Why do people know this stuff?
Seriously, I'm all for knowing fun
trivia facts and random bits of
knowledge nuggets, but this is the kind of stuff that really makes you wonder WHY someone knows it and HOW the f**k they ever actually found out. Actually, scratch that last part - I can only imagine and I don't wanna know.
1
If you feel the need to stab someone, stab oranges. They're the same consistency as human flesh
2
Many deaths in the Middle Ages resulted from pigs wandering into peasant homes and eating babies out of their cradles
3
If you put a needle into the gum line between the 7th and 8th tooth you’ll hit a nerve that runs past your nose and up to behind your eye. Hitting this nerve causes excruciating pain that no painkiller will help you with. You’ll basically need to be given local anaesthetic or put in an induced coma to stop feeling it.
4
Redheads require more anesthesia drugs to remain unconscious during surgery
5
Licking marshmallows and sticking them on a car on a night below freezing will cause the marshmallows to adhere so strongly that if they are removed while still frozen they will take the car paint with them
6
1 pound of sugar per 1000 pounds of concrete will ruin the concrete and it will never set firm
7
The farthest fall for a human being to survive without a parachute is 33,300 feet
8
If you shake/jangle your keys at a moth, it will do a backflip (it’s a defence mechanism)
9
MLB umpires are required to wear black underwear in case their pants split during a game
10
It takes approximately 140 bananas (in one sitting) to kill someone
11
If you have a shrimp allergy you also can't eat cicadas
12
The last wild cow died in Krakow, Poland in 1627
13
In order to get bones really white it's best to leave them in bucket of hydrogen peroxide (ideally between 3-6%) for a minimum of 48hrs, or up to a week. It's easy to buy online, but not so easy to buy in large quantities, as it can also be used to make bombs.
14
Before clocks were invented clockwise and counter clockwise were called deisul and widdershins
15
The Defense mechanism of the sea cucumber is to eject its toxic internal organs out of its anus, causing the predator to eat them and die. Also they reproduce by having the female shoot out the egg cell and the male shooting the sperm at it
16
Pigeons sing in 5/4 and 17/8 time signature.
17
Horses can masturbate by hitting their 70cm long dong against their bellies
18
You can substitute blood for eggs in any recipe! 65g of blood can be used in place of one regular egg
19
Urine is historically one of the biggest exports that Newcastle UK ever had. It was used for a variety of purposes especially for making ammonia to make paint
20
"Rats constantly leave a trail of urine while dragging their tails. You can follow the trail with a UV light."
21
Not only is an elephant's penis prehensile it's strong enough to throw a grown man around.
22
Three barleycorns laid end to end is the basis for the inch
23
Saddam Hussein wrote a romance novel
24
It takes roughly 400 people to forge a sword out of "the blood of your enemies"
