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Did You Know Facts That Will Help You Discover Something New

Justina Čiapaitė and
Marisha Kazaryan
Publish Not your original work? Add source Let's start with the basics. What are "fun" facts and what's so fun about them? The thing with fun facts is that you could continue living your life perfectly well without this information, but knowing it is somehow cool. Usually, they're not the kind of things you learn at school but more like random facts about life around you, which you find out through experience, hear from someone, or read about in a Bored Panda article. Did you know that there are apps and websites that will give you daily facts on a variety of topics or on one specific one? Many teachers claim that collecting random cool facts and sharing them with the class often helps them in the study process. Kids love hearing stuff that is not in the textbooks and, as a result, end up with tons of useful knowledge. But don't think that this only works for kids. Fun facts for adults are just as entertaining and stimulating. Reading them is a good way to help your brain wake up during your morning coffee or while relaxing on your lunch break. Also, it really is an effective method to learn a lot of interesting facts that could change your perspective on many things. In this article, we have collected tons of fun facts that you will hopefully enjoy. You'll probably also discover something new you didn't know before. What was the most interesting random fact you have ever learned? Share with us in the comments. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Cherophobia is the word for the irrational fear of being happy. healthline.com Report 24points POST xolitaire xolitaire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago shouldnt it be Cheerophobia then? 2 2points reply View more comments #2 Apples wake you up more than coffee in the morning. blogs.cornell.edu Report 22points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I'd have to test that theory 1 1point reply View more comments #3 The chief translator of the European Parliament speaks 32 languages fluently. newstatesman.com Report 20points POST Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Oh wow! 2 2points reply View more comments #4 The Netherlands is so safe, it doesn’t have enough inmates to fill its prisons, so it rents out places to other countries. theguardian.com Report 20points POST Éowyn The Detransitioner Éowyn The Detransitioner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago That is actually very smart! 1 1point reply #5 You can survive longer without food than you can without sleep. sleepio.com Report 20points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Oh, I knew this one. 2 2points reply #6 The brain of Einstein was stolen when he died. npr.org Report 19points POST Marek Čtrnáct Marek Čtrnáct Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago IIRC, Einstein specifically did NOT wish that his brain becomes an object of study. His wish was promptly ignored. 1 1point reply View more comments #7 In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig. abcnews.go.com Report 17points POST doubledutch doubledutch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I love this, they should do it worldwide (and for rats too, they're not meant to be solitary). My heart breaks for lonely and bored pets 3 3points reply View more comments #8 You share your birthday with about 20 million people. thoughtco.com Report 17points POST SerumSeven SerumSeven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yeah, but they never show up to the parties. 11 11points reply View more comments #9 Queen Elizabeth II trained as a mechanic during WWII. nationalww2museum.org Report 17points POST Chan Heng Li (Zhonghuass) Chan Heng Li (Zhonghuass) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago We all miss her 2 2points reply View more comments #10 The first written use of "OMG" was in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill. smithsonianmag.com Report 16points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Can almost see British Intelligence trying their darndest to figure out what special code was being used before slapping their collective foreheads at the explanation. 0 0points reply View more comments #11 Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport. olympics.com Report 16points POST Éowyn The Detransitioner Éowyn The Detransitioner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I want to compete! 1 1point reply View more comments #12 Once McDonald's created broccoli that tastes like bubble gum. businessinsider.com Report 15points POST Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Had to find out more, so thought I'd share- https://www.eater.com/2014/11/14/7220413/mcdonald-s-almost-included-bubble-gum-flavored-broccoli-in-happy-meals 0 0points reply #13 The Hawaiian alphabet contains only 13 letters. omniglot.com Report 15points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Postman must have an easy job then 0 0points reply #14 In 2014, there was a Tinder match in Antarctica. thecut.com Report 15points POST ojjunior ojjunior Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Please tell us the history. 3 3points reply #15 In 1927, Santa Claus received an official pilot's license. loc.gov Report 14points POST ojjunior ojjunior Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Phew. Finally Ryanair can hire him now. 3 3points reply #16 It only takes six minutes for alcohol to affect your brain. sciencedaily.com Report 14points POST SerumSeven SerumSeven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Thank goodness. 4 4points reply #17 The majority of plant life is located in the ocean. oceansyrup.com Report 14points POST #18 The Aztecs invented popcorn. npr.org Report 14points POST Laika-Mutton Laika-Mutton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I am forever in their debt. 0 0points reply View more comments #19 Depression is the most common mental illness. mhanational.org Report 14points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Wow. The number must be really high. 0 0points reply #20 Apart from Vitamin C, eggs contain every single vitamin. healthline.com Report 14points POST #21 Someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay but was stopped once the bid reached $3,000. medium.com Report 14points POST #22 Cutting down a cactus in Arizona might get you 25 years in prison. lawinfo.com Report 14points POST Marek Čtrnáct Marek Čtrnáct Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Also, your toilet seat in prison will be made from that cactus (not actually true, but should be). 0 0points reply View more comments #23 The actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie mouse got married in real life. washingtonpost.com Report 14points POST K- THULU K- THULU Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I don't want to imagine their wedding night.....those voices... 3 3points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 There was a prehistoric dragonfly that's wings spanned more than two feet. askabiologist.asu.edu Report 13points POST Scout Finch Scout Finch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Dragonflies are awesome! 4 4points reply View more comments #25 A Brazilian man was killed when a cow fell through the roof and landed on him as he was in bed. bbc.com Report 13points POST Mia Black Mia Black Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) For all wondering how but don't want to click the link: "The one-tonne cow was grazing on a hill behind the small house, in the town of Caratinga, when it stepped onto the asbestos roof, which collapsed under its weight. Joao Maria de Souza, 45, was lying in bed when the animal fell on him. He was taken to hospital and died the day after, reportedly of internal bleeding. " 6 6points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 The winning vehicle's speed in the first U.S. race was seven miles per hour. encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org Report 13points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Today, you'd get a lot of honking. 0 0points reply #27 "Arachibutyrophobia" is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. verywellmind.com Report 13points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I counter that with butter over my peanut butter so it doesn't stick to my mouth - but only with toast, otherwise it's spoon directly in the jar. -1 -1point reply #28 Once fans cheered so loudly during a Louisiana State University football game that it was registered as an earthquake on a local seismograph. wbrz.com Report 13points POST ojjunior ojjunior Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago A very reliable seismograph... 1 1point reply View more comments #29 There's a Starbucks cup in every shot in the movie Fight Club. fightclubstarbucks.tumblr.com Report 13points POST #30 Birds in Minnesota get drunk off of berries. npr.org Report 13points POST S Mi S Mi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Not just Minnesota though 5 5points reply View more comments #31 Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of glasses and around 70 wands during the making of the Harry Potter movies. twitter.com Report 13points POST Grudge-holding Treefrog Grudge-holding Treefrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Well, if you’re not used to glasses, you don’t know how to avoid getting them broken 0 0points reply View More Replies... View more comments #32 Three U.S. presidents—Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter—have won Grammys. upvenue.com Report 13points POST #33 It's against the law to feed pigeons on the streets or sidewalks of San Francisco. sfpublicworks.org Report 13points POST ojjunior ojjunior Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Glad I didn't end in Alcatraz... 2 2points reply View more comments #34 More than 10% of the world population is left-handed. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report 13points POST Helen Downey Helen Downey Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The best people are 4 4points reply #35 Pandas fake pregnancy for better care. edition.cnn.com Report 13points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago So they fake it with humans or other pandas? 0 0points reply #36 Crocodiles are one of the oldest living species, having survived for more than 200 million years. pbs.org Report 13points POST Oerff On Tour Oerff On Tour Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Only superceded by sharks, 250 million years 1 1point reply #37 Cotton candy was invented by a dentist. nationalgeographic.com Report 13points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yeah, to get more patients. 0 0points reply #38 The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. nts.org.uk Report 13points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I heard that. The reason being that the Lion is England's national animal and the two are supposed to be mortal enemies. 2 2points reply View more comments #39 The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest book ever published that doesn't contain the letter 'e.' abebooks.com Report 12points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago It's called an Oulipo. George Perec wrote La Disparition in French, translated to English by Gilbert Adair as A Void ~1969 and has 256 pages. Gadsby has ~260 pages. The letter "e" is one of the most used, if not the most, in both English and French so that was a feat in itself. 2 2points reply View more comments #40 There is a ninja shortage in Japan. npr.org Report 12points POST Jeremy Bode Jeremy Bode Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Maybe we just can't see them. 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #41 Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words. shakespeare-online.com Report 12points POST #42 Scientists made a "nanoguitar" which is the size of a human blood cell. news.cornell.edu Report 12points POST doubledutch doubledutch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago What is this, a guitar for....microbes?? 0 0points reply View More Replies... View more comments #43 The urine of all mammals glows under a blacklight, but especially cats. thoughtco.com Report 12points POST Albert Albert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The urine of all humans and every animal glows under a blacklight, because it contains phosphorus. 6 6points reply View More Replies... View more comments #44 The majority of dust found in households is made from dead skin. info.hughesenv.com Report 12points POST xolitaire xolitaire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago That's a myth. 1 1point reply View more comments #45 Green diamonds are the rarest type of diamond. naturaldiamonds.com Report 12points POST Oerff On Tour Oerff On Tour Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Colorless diamonds, though being more expensive than blue, red or yellow ones, are the most common. The Beers are stockpiling them in massive vaults, just to keep prices up 1 1point reply View more comments #46 Charles Darwin's personal pet tortoise didn't die until recently. nbcnews.com Report 12points POST #47 The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died. sfgate.com Report 12points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Eww 0 0points reply #48 Indians spend 10+ hours a week reading, more than any other country in the world. examinedexistence.com Report 12points POST Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I'm curious to know how accurate the assessment of this is, as many people overestimate how much they read when asked. I think some populations might do so more often than others. Not saying the fact isn't true, just curious how it is assessed. 0 0points reply #49 There was a fifth Beatle named Stuart Sutcliffe. edition.cnn.com Report 12points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The Fifth of Four. (Discworld reference) 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #50 The largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide. worldatlas.com Report 12points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago You must be really fast to do this. 0 0points reply #51 Beauty and the Beast was written to help girls accept arranged marriages. theatlantic.com Report 12points POST Elliot Fowler Elliot Fowler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) How? is it cause an arranged husband is seen as a beast by a woman at first but then with time he turns into a prince 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #52 The Chupa Chups logo was designed by Salvador Dalí. chupachups.co.uk Report 12points POST #53 When heated in the microwave, grapes light on fire. pnas.org Report 11points POST #54 Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper. smithsonianmag.com Report 11points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yeah I can tell why that didn't pan out. 0 0points reply #55 Scientists once gave mice superhero-like night vision using nanoparticles. science.org Report 11points POST #56 French fries were invented in Belgium. nationalgeographic.com Report 11points POST #57 Small breeds of dogs live longer than larger breeds. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report 11points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yeah, I head this has something to do with how quickly a big dog's critical organs give out from overwork compared to their smaller counterparts. I do know my miniature dachshund made it to 21 while her "puppy," a great Dane, passed at 11. 1 1point reply View more comments #58 The only mammal that can fly are bats. doi.gov Report 11points POST xolitaire xolitaire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago every mammal can fly once. 5 5points reply View More Replies... View more comments #59 Your funny bone is actually a nerve. houstonmethodist.org Report 11points POST Mark Berry Mark Berry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago That's not very humerus. 1 1point reply #60 David Bowie helped topple the Berlin Wall. bethroars.com Report 11points POST #61 You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from two miles away. practically.com Report 11points POST #62 The world's most successful pirate was a woman. atlasobscura.com Report 11points POST Elliot Fowler Elliot Fowler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Ching Shih. She had so much men, power, and money that the largest and strongest empires in the world at that time were not able to defeat her. He actually surrendered of her own free will, got to keep her money, and live out the rest of her days in freedom. She won piracy. 8 8points reply View more comments #63 The Aurora Borealis has a sister phenomenon in the southern hemisphere called the Aurora Australis. smithsonianmag.com Report 11points POST #64 Scots have more than 400 words for "snow." bbc.com Report 11points POST Marek Čtrnáct Marek Čtrnáct Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Most of them, however, are obscene. 0 0points reply #65 In the 16th century, poets exchanged rap battle-like stylized insults in an act called "flyting." atlasobscura.com Report 11points POST #66 Brunch was originally invented to cure hangovers. gothamist.com Report 11points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Hence the inclusion of Mimosas 0 0points reply #67 A group of frogs is called an army. toadsnfrogs.com Report 11points POST Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago How have I not heard the collective noun of frogs before? 0 0points reply #68 The scientific terminology for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”. hopkinsmedicine.org Report 11points POST #69 Leonardo DiCaprio improvised his famous Titanic quote, “I’m the king of the world.” bbc.co.uk Report 11points POST Bored Person Bored Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 month ago What was the line meant to be? 0 0points reply #70 Google images was literally created after Jennifer Lopez wore that infamous dress at the 2000 Grammys. project-syndicate.org Report 11points POST Hey! 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Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Worth seeing. -1 -1point reply #71 Spaghetto, confetto, and graffito are the singular forms of spaghetti, confetti, and graffiti. bonappetit.com Report 10points POST Peter H Peter H Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Also “panino/panini”, but good luck ordering “a panino.” 1 1point reply View more comments #72 There's a toilet museum. sulabhtoiletmuseum.org Report 10points POST #73 Rabbits eat their feces. mcgill.ca Report 10points POST Red Ruffensor Red Ruffensor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Only the green ones. 1 1point reply #74 A cat spends most of its life sleeping. britannica.com Report 10points POST Asher Tye Asher Tye Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And the rest of it lightly napping 0 0points reply #75 Koalas can sleep for up to 20 hours a day. environment.des.qld.gov.au Report 10points POST Jodi Rinker Jodi Rinker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago largely because they're too stupid to eat anything but eucalyptus (they even won't eat it if presented on a plate instead of a tree-like structure) and it has almost no nutritional value 1 1point reply #76 Cows do not have upper front teeth. bestfarmanimals.com Report 10points POST irishgoatgirl irishgoatgirl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Same with goats - they've got a 'dental pad' which is like one big tooth on the top half of their mouth 4 4points reply #77 A person will sleep an average of 25 years in their lifetime. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report 10points POST #78 Monopoly is the most played board game in the world. guinnessworldrecords.com Report 10points POST SerumSeven SerumSeven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And the cause of most interfamilial murders. 4 4points reply View more comments #79 Women buy 96% of candles produced. chicagotribune.com Report 10points POST Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I wonder what percentage are bought by churches and other religious places like temples? 0 0points reply #80 You only get bitten by female mosquitoes. cdc.gov Report 10points POST Mia Black Mia Black Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And not all mosquito species Do this, as far as i know 4 4points reply View more comments #81 Camels are not born with humps. pbs.org Report 10points POST Mark Berry Mark Berry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And their mothers are thankful. 3 3points reply View more comments #82 NASCAR drivers can lose up to 10 pounds in sweat due to high temperatures during races. cbssports.com Report 10points POST See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #83 The IKEA catalog is the most widely printed book in history. guinnessworldrecords.com Report 10points POST Albert Albert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Nope, it's the most widely printed CATALOG! The most printed book is still the Bible. 6 6points reply View more comments #84 The cracking sound your joints make is the sound of gases being released. health.clevelandclinic.org Report 10points POST xolitaire xolitaire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago No it's not. It CAN be gases. But the cracking can also have several other reasons. 1 1point reply #85 In the '90s, North Korean teachers were required to play the accordion. definition.org Report 10points POST Marek Čtrnáct Marek Čtrnáct Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Does the regime's cruelty know no bounds? :( 1 1point reply #86 The world’s first cosmonaut was a dog named Laika. britannica.com Report 10points POST SerumSeven SerumSeven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Remind us again...what happened to that dog? 2 2points reply View More Replies... View more comments #87 Vikings discovered Russia. history.com Report 10points POST Oerff On Tour Oerff On Tour Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago They also discovered what's now known as America. Columbus only discovered The Dominican Republic/Haiti 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #88 The smallest bones in your body are found in the ear. hci.net.in Report 10points POST Bored Person Bored Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 month ago The malleus, incus and stapes bones 2 2points reply #89 The world's longest walking distance is 14,000 miles. reddit.com Report 10points POST Oerff On Tour Oerff On Tour Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Nobody has got time for that! 0 0points reply View more comments #90 Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. history.com Report 10points POST Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And it is its own capital city! 3 3points reply View more comments #91 The average household in U.S. has 300,000 things in it. nbcnews.com Report 9points POST xolitaire xolitaire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago its not nice to call your family members things 2 2points reply View more comments #92 A broken laser pointer was the first item to be sold on eBay. ebayinc.com Report 9points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Someone was bored. 2 2points reply See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #93 In Antarctica, the ice sheet averages just over 7,000 feet thick, but is more than twice that thick in places. nsf.gov Report 9points POST #94 There's a Guinness World Record for the stretchiest skin. guinnessworldrecords.com Report 9points POST #95 Extreme ironing is an actual sport. nytimes.com Report 9points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I'd lose. 0 0points reply #96 The shoe size of Lady Liberty is 879. telegraph.co.uk Report 9points POST #97 The U.S. Supreme Court building has a basketball court. si.com Report 9points POST Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago It's on the top and known as the highest court, lol 2 2points reply #98 Wombat feces is cube-shaped. nationalgeographic.com Report 9points POST #99 Cheesemakers are studying whether music can change the taste of cheese. npr.org Report 9points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago My nose smells cheese when I'm about to get a pneumonia. My doctor laughed at me the first time, but never again. He sends me to x-rays when I complain of this. 2 2points reply View More Replies... View more comments #100 Shark attacks threaten the internet. slate.com Report 9points POST Tx jac Tx jac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago ??? Explain please? 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #101 You can get your eyeballs tattooed. allure.com Report 9points POST Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Doesn't mean you should... 0 0points reply #102 Honey never spoils. compoundchem.com Report 9points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Same as chocolate, I think. 0 0points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #103 White is considered the safest color for a car. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report 9points POST S Mi S Mi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Except....winter and cloudy days. Lime yellows and oranges or most visible under more circumstances 4 4points reply View more comments #104 Instant coffee was made in 1901. historyofcoffee.net Report 9points POST Mark Berry Mark Berry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago , but it's pretty stale by now. 4 4points reply View more comments #105 The staple food of 50% of the world population is rice. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report 9points POST #106 70% of the world’s toys are made in China. chinabusinessreview.com Report 9points POST #107 There are more chickens in the world than there are people. economist.com Report 9points POST #108 Humans have just 1 bone fewer than horses. eclectic-horseman.com Report 9points POST #109 The Dead Sea is an inland lake. britannica.com Report 9points POST #110 President Lyndon B. Johnson owned a water-surfing car. mentalfloss.com Report 9points POST SerumSeven SerumSeven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Which he drove with his p*nis. 0 0points reply #111 Male students at Brigham Young University in Utah need special permission to grow a beard. hrs.byu.edu Report 9points POST SerumSeven SerumSeven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yeah, and they need extra-special permission to be of African descent, because the Mormon church is run by toolbags. 1 1point reply #112 The average mammal empties its bladder in 21 seconds. cos.gatech.edu Report 8points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The average male wouldn't believed that from a female. Just saying; we stay longing in there. 0 0points reply See Also on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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