I had the most random thought as I logged into the Cove today and saw the Cove's birthday banner on the corner of the page. I've mentioned before that I'm not a horoscope kinda person, but I ended up Googling '27 February star sign' and it turns out the Poetry Cove is a Pisces! (maybe the fish could be its unofficial mascot?) :P
So my question to you is, what random fun facts do you know? Share below whenever they come into your head!
A typical cough is 60 mph while a sneeze is often faster than 100 mph.
Love these. Here's another fact: Joe Strummer from The Clash was born in Turkey to British diplomat parents, and was fluent in Turkish growing up.
The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal
The Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, who lived in the 1700s, reportedly invented the sandwich so he wouldn’t have to leave his gambling table to eat.
Also, did you know that tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable?
New York was briefly named 'New Orange'.
The dot above an i or j is called a 'tittle'
David Bowie's left pupil was dilated not because he was born with heterochromia, but because he got punched by a school friend during a fight over a girl.
Australia is wider than the moon apparently.
"Octopuses have 3 hearts,because two pump blood to the gills,and a larger hearts circulates blood to the rest of the body.Octopuses have 9 brains because in addition to the central brain,each of 8 arms has a mini brain that allow it to act independently."
And Octopuses have 8 arms because its common knowledge.
Three hearts thank you to WWE.
And 9 brains because of this website.
The human eye can distinguish more shades of green than any other colour.
If you fell into a black hole and your feet were at the event horizon and your head at the singularity, then your head and feet would be traveling at different speeds.
When Shakespeare said that all the world's a stage, he referred ancient theater structures of Ancient Greek Architecture. Because when you sit the top of the seats, you don't only see the stage you see the whole world till the horizon. I learned this from my teacher, i trust her.
Amazing facts, all! Thanks for sharing :) I've also heard there is a company called Recompose that turns loved ones into compost post-mortem (as an eco-friendly burial option). The body completely breaks down, and the family can do whatever they'd like with that compost afterwards: sometimes they take it home and plant a tree, or the compost is taken to a forest where it remains there forever.
But on a lighter note, one of my favourite fun facts (or plausible theories) of all time is that Sultan Mehmet II (who conquered Istanbul in 1453 during the rise of the Ottoman Empire) was allegedly in a long-term love affair with a Romanian prince named Radu the Handsome... the younger brother of the real life Count Dracula. It's never been proven, but Mehmet II was openly bisexual, and there were rumours about Radu's sexuality also. How Netflix hasn't caught onto this yet, I'll never know.
I used to have a book of random facts. One of the facts I remember is that you're more likely to die from a vending machine than you are from a shark.
Did you know that there is a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef?
Eternal Reefs uses some of the cremated remains of a person and mix it in with concrete to create a "pearl" upon whose surface their loved ones and friends can write messages. It is completely ecologically safe. The pearl is placed in what the company calls a "reef ball" which is dropped into the sea and provides a new habitat for sea life.
My house is part of a row of weavers cottages built in 1792. They were owned by the local landowner. The weavers lived on the ground floor of the cottages and worked on the top floors, which were not separated by walls from it neighbour but open plan. The term cottage industry was coined from this co-operative working in rows of cottages.
They would have spun and woven pieces of wollen cloth to sell at the local Piecehall Market.
The Halifax Piecehall is the only surviving Hall of its type. It has recently been converted. There are many local traders bars & restaurants in the Piecehall now, where originally pieces of wollen cloth would have been traded. It's also a music venue where the biggest music stars now want to use.
It's recently been used for the Russian backdrop for the new Marvel movie!
See Russian Market below!
The Halifax Gibbet was beheading convicts 5 centuries before it's famous french cousin the Guillotine.
Invented in 1789 by Antoine Louise a French doctor! And first used in 1792!
Oh this will be a good thread Shen, bravo! Unfortunately all random knowledge has escaped me right now, but as bits come back to me I will post them! Can't wait to see the random bits of knowledge appear!