People usually think you're cool for knowing unique trivia, but some facts inspire a few follow-up questions. These 23 people decided to share their best "don't ask how I know" random facts, with no further context.
For example, one might wonder how somebody knows about the inner workings of a nuclear power reactor, but this person shared; "You have quite a lot of time, certainly more than ten seconds, to turn back on the main pumps of a nuclear reactor once you have accidentally turned them off." Hopefully, this knowledge comes from working in a nuclear power facility. Then again, that means he must have almost cut power to God knows how many people by accident.
Someone else revealed that there is a waiting list to buy a horse mask from a man in Germany who makes them so that people can use them to role-play. That gives a whole new meaning to the term "horsing around," and I'm not sure I'd like to meet the people who do it.
If either of those sounds weird, here are 21 other "don't ask how I know" random facts that will surely teach you something new and keep you entertained.
1
The US had the ability to view any American’s backyard via spy satellites about 15 years earlier than you would think could be scientifically possible.
3
Old human bones are very porous so if you lick them, they’ll stick to your tongue.
4
Male and female beavers have different colored fluids that come out of their “behind” glands. In males, brown, and in females white or clear. It is one of the main modes of gender identification, as they don't have external genitalia.
5
If your cat chews on fresh eucalyptus, they might start hallucinating and fall over repeatedly, leading to a $400 emergency vet bill just to be told she’s just kinda high.
7
A severed human head has a strange uneven weight distribution. So you better hold it tight or you will be known as the guy that dropped the head.
8
You have quite a lot of time, certainly more than ten seconds, to turn back on the main pumps of a nuclear reactor once you have accidentally turned them off.
9
A pigeon will only eat a Starburst if you chew it up a little bit first. Just to clarify, chew the Starburst not the pigeon.
10
Wikipedia has shockingly accurate nuclear munitions counts for locations and weapon types.
12
Turmeric can be used as clothes dye. It is capable of permanently dyeing cotton cloth even after it has passed through the digestive tract of an adult male.
13
If you're ever trying to survive in the arctic, don’t eat polar bear liver. It is so high in vitamin A it will kill you.
14
Asbestos tastes like chalk. And if you lick it, it has the texture of extremely gritty sandpaper. Which is actually the feeling of microscopic asbestos needles piercing your skin!
15
A significant component to what makes stealth aircraft stealthy comes down to how their parts are painted.
17
After you die, your beard can appear to continue to grow. This is not because the beard itself grows however, but because the skin shrinks.
18
The antidote if you drink antifreeze, (ethylene glycol), is whisky or any hard alcohol.
20
Sea Worms have the same taste and texture as celery.
21
Chlorine gas in WWI was made industrially by running an electric current through salt water.
22
Earthworms, specifically nightcrawlers, are way crunchier than you think.
