Some common sense sayings are so surprising that it can be hard to believe they are accurate. But while you shouldn’t trust everything you read online, we went ahead and researched it to find 25 totally verifiable weird and surprising facts you can use to impress your friends. Did you know that Jupiter’s famous Red Spot is a storm that has been raging for more than 200 years, making fish cough, or why “Bluetooth” is called “Bluetooth”? Read on to find out the answers to those questions—20+ more.
25 New Amazing Facts
Fact #1
When you are shy, the lining of your stomach as well as your face turns red, this is because your circulatory system increases the flow of blood throughout your body, especially more towards the abdomen and head. .
Fact #2
It is common knowledge that the Moon revolves around the Earth, but not everyone is aware of the fact that the distance between the Moon and the Earth is increasing. According to the BBC, it moves 1.48 inches away from our planet every year, which is about the same speed at which human nails grow.
Fact #3
The hummingbird flaps its wings a remarkable 80 times per second! They don’t flap their wings, they curl them into a figure 8, which makes it even more remarkable!
Fact #4
You remember from grade school that all humans are mostly made up of 70 percent water, but never right after we were born. According to NASA, newborn babies are 78 percent water, while adults’ water content drops to about 55 percent to 60 percent.
Fact #6
We consider woolly mammoths to be ancient creatures that roamed the earth long before humans came on the scene. But the fact is that these giant animals were still around when the Great Pyramid of Giza was built, around 2580 to 2560 BC. According to the BBC, the last woolly mammoths disappeared from Wrangel Island in the Russian region of the Arctic Ocean about 4,000 years ago.
Fact #7
The average depth of the oceans is 12,100 feet, and because light waves can only penetrate 330 feet of water, everything is dark below that point. The fact that most of the Earth, about three-quarters is just water, means that most of the Earth exists in complete darkness at all times.
Fact #8
Dogs use their 18 muscles to move their ears. These 18 muscles allow dogs to move their ears in a complex manner, which is important for hearing sounds. In addition, your dog’s ears can give you a clue as to how they are feeling: If they lie flat against their head, your dog may be scared. If they are pointing straight up, they are alert and on the case.
Fact #9
Blood contains oxygen and other vital nutrients that all the organs of the body need to stay healthy and function properly. Your heart is also the hardest working muscle in your body: it pumps more than 2,000 gallons of blood a day and beats more than 2.5 billion times over a 70-year lifespan.
Fact11
The “giant squid” has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom. Squid eyes can be the same size as a volleyball.
Fact #12
There are 222 species of owls in the world. Most are nocturnal, but some are also active during the day, such as the barred owl.
Fact #14
The Moon makes one revolution on its axis in about 27 days. On one side of the Moon, the day time lasts for about 13 and a half days, followed by darkness for 13 and a half nights. When sunlight hits the surface of the Moon, temperatures can reach up to 260°F (127°C). When the sun goes down, temperatures can drop to -280°F (-173°C). Temperature changes throughout the Moon, as both the near and far sides experience sunlight every lunar year or terrestrial month due to the Moon’s rotation.
Fact #15
Not only do humans have “unique fingerprints”, but humans have “unique tongue-prints” as well!
Tongue print is a new biometric authentication device that is unique and cannot be easily forged as no two tongue prints are the same.
Fact #16
Dog urine contains markers that inform other dogs about its presence, social status, and sexual availability. Dogs raise their legs as high as they can so that they can “better deliver their message” and let its scent carry through. A 2018 study found that small dogs try to raise their legs even higher to make them appear larger to other dogs around.
