20 Facts You Likely Don't Know

The type of fun knowledge you can use to impress your friends.

Published 9 years ago

The type of fun knowledge you can use to impress your friends.

1
The term "piss poor" came from people selling their urine to early taxidermists for the purpose of tanning animal hides.

2
Chickens have ear lobes and their color can be a good predictor of the color of their eggs.

3
UBER drivers are frequently lured & attacked by metered cab drivers in Malaysia.
4
Bob Ross's iconic afro was the result of a perm he got when he was broke and needed to save money on haircuts. The hairstyle was uncomfortable for him, but he was stuck with it after it became an important part of his image and brand.

5
A French team of scientists lead a scientific study which concluded that squirt is actually pee. Case closed.
6
Channing Tatum burned the skin off of the head of his penis while filming The Eagle.
7
The US Navy diving manual has detailed instructions for escaping a giant clam.

8
Reindeer eyes change blue in the winter.
9
France classifies books as an "essential good," along with electricity, bread, and water.
10
Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey in Friends, and comedian Louis CK were classmates in both junior high and high school.

11
It's illegal to own hamsters as pets in Hawaii.
12
In 1970, a state commission in Mississippi voted to ban Sesame Street because of its "highly integrated cast of children".
13
The Mongolian death worm, is a creature living in the Gobi desert that can grow up to 5 feet long and spew corrosive acid.

14
The word restaurant was first used to refer to an inexpensive soup sold by street vendors as an antidote to physical exhaustion.
15
A small magnet implanted in a human hand can allow one to sense magnetic fields. This body mod can be very useful in professions that work with electric currents, allowing the detection of live wires and avoiding electric shock.
16
In some places the fire department will send you a bill after responding to an emergency call.

17
Auditioning for the role of Captain Picard, Patrick Stewart had initially brought a toupee out of concern over his baldness. Gene Roddenberry told him to ditch it.
18
Transgender people are subject to be banned from getting a driver's license in Russia.
19
Bubble wrap was originally designed to be a three-dimensional wall paper.

20
Plastic-eating mushroom was discovered in the Amazon rainforest.
21
1 in 4 children born on the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation is born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
22
Despite millions of views thanks to "Rickrolling", Rick Astley has only made $12 from performance royalties from his video of "Never Gonna Give You Up."