25 Fun Facts That Will Make You Instantly Smile
These little-known anecdotes will make your day that much better - because who doesn't love looking at pictures of adorably fuzzy sea otters?!
Okay, technically we're all made of stardust, but that's still pretty cool. Recent research found that humans and the galaxy share 97% of the same kind of atoms.
Sunflowers will follow the sun as it moves across the sky, but their lunar counterparts only open after nightfall or on cloudy days.
The Ukrainian rails actually service an industrial train, but couples can still hitch a ride and make a wish, according to a new tourist legend.
They'll also anchor themselves to seaweed so they don't drift away. Smart!
It took 168 trucks over a week to deliver enough sand for this carefully sculpted masterpiece.
The National Confectioners Association recognizes everything from National Milk Chocolate Day to National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day. National Chocolate Day alone happens three times annually: July 7, October 28 and December 28. We support this.
The little chicks start off as black fuzzballs, and then develop their signature clown faces later on.
Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor were married for 18 years until Allwine's death in 2009.
A small 2016 study found that people who possess a strong need for cognition move around less than those who avoid mentally taxing tasks. The not-so-scientific inference: Laying around a lot just might mean you're brainier.
The red, orange and yellow pigments only show once chlorophyll - the chemical that makes leaves green - breaks down in the autumn.
Kraft Foods once surveyed hundreds of Oreo eaters and sussed it out: Biters are easy-going and self-confident, while dunkers displayed more energetic and adventurous qualities. Twisters, on the other hand, are sensitive and trendy.
An astronomer even designed a special watch that relies on "lunations," or the amount of time it takes for the moon to revolve and rotate around the Earth.
That adds up to a whopping total of 3 billion pies per year, or 46 slices per person.
Since people possess an instinct for facial mimicry, your grin can literally turn someone's frown upside down.
While historians have only recently recognized their achievements, the female mathematicians participated in a World War II program coding instructions into the revolutionary Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC).
They're just like human kiddos, except a tad bigger.
The "Trembling Giant" in Utah's Fishlake National Forest includes over 47,000 quaking aspen trees that share same root system. Some scientists estimate it's close to a million years old.
Mystery solved! While botanists consider them fruits, the Supreme Court legally declared them vegetables in an 1886 case on import taxes.
The championship once aired on ESPN, but for some reason the sport hasn't quite taken off.
Theodore Geisel's editor didn't believe the author could write a book in 50 words or less. The finished product contains 50 words on the dot.
Sea Otters
These little-known anecdotes will make your day that much better - because who doesn't love looking at pictures of adorably fuzzy sea otters?!
These little-known anecdotes will make your day that much better — because who doesn't love looking at pictures of adorably fuzzy sea otters?!
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