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Most of us have a decent amount of knowledge about
stuff. However, when it comes to random or often times useless
information we don’t pay attention to it and when this happens we
believe whatever gets thrown our way without taking too much time to
think about it. Some of these crazy facts will shock you, so prepare
yourself.
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The moon drifts farther away from Earth each year
Each year the moon drifts farther away from Earth. It drifts exactly 1.5
inches away. Some people do not believe that the moon is drifting away
because it will take billions of years before the Earth is really
affected due to the speed of the moon. A lot of people take the moon for
granted but perhaps we should be more grateful for it. |
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Antibiotics work mainly for bacterial infections
not viruses
Antibiotics can help with healing bacterial infections and many other
things but one thing that they don’t do is fight off viruses.
Antibiotics won’t make you feel better and they won’t help you with
being able to get back to work any faster. The best thing for a virus is
to first see your doctor, confirm it’s a virus then get plenty of rest
and drink a lot of liquids. This also means that most antibiotics won’t
help colds or the common cough. Checking in with your doctor is really
the best thing for you to do whenever you are sick. |
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Many people lived in America before Christopher
Columbus discovered it
It is a fact that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean in 1492 but he
was not the one who actually discovered America. Some history books even
claim that he is the one who discovered it. Surprisingly enough, a lot
of people give credit to two Spanish brothers known as the Pinzons for
discovering America. The brothers also helped Columbus to get back home
to Europe. Once they made it back home they had a falling out with
Columbus because he did mention them in his book of travels and they are
now known as “The Forgotten Brothers”. |
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If Facebook was a country it would be the world’s
third largest country
Did you know that Facebook has over 1 billion users today? This means
that if Facebook was a country then it would be the world’s 3rd biggest
country. In a way, Facebook really is its own country on the web. It’s
amazing how many people from all over the world use Facebook and now, a
lot of companies and celebrities use Facebook. Another thing that’s
amazing about Facebook was that it was just invented back in 2004 and
has grown a lot since it was invented. They continue to make changes and
work hard with improving it. Still amazing though that it would be the
world’s third largest country today if it wasn’t online. Most people
have no idea that FB has that many users. |
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Elephants can die from a broken heart
One thing that you might not know about elephants is that they can die
from a broken heart. Some people believe that elephants don’t feel or
have any emotions but that’s not true. They can die from a broken heart
and even more so if they are young and they get separated from their
mother or if they are separated from the social group.
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Strawberries aren’t berries but a banana is
Here’s two facts rolled into one. A strawberry isn’t a berry but what’s
even more bizarre is that a banana is a berry. Say what?! Yes. Bananas
are berries and not fruits. Berries by definition technology are
produced from single seeds. Keep in mind that berries are fruits fleshy
produced from single ovaries. The pericarp of berries often times have
tough skin and fleshy.
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Octopuses have three hearts
Octopuses have three hearts, two eyes and four pairs of arms. Many just
assume that the octopus has just one big heart. A couple of other
interesting facts is that octopuses don’t have neither an external
skeleton nor an internal skeleton. The octopus lives almost anywhere in
the ocean including the ocean floor, pelagic waters and even the coral
reef. They have a variety of ways in which they can protect themselves
against their predator.
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A forest fire moves faster when going uphill than
when going downhill
Naturally people would think that a fire would move faster going
downhill but that’s not true. A forest fire moves faster when it’s going
uphill. Keep in mind that three things are needed in order to keep the
fire going and that is fuel, oxygen and heat. When it travels uphill the
level of heat is at its highest and the oxygen is more available so
therefore, the fire can travel much faster than downhill. |
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Nintendo first started out as a trading card
company
When people think of Nintendo they first think of it as an electronics
company. However, it did not start off as an electronic company. They
first wanted to go into the card business but then that quickly changed.
Back in 1889 was when the company was founded as a card company. The
company still continues to make cards to this day but that’s not its
main focus.
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