Feeling curious? Well if you have the itch for knowledge, but aren't sure exactly what you'd like to learn about, then you've come to the right place. Thanks to Ask Reddit, we've assembled a list of 22 completely random facts that you might not have read before.
Understanding numbers when it comes to the scale of the universe is difficult. We're just not equipped with our small human brains to reconcile numbers in the millions, let alone billions. But right here on Earth we have numbers that reach even higher than that, and believe it or not there are more trees than there are stars in the galaxy. That's right, at just over 3 trillion trees, there are more green woody giants in Earth's forests than there are stars in the night sky by about a factor of 30. Pretty staggering to think of.
Speaking of large numbers in nature, the biggest desert on Earth covers about 14.2 million square kilometers, but it might not be where you think. Deserts are normally swelteringly hot, but this one just happens to be the coldest place on Earth. That's right, the biggest desert in the world is actually Antarctica. No wonder it's such a wasteland.
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The guy who started match.com made his wife, family, friends and employees sign up to increase traffic to the site. His wife later divorced him for someone she met on match.com.
2
The argonaut octopus detaches his “junk” and throws it at the female to mate. The ”junk” then swims after her, while the male goes off to regrow a new one.
3
Almost all mammals urinate for 22 seconds with a full bladder.
4
Antarctica is the world's biggest desert.
6
Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
7
On average, 0.7% of the world's population is drunk at any given time.
9
Reno Nevada is further west than Los Angeles.
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Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, a founding member of Swedish pop band Abba, is the product of a World War II breeding program where German men were sent to Norway to be with Norwegian women. She was one of the children that was resulted.
12
Switzerland prohibits owning just one guinea pig.
13
You can shed your entire uterine lining at once during your period, it's called a decidual cast.
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It’s impossible for Chinchillas to get fleas, because their fur is so dense, any fleas would literally suffocate inside of it. Chinchillas have the second densest fur of any animal on earth, the first being the river otter.
16
Lobsters urinate out of their faces. From right under their eyes.
18
Human's ability to smell petrichor (smell of wet earth from rain) is greater than a Shark's ability to smell injury in water.
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There are more trees (about 3 trillion) on Earth than stars (100-400 billion) in the Milky Way Galaxy.
