Fun Daily Facts

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This is a new and fun topic where we can all put fun daily facts which help us learn and keep us sane 🙂

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A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread. Imagine the size of the toaster!

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An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. The large eyes help it to spot predators from a distance.

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The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds. It goes from Westray to Papa Westray in Scotland.

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The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one. Fred Baur requested that his ashes be placed in a Pringles can.

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The moon has moonquakes. Similar to earthquakes, they are caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth.

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A group of porcupines is called a “prickle.”

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Alaska is the only U.S. state whose name is typed using one row of the keyboard.

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Do you know the one letter that doesn't appear in a U.S. state name? "Q"

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Your nose and ears never stop growing.

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The "#" symbol, commonly referred to as a hashtag or pound sign, is actually called an octothorpe.

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The pupils in goats' eyes are rectangular.

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Astronaut comes from two Greek words: "astro," which means "star," and "naut," which means sailor.

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Human eyes focus on 50 different objects every second.

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The state of Texas is larger than any country in Europe.

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An average North American hummingbird beats their wings 53 times per second.

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Bananas grow toward the sun against gravity, which gives the fruit its curved shape.

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The University of Bologna, located in Italy, is the oldest university in the world. It was founded in 1088.

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Cats have five toes on their front paws, but they have only four toes on their back two paws.

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The average person laughs about 15 times a day

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A male penguin will propose by giving a female penguin a pebble

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Red squirrels will adopt other red squirrel babies

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Samsung tests their smartphones' strength using a bum-shaped robot

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A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope

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Standing in a power pose can instantly improve your mood

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Psychology is the brain trying to comprehend itself.