YOUR DAILY DOSE OF RANDOM FACTS (Extended)
The oldest known goldfish lived 43 years. (goldfish can also get HUGE)
You can make a diamond out of peanut butter. (it’s really expensive tho)
A dentist invented the electric chair (that checks)
The company Nintendo was founded in 1889, originally a card playing company, that is only a few months after the Eiffel Tower was constructed.
In the deep sea, male anglerfish don’t just mate with the females. The tiny males bite onto a much larger female and dissolve into her body, leaving behind not much more than a living sack of sperm she can use whenever she wants to lay eggs. (#girlbossidk?)
Comets smell like rotten eggs. A comet smells like rotten eggs, urine, burning matches, and… almonds. (yuck)
LEGO bricks withstand compression better than concrete, but we don’t build with them because making life size lego bricks would be too expensive.
You don't like the sound of your own voice because of the bones in your head. This may be because the bones in our head make our voice sound deeper. (this explains a lot)
There are rainbows on Venus, one of them is called a glory. (picture below)
You can smell ants. Many species of ants release strong-smelling chemicals when they’re angry, threatened or being squished. Trap-jaw ants release a chocolatey smell when annoyed, while citronella ants earn their name from the lemony odour they give off. (ant scented candles?)
It’s impossible to swallow your own tongue. (good to know tbh)
You’ll spend about three and a half years of your life blinking (makes a lot of sense considering my time management skills)
Medieval war horses were hilariously small – basically no bigger than ponies today (I can just picture the knights going like “CUPCAKE, INTO BATTLE!! CHARGE!!)
Mars isn’t actually round, it’s shaped like a rugby ball. (This was insane to me)
You’re welcome >:D
