larynx and vocal cords. Both men and women have it.
167. Bats sleep with their heads hanging down so they can fly. They cannot take off the flight from the ground.
168. In Crater Lake in Oregon, the deepest lake in the United States, is the 9-meter-high tree trunk that has been floating vertically for more than 120 years . It can even support the weight of a standing person without sinking. Incredible true?
169. Many female turtles can return to the beach where they were born to lay their eggs, because it is believed that in the eye or brain (or in some other organ) they have tiny magnetic particles that can detect the magnetic field .
170. Researchers have discovered that climate change is causing babies to be born prematurely .
171. On October 30, 1938 , many people believed that there was an alien invasion, after a play called “The War of the Worlds” was broadcast on the radio, despite the fact that it had been warned that it was a dramatization . [ Hoaxes and Frauds: Fooled by ‘The War of the Worlds’ ].
172. The atmosphere creates visual disturbances when viewing stars at night. Imagine that we see some lights at the bottom of a pool, when the water is stirred we see that the lights flicker. The same happens with the stars and the atmosphere.
173. Sloths have very strong arms . If a human and a sloth had to measure strength with their arms, the sloth would win hands down.
174. There are seahorses as small as a grain of rice . The smallest seahorses in the world are 15 millimeters long, the size of a grain of rice. This species is not rare and is found in various places in eastern Japan. See more curiosities of seahorses .
175. Puzzles were invented to teach geography. The first puzzles appeared in England in the 18th century. English cartographer John Spilsbury is said to have pasted a map onto a board and cut out the borders for his students to piece together.
176. In Zen Buddhism, daily tasks such as cleaning and cooking are considered spiritual exercises , one of the reasons why everything in Japan is clean.
177. The wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles was seen by 750 million people worldwide in 1981; sadly , 2.5 billion watched her funeral in 1997 .
178. The first person cryogenically preserved was James Bedford, on January 12, 1967 and is known as “Bedford Day”.
179. Speaking a little more about cryogenization, you may be surprised to know that some people have also cryogenized their pets and, among these animals, there are cats, dogs and parrots.
180. There are no muscles in the fingers, their function is controlled by the muscles of the palms and arms.
182. The first Star Wars movie was released in 1977 and at that time France was still executing people by guillotine.
183. In France saying ‘bonjour’ is a way of being polite , and people are expected to be greeted with ‘bonjour’ when entering a shop, restaurant or even a ticket counter for a tourist attraction. Not saying it is rude.
184. Casinos never use dice with rounded corners.
185. In 18th century England, gambling houses employed someone whose job it was to swallow the dice if there was a police raid .
186. People never smiled in old photos because they had to sit still for hours.
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187. Scientists discovered that piranhas make a noise similar to a bark , and emit three sounds of combat.
188. When feeding, the hummingbird can lick 10 to 15 times per second.
189. Powerful hurricanes (and super typhoons) can hit the ocean with great force. That wave energy can be strong enough to hit the seafloor, producing a new type of earthquake .
190. The pyrosome is not an animal in itself , it is rather a colony made up of hundreds and sometimes thousands of organisms called zooids, which clone each other. There are pyrosomes up to 20 meters long.
192. Pharaoh Pepy II (circa 2290-2196 BC) is said to have bathed his slaves in honey so that flies would not bother him. One of the curiosities of the ancient Egyptian .
193. Popsicles were invented by an 11-year-old boy, and it was by accident.
194. Did you know that Charlie Darwin ate the animals he discovered ? A custom that many naturalists and currently biologists follow.
195. For years, sailors told incredible stories of huge waves appearing out of nowhere and sinking huge ships. Rogue waves were thought to be a myth , until January 1, 1995 when a rangefinder recorded one of 26 meters.
196. In Poland there is a mysterious forest whose trees have a strange curve at the base, forming an angle of 90º.
197. The green algae and fungi that grow on the fur of sloths, in addition to helping them camouflage in the forest, can be an additional source of protein by licking them. For their part, the fungi keep them free of parasites, as their fur becomes waterproof.
198. Almonds and peaches are members of the same family.
199. A man doing a Google Maps search found a car in a Florida lake and alerted the police without knowing anything else. When the police removed the vehicle from the water, he found that there were human remains inside . It was the remains of a man who had been missing for more than 20 years.
200. Did you know that dimples in the cheeks are genetic defects ?
201. The male kaluta, tiny marsupials from northwestern Australia, similar to a mouse, die after a single mating season, which can last up to 14 hours, usually when they are 10 months old, which is when they reach maturity reproductive .
202. Atacama is the oldest desert in the world and one of the driest places on Earth, behind the McMurdo Dry Valleys, in Antarctica
203. Molise, Italy will pay $770 a month for 3 years to whoever decides to move there and set up a business.
204. A British man changed his name to Tim Pppppppppprice to make pronunciation more difficult for telemarketers.
205. It is impossible to commit suicide by holding your breath. The reason is that by not breathing you pass out. When the brain detects that it does not have enough oxygen, a reflex is activated that makes the respiratory system work, even if you are passed out.
conclusion
On our curious planet we find many curious facts that never cease to amaze us. Which one did you like the most?
In addition to discovering many curious facts about the world, you can also see animal trivia , history trivia , human body trivia , and riddles with answers .
