30 amazing facts that will make you doubt everything

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Have you ever seen the appearance of wonder and astonishment on a child's face when they just learned something remarkable about the world and their minds were blown? As adults, too often, we have complained with our knowledge. We think we are too old to be easily impressed or have free time to be curious and discover things we have never learned at school. But there are always more brain mouthpieces that will make your jaw like a child who has just learned about gravity.

Did you know, for example, that Mona Lisa was suspended in the bathroom of the French monarch? Or the way the letters are organized in the alphabet is entirely random? Or that Pop Group Fargie Black-eyed peas were theVoice of the sister of Charlie Brown Sally in the mid-1980s? You probably have not known at least one of these things. And if you do it, well, we have a lot more factoid facts where they came from. In this case you will find 30 amazing facts that will recall what it sounds like to be a child again. In other words, you will ask yourself everything. And for more changing trivia, brush yourself on the30 amazing facts that will change the way you see the world.

1
We explored less than five percent of the ocean.

Ocean Astonishing Facts
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There is more ocean than the earth on our planet; The ocean covers more than 70% of the land surface. But human beingshave not explored 95% of it yet. What could be there? Who knows? Maybe future Jacques Cousteau will discover. And for savage information on this third rock of the sun, check these30 the craziest facts on the planet Earth you have never known.

2
You have never seen your own eyes, just the reflections of them.

Woman in Mirror Astonishing Facts
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Unless you have picked one of your eyes as the character of a Greek tragedy, you have never seen your own eyes. You have seen reflections of them in pictures or mirrors, yes, but that's about everything. We only assign fugitive insights from our noses and our lips, but our eyes, which are so fundamental for our personalities, are something we live only.

3
A Japanese man survived both the atomic attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and lived at 93 years.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi Astonishing Facts

He was a 29-year-old naval engineer on a business trip to Hiroshima when the first bomb fell. He came home to Nagasaki just in time for the second bomb. It is remarkable that Tsutomu Yamaguchi does not perish in one or the other of these atomic explosions, and it is even more remarkable that he lived in one way or another victory for 65 years before dying of cancer. of the stomach in the early 90s. For more lifestyles, check these50 basic facts about life that everyone should know.

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4
There are more ways to mix a game of cards than stars in the sky.

Friends Playing Cards Astonishing Facts
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There are about 100 billion stars there, which seems a lot. But it's nothing compared to what you can do with a bridge of 52 cards. LightYannay Khaikin Claims 80,000,000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 to 67 Zeros) Different ways to organize A cards bridge, which could be a weak estimate. "Every time you take a well mixed terrace, you almost certainly hold an arrangement of cards that has never already existed and that may not exist," he says.

5
The 50-star American flag was designed by a high school student who got a b-.

American Flag Astonishing Facts
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Ohio Teenager Robert Heft designed the current America's current flag for a high school class project. His teacher was not impressed and gave him a b-, but promised a better quality if he was accepted by his flag. "Good luck with that, child. Oh, wait!" And for more valuable school classes, see these20 US civic courses you have forgotten.

6
Saudi Arabia imports sand and camels from Australia.

Saudi Arabia Desert Astonishing Facts

More than half of the geography of Saudi Arabia is the desert, but all this smooth sand does not make them a lot for construction, where they need the most sand. The sand of the garnet of Australia is the ideal quality for sanding and materials like painting and cement. As for the camels, the Wild Camels of Australia are considered a delicacy in Saudi Arabia, where the camel population was decimated by illness, drought and political instability. Yes, Saudis eat camels like Americans eat cheeses.

7
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

Oxford University Astonishing Facts
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When Oxford is described as the oldest university in the English-speaking world, it is difficult to understand the old. We are not talking old in American terms, where a few hundred years seem like eternally. Oxford was founded almost a millennium, during the year 1096. The state of Tenochtitlan Aztec was founded in 1325. This means that the University was educated Stephen Hawking, Oscar Wilde and 27 British ministers are from 200 years.older that the Aztec Empire. And for more ways to stimulate your trivial night game, see these30 crazy facts about life that can brake you a little.

8
The four-year girls post an average of 390 questions a day.

Mother and Daughter Astonishing Facts

This, according to a retailer reportLittlewoods, is only the average number of questions that the four-year girls ask. This means that parents and teachers answer these questions every minute and 56 seconds of their hours of wake up. At the other end of the spectrum, nine-year-old boys pose an average of 144 questions a day. Which, in all honesty, still seems like a strong dose of curiosity.

9
Google's founders tried to sell their business for $ 750,000.

Google headquarters Astonishing Facts

In 1999, when Google was still considered a start-up, the founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin tried to unload their business on excite, one of the original Internet portals. They initially offered $ 1 million and were spoken to $ 750,000, but excited past. They are probably mobilizing, as today, the brand is worth about $ 120.9 billion today. And for more on the omnipresent E-giant giant, check the15 things you certainly did not know on Google.

10
Once a year, the sky rains with fish in Honduras.

Fish Astonishing Facts
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In Yoro, Honduras, life is difficult. Most of its 93,000 inhabitants live in poverty - with the exception of this special day of the year, the sky rains with fish. This rain of fish or as the inhabitants call it, "Lluvia de Peces", occurs once a year during a torrential rain that can last hours. After the rain is unobstructed, the inhabitants come out of their homes to collect the hundreds of fish that have dispersed on the ground.National Geographic Sent a team to investigate this phenomenon in the 1970s. Whileconfirmed That the event actually take place, they have never been able to indicate why and how it is actually.

11
The probability that you have consumed the same water that Cleopatra is 100%.

Woman Drinking Water Astonishing Facts
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There is no "new water". We basically drink the same water as other human beings appreciated more than 2,000 years ago. It means in a given glass of H2O,Scientists estimate That there will be at least one molecule found in the same water that gathered Cleopatra. Congratulations, you have just exchanged a brooch with an Egyptian dead queen.

12
Our bodies have more bacteria than human cells.

Bacteria Astonishing Facts
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The human body has about 30 billion cells in it. He also has about 39 trillionbacterialcells. This means that your body is more bacteria than man. It's not an urban myth, it wasproved with science. The human cell with the ratio of bacteria is 1: 1.3 and the bacterium iswinner. There is a zombie joke here somewhere, but we are too stunned from all the bacteria of our body to think about it.

13
There are three times more chickens than people.

Chickens Astonishing Facts

Of all the animals you are worried could exceed you, you probably never suspected chickens would have an advantage. But it's true! According to the global Atlas of United Nations production and health, there are 19 billion chickens living in the Earth. For the comparison, there are only 7.4 billion human beings. They have more numerousthree to a. And we eat their eggs! Whenever you crash an opening, try not to think that the chicken population is growing and someone could come for revenge.

14
If sound waves roamed in space, the sun would be stronger than a chainsaw.

Earth and Sun Astonishing Facts
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The sun is about 92.96 million kilometers from us, but it is also a huge burning plasma sphere with temperatures reaching 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. If this sound was somehow able to travel through space and to give it to the ground, solar astrophysicists believe that the intensity of the sound would be about 100 decibels, which is the decibel equivalent of a Chainsaw, jackhammer or tractor. But the noise would never stop. After about eight hours of this DECIBEL range, we all went to become deaf.

15
There is a trash can in the ocean which is the size of Texas.

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Astonishing Facts

This whirlwind, officially called theLarge Pacific garbage patch, Is located between Hawaii and California. In the patch, there are about 1.8 trillion of plastic pieces that meet to weigh the equivalent of 500 large carrier aircraft. It will probably not surprise that all this plastic has a fatal effect on wildlife in the region. On each sample taken from the waste plate, 84 percent contained toxic chemicals in access.

16
Indians of America could already speak English before meeting the pilgrims.

Squanto Astonishing Facts

As you are probably (and I hope) learned in history class, the Aboriginal American Squeto, the Pawtuxet and Massasoit tribe, head of the Wampanoag tribe, bound of friendship with pilgrims and helped them to Surviving when they found themselves poorly equipped against the wrath of their new home. Squeto became the translator and interference for the American Indians and the pilgrims during this period.

However, thestory In the way Squento learned English is the most interesting, otherwise neglected, part of the story. Ten years before he ever met the pilgrims, Squento was taken prisoner by a British vessel and sold in slavery in Spain. It was bought by a Spanish monk who treated him well and taught him English. Then Squento worked for John Slaney, who sympathized with his desire to go home and, finally, returned him to America a few years later.

17
There are 200 corpses on Mount Everest.

Mount Everest Astonishing Facts
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Since 1953, more than 4,000 people have tried to climb this famous (or) summit. Many have succeeded, and a number are dead. The dead do not always go down the mountain, especially if they expired above 26,000 feet, at the top of the Everest known as the "Death Zone". The most famous corpse, known as "green boots", a nickname he got because of his distinctive green boots died in 1996 and was a familiar show at climbers on the main road of the Northeast Ridge during centuries until his body was removed in 2014. They may be hundreds of others, the official estimate is 200 and they stay there as a sinister reminder to climbers who think Everest could be too easy to conquer.

18
One in every 200 alive men are linked to Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan Statue Astonishing Facts
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Yes, that's right, guys. You could be linked to the most legendary of the bellicist story. An international team of geneticists has made the amazingDiscovery That Chief Mongol has about 16 million men in the world with the same Y chromosome.

19
More people are killed by sharks than lawn mowers.

Lawn Mower Astonishing Facts
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Every year, an average of 69 Americans are killed by lawn mowers. Sometimes it is their lawn mowers, orThe lawn mowers of their parentsor that lawn mowerssky During football matches. shark attacks are much less frequent, withonly five people killed in the world last year by sharks.

20
There are more public libraries in the United States than in McDonalds and Starbuckscombined.

Man in Library Astonishing Facts

If you are like us, you probably grumbled that there seems to be either a McDonalds or Starbucks in every corner of America. But we have ever complained of all libraries. Nobody has ever said, "Oh for Pete's love, another library opened in my neighborhood. Do not we have enough of these things? But it is, the libraries considerably more numerous than the two McDonaldsand Starbucks. There are 119,487 libraries in the United States who work in 2018, and just 14146 McDonalds and Starbucks 8222. Think about what the next time you feel pessimistic about our country: it's technically easier to find Books for the loan of a Big Mac.

21
J.P Morgan offered $ 100,000 to anyone who could tell him why his face was so red.

J.P. Morgan Astonishing Facts

J.P Morgan, a banker and a huge financial success during the end of the 19th and early 20th century, everything had money could buy, with the exception of an answer to why his face was soRed. He offered a $ 100,000 reward to anyone, health professional or other, who could explain or heal his red face and huge Weirdly, the purple nose. Nobody had the slightest idea, and Morgan died in 1913, Rougeaud Years before he would have been the rhinophyma diagnosed state.

22
Russia and Pluto are about the same size.

Pluto Astonishing Facts
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You must feel bad for Pluto. He was finally spotted in 1930 and was ranked as the 9th planet of our solar system, only be downgraded to the dwarf planet in 2006, then (a little) restored as a (a little) planet in recent years. The problem of the public image of Pluto has aggravated only when the small planet - which could be determined to have an area of ​​only 16,647,940 square kilometers - slightly smaller than Russia, which extends over 17,075,200 square kilometers . But then NASA sent the new horizons probe for a narrower look in 2015 and found that Pluto was a little more important by 0.1%, a little more than a slight advantage over Russia. It sounds like a victory, but when a shiny planet plays "which is bigger" with a country on a much larger planet, it is just embarrassing for everyone. It would be like a 50-year-old man who competes with a toddler about who has bigger pants.

23
British teenagers believe in Sherlock Holmes more than Winston Churchill.

Winston Churchill Astonishing Facts
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According to a 2008, 20% survey of British adolescents were convinced that Winston Churchill, UK Prime Minister during the Second World War, was a fictional character. Even more depressing, he was convinced that 58% of them were convinced that Sherlock Holmes was a real person.

24
If you put your finger finger in your ear and heal it, it looks like Pac-Man.

Pac-Man Astonishing Facts

It sounds stupid, but you should seriously try it. Be prepared to spend the next time chatting with your friends whether the Creators of Pac-Man were inspired by scratching their ear or if it's just a weird coincidence.

25
Alabama is the only US state with Booze as an official state drink.

Alabama State Sign Astonishing Facts

They chose the Consuh Ridge whiskey, an anti-brown brunette liquor that was originally a prohibition-Era Moonshine, as an official drink of Alabama in 2004. The whiskey manufacturer was then broken for Violations of alcohol law. Sweet Home Alabama, indeed.

26
Jousting is the official sport of Maryland.

Jousting in Maryland Astonishing Facts
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Maryland became the first to declare a state sport when they decided, in 1962, to adopt play, all things, like their official recreation. The joust exists from the medieval era and the Maryland has organized tournaments since colonial times, with many practical and costumes.

27
Squirrels inadvertently plant hundreds of new trees each year.

Squirrel Astonishing Facts
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The great thing about squirrels is that they like to hide walnuts, and they have terrible memories. Apparently, the middle squirrel does not find 74% of walnuts they bury. And some of these nuts, especially if they are acorns, end up becoming baby oaks. The next time you see an oak, be sure to thank a squirrel.

28
More people in the world suffer from obesity than hunger.

Obese Man Astonishing Facts

Recently, scientists have discovered a change towards the bulging belly and far from hunger. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesNoted About 1.5 billion people in the world suffer from obesity, but only 925 million are undernourished. However, this development makes sense when you realize that just in the last 200 years, we have mastered the art of food production, which means that we are a society that, for the most part, will never meet with hunger.

29
Mars is fully populated by robots.

Curiosity Rover on Mars Astonishing Facts

There are no life forms on Mars unless you have robots. Since 1997, when the Mars Pathfinder has landed successfully on the red planet - sending a robotic rover to rollers named his day to conquer ... uh, we meanto explore The planet-Mars has been fully inhabited by robots.

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Arkansas School of the Deaf football team is called leopards. These are the deaf leopards.

Def Leppard Astonishing Facts

If you think it's a language reference in the cheek at the rock band Def Leppard, you would be wrong. The team has been called deaf leopards for at least 1941. and for more terrible group names, see these30 first names for your favorite groups.

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