25 Random Facts You (Don’t) Need To Know

25 Random Facts You (Don't) Need To Know

Sidney Moyers, Associate Editor-in-Chief

Are you constantly being one-upped by your friends? Do you feel inferior to the “smarter” people around you? Then why not read these fun facts so you can fill your brain with useless knowledge and impress anyone who talks to you.

Fact #1: When a male penguin falls in love with a female penguin, he will search an entire beach just to find the perfect pebble to present to her. See guys? That’s all us ladies really need.

Fact #2: Only 2% of Earth’s population naturally has green eyes. So, to everyone who talks about dreamy blue eyes, green eyes are where it’s at.

Fact #3: New Zealand will deny people residency visas if they have too high of a BMI and there are cases where people have been rejected because of their weight. Seems wrong, doesn’t it?

Fact #4: When wolves howl together, they never howl on the same note. They actually harmonize together to make it seem as if there are more of them.

Fact #5: Dolphins can actually recognize themselves in the mirror and even admire themselves. We can’t blame them though, they are pretty cool.

Fact #6: An ant’s sense of smell is actually stronger than a dog’s.

Fact #7: Cat kidneys are so efficient they can re-hydrate by drinking the saltiest of seawater.

Fact #8: Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges.

Fact #9: Some tumors can grow hair, bones and teeth. If that doesn’t absolutely terrify you, I don’t know what will.

Fact #10: Cherries can cause cancer cells to commit suicide.

Fact #11: Sharks can be pregnant for up to four years. Go moms.

Fact #12: Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand what it means when you point.

Fact #13: Shrimp can’t swim forward, only backwards. Poor guys.

Fact #14: Frogs are only able to swallow while their eyes are closed.

Fact #15: Chocolate’s recipe used to call for chili powder rather than sugar. Yum?

Fact #16: A human brain is about 80% water. Doesn’t really make sense when we call people air heads then, does it?

Fact #17: Planet Jupiter spins so quickly that the sun rises every 10 hours.

Fact #18: On average, a person will spend a total of 6 months waiting on a red light to turn green in their lifetime. Wow. What a waste of time.

Fact #19: Think that your ex was one in a million? Well, there are actually around 7,184 more people out there that are just like them.

Fact #20: You are unable to snore and dream at the same time.

Fact #21: Gorillas burp when they are happy. So, the next time a friend or family member burps during dinner, just think, it’s really just their compliment to the chef.

Fact #22: When 111,111,111 is multiplied by 111,111,111 it equals 12,345,678,987,654,321. Ahhh, how satisfying.

Fact #23: A tarantula can live without food for more than two years. How long can you go?

Fact #24: Birds are unable to pee.

Fact #25: If you started with $0.01 and doubled your money every day, it would only take 27 days to become a millionaire. Better start saving your pennies.

Source: Facts Daily, Livin3