The world is a massive place filled with an un-knowable amount of stuff, but it's still fun to learn new things and challenge yourself to remember as much as you can.
Here are 20 interesting facts we wanted to share with you. Hopefully you enjoy them and remember for future use.
1
The Pope
The Pope is not allowed to be an organ donor.
2
Mt. Everest
200 bodies of the 340 people who have died attempting to climb Mt. Everest have never been found or recovered.
3
McDonald's
McDonald’s once made bubble gum flavored broccoli.
4
Jonathan
The oldest tortoise.
5
Free Falling
It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the Earth.
6
Japan
Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people.
7
Alice Ian
A comedian tried to ruin a 16 year-old Alice lan's career by having her blacklisted over what he perceived as lesbian' behavior. The comedian was Bill Cosby.
8
The Loudest Sound
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is the loudest sound ever recorded. Measured at 180 DB 100 miles away, that's equal to standing on a rocket pad during launch.
9
Beer
Beer can become 'skunked' after being in direct sunlight for less than ten seconds.
10
"The Shawshank Redemption"
In The Shawshank Redemption, the filmmakers had to find a dead maggot to feed the crow because the American Humane Society objected to a live one.
12
The Double Rainbow Guy
The Double Rainbow Guy was such a prolific uploader & creator that he scheduled 15 years of uploads before he died.
13
Reality
Reality is often your brain's "best guess." It predicts the future constantly. Before recognizing surroundings, your brain has already guessed what can happen next.
14
Coldplay
Coldplay hasn’t had a lineup change in 30 years.
15
Tara Strong
Tara Strong recorded crying noises for her Rugrats character Dill Pickles so realistic it made a woman in the studio lactate.
16
Project MK-Ultra
We only know about Project MK-Ultra today because 20,000 pages of records were filed incorrectly.
17
Ancestry
This woman took an Ancestry DNA test that solved a 27 year-old cold case: the grandmother she never met killed a newborn.
18
World Cup
When Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup, the biggest adult site had to plea with users to stop uploading match highlights.
19
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the last President without a college degree. He briefly attended Spalding's Commercial College and University of Missouri-Kansas City.
