diff --git a/randfacts/safe.txt b/randfacts/safe.txt index 2a14eaa..65ea424 100644 --- a/randfacts/safe.txt +++ b/randfacts/safe.txt @@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ More Colombians die every year from American tobacco than Americans die from Col Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska, and Maine have all banned billboards. Brazil was once called "United States of Brazil." The least corrupt countries in the world are New Zealand and Denmark, according to the Corruptions Perception Index. -The national anthem of Spain has no words Christopher Columbus correctly predicted an eclipse to trick the native inhabitants of Jamaica into giving him food and supplies. The city of Lusail, host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final game, does not exist yet Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S., was also a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. @@ -5454,7 +5453,6 @@ Neanderthals Mass Produced Tools in a "Flintstone Factory" 60,000 Years Ago Three Presidents Have Died on July 4th Scientists Believe They've Found Fossils from the Day the Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs Barry Manilow Wrote the State Farm and Band-Aid Jingles -The "ManhattAnt" Is a Species of Ant Unique to New York City Mr. Clean's Name Changes Around the Globe The Earth Weighs About 13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Pounds The World's Oldest Tortoise is Twice as Old as Queen Elizabeth @@ -5476,7 +5474,6 @@ Barbie and Ken Have Full Names About 1 Out of Every 2,000 Babies Is Born With a Tooth T-Mobile Owns the Color Magenta The Only Words That Rhyme With "Purple" Are "Hirple" and "Curple" -The Spanish National Anthem Has No Lyrics The Vatican's ATMs Are in Latin There Are Frogs Smaller Than Your Fingernails Spotted Skunks Do Handstands @@ -5586,7 +5583,6 @@ Betty White Predates Sliced Bread Random Facts Infographics There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. The Grand Theft Auto franchise has lawsuits that total over $1 billion. -All clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20. A dime has 118 ridges on its edge. On average, a secretary will use its left hand for 56% of what they type on a keyboard. The largest pair of eyes in the world belongs to the giant squid. @@ -5618,7 +5614,6 @@ Children are born less frequently on Saturdays. Danish mothers are known to be the most hardworking moms in the world. 75 burgers are sold in McDonald's every second. 1,700 people become millionaires every day in the U.S. -You can't hum while holding your nose. You are more likely to have a weird or scary dream when sleeping on your stomach. Your eyeballs do not grow or change their size as you age. Blue-eyed people have higher alcohol tolerance. @@ -5738,7 +5733,6 @@ Alaska is the only state whose name is on a single row on the keyboard. Many oranges are green. Vantablack has a trademark. A man once set a record by putting on over 260 t-shirts. -Queen Elizabeth is a trained mechanic. Optical illusions can be found at the bottom of the sea. 123456 is the most common password. The average American spends 2.5 days annually looking for lost items. @@ -5961,7 +5955,6 @@ A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus. Jupiter has over 70 moons. If the sun dies, it'll take about 8 minutes before we realize it has. The festive tradition of the Christmas tree dates back thousands of years to the Romans and Ancient Egyptians. -There are more than 1,000 kinds of bats in the world. Bees are found everywhere in the world apart from Antarctica. The average star is between 1 and 10 billion years old It is illegal to stand within 90 meters of the Queen without socks on. @@ -6029,7 +6022,6 @@ Bats are the only mammals that can fly, but their leg bones are so thin that it Ants don't have lungs. Grizzly bears can run up to 30 miles per hour. Next to humans, mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on Earth. -Ostrich's eyes are bigger than its brain. A group of frogs is called an army. Hummingbirds can fly backward. Kangaroos cannot walk backward. @@ -6039,7 +6031,6 @@ Starfish have no brains. Alaska is both the most western and most eastern state in the United States. Greenland is the world's largest island. The English language is spoken in more than 100 countries around the world. -Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. Antarctica is the only continent with no permanent human residents. Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa can travel great distances-even as far as Texas. Maine is the closest state to Africa. @@ -6535,7 +6526,6 @@ The first time the word "period" was used on TV in reference to menstruation was McDonald's once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli Some fungi create zombies, then control their minds The first oranges weren't orange -There's only one letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name A cow-bison hybrid is called a beefalo Johnny Appleseed's fruits weren't for eating Scotland has 421 words for snow @@ -6633,7 +6623,6 @@ The world's oldest toy is a stick Polar bear fur is actually clear, and their skin is black. Baby flamingos are born grey, not pink. A woodpecker's tongue actually wraps all the way around its brain, protecting it from damage when it's hammering into a tree. -A shrimp's heart is located in its head. Elephants suck on their trunks for comfort. Anteaters have no teeth. Nine-banded armadillos always have quadruplets, and they're always identical. @@ -6812,7 +6801,6 @@ Humans wouldn't be able to taste food without saliva. If Betelgeuse exploded right now, the star's last light show would brighten our sky for around two months. Oona Chaplin, who played Robb Stark's wife in Game of Thrones, is Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter. The founder of sportswear companies Puma and Adidas were brothers! Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler is the brain behind Puma, while his big bro Adolf "Adi" Dassler gave the world Adidas. -The only letter of the alphabet that doesn't appear in any American state is q. The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed in Chicago, Illinois, by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. While SPAM is most popular in Hawaii, it was actually invented in Minnesota. The state even serves as home to the SPAM museum! Glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets hold nearly 69 percent of the world's freshwater. @@ -6830,11 +6818,9 @@ The world's smallest reptile was first reported in 2021. Many feet bones don't harden until you're an adult. Some sea snakes can breathe through their skin. The heads on Easter Island have bodies. -The moon has moonquakes. Goosebumps are meant to ward off predators. There's no such thing as "pear cider." Pineapple works as a natural meat tenderizer. -Humans are the only animals that blush. The feeling of getting lost inside a mall is known as the Gruen transfer. The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months. The hottest spot on the planet is in Libya. @@ -6851,7 +6837,6 @@ Marie Curie is the only person to earn a Nobel prize in two different sciences. Fingernails don't grow after you die. The English word with the most definitions is "set." Creedence Clearwater Revival has the most No. 2 Billboard hits-without ever hitting No. 1. -Pigeons can tell the difference between a painting by Monet and Picasso. The dot over the lower case "i" or "j" is known as a "tittle." Chewing gum boosts concentration. Superman didn't always fly. @@ -7047,7 +7032,6 @@ The only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt. The only president awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying vessels over shoals. Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined. -All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20. Ingrown toenails are hereditary. In most advertisements, including in newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third-largest city. @@ -7191,7 +7175,6 @@ The biggest dog on record was an Old English Mastiff that weighed 343 pounds. He The time spent deleting spam email messages costs U.S. businesses $21.6 billion annually. More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed each year by using products that are made for right-handed people. Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories. -In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig. The color orange was actually named after oranges. Snakes can predict earthquakes. Crows often hold grudges against specific people. @@ -7217,7 +7200,6 @@ Most people fart around 14 to 23 times a day! There is a species of spider called the Hobo Spider. A lion's roar can be heard from 5 miles away. Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman. -The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn. The United States Navy used Xbox controllers for their periscopes. The word "burrito" means "little donkey" in Spanish. A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born. @@ -7236,7 +7218,6 @@ Human blood cells have different lifespans. A swarm of 20,000 bees followed a car for two days because their queen was stuck inside. Eating carrots can turn your skin orange. Bob Dylan's birth name was Robert Zimmerman. -A crocodile can't poke its tongue out. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift away from each other. A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale. The word "y'all" dates back to at least 1631. @@ -7290,3 +7271,74 @@ Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks. In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that could see through people's clothes. During your lifetime, you will spend around seventy-nine days brushing your teeth. Ronald McDonald is "Donald McDonald" in Japan because it makes pronunciation easier for the Japanese. +Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable. +The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer, +Trypophobia is the fear of closely-packed holes. +Allodoxaphobia is the fear of other people's opinions. +Australia is wider than the moon. +'Mellifluous' is a sound that is pleasingly smooth and musical to hear. +The Spice Girls were originally a band called Touch. +Human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot heal themselves. +It's illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. +The Ancient Romans used to drop a piece of toast into their wine for good health +The heart of a shrimp is located in its head +Amy Poehler was only seven years older than Rachel McAdams when she took on the role of "cool mom" in Mean Girls. +People are more creative in the shower. +Baby rabbits are called kits. +The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. +The first aeroplane flew on December 17, 1903. +Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise. +Nutmeg is a hallucinogen. +A 73-year-old bottle of French Burgundy became the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold at auction in 2018, going for $558,000. +Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport. +A chef's hat has 100 pleats. +In 2014, there was a Tinder match in Antarctica. +The Spanish national anthem has no words. +The Japanese word 'Kuchi zamishi' is the act of eating when you're not hungry because your mouth is lonely. +The probability of a blue lobster existing is widely touted as being one in two million. +There's only one letter that doesn't appear in any American state name. +Louboutins' iconic red soles were inspired by Andy Warhol. +A book called 'A la recherche du temps perdu' contains an estimated 9,609,000 characters, making it the longest book in the world. +Google images was literally created after Jennifer Lopez wore that infamous dress at the 2000 Grammys. +Big Ben's clock stopped at 10:07 p.m. on 27 May 2005, +Walt Disney currently holds the most Academy Awards. +There's a fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding. +Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic. +M&Ms are named after the businessmen who created them. +Pigeons can tell the difference between Picasso and Monet. +The real name for a hashtag is an octothorpe. +The actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie mouse got married in real life. +You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from over 2 miles away. +The last letter added to the English alphabet was 'J'. +There is actually a word for someone giving an opinion on something they know nothing about - an ultracrepidarian. +The Chupa Chups logo was designed by Salvador Dalí. +Ketchup was once sold as medicine +The world's longest walking distance is 14,000 miles. +The moon has moonquakes. +Humans are the only animals that blush. +All the clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4.20. +Kim Kardashian has a 'glam' clause in her will. +An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. +A jiffy is an actual unit of time. +You can't hum if you hold your nose. +Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. +Japan has over 200 flavors of Kit Kats. +Kris Jenner has 12 grandchildren. +A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. +Pigs can't look up into the sky. +Kim Kardashian knows the alphabet in sign language. +Everyone's tongue print is different. +It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the Earth. +The Night's Watch cloaks in Game of Thrones were made from Ikea rugs. +The iCarly high school set was also used for Saved by the Bell and That's So Raven. +People used to say "prunes" instead of "cheese" when getting their pictures taken. +Blue whale tongues can weigh as much as an elephant. +Queen Elizabeth II had a stand-in to make sure the sun wouldn't get in her eyes. +There's an ant species unique to New York City. +The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona. +There's only one Shell garage actually shaped like a Shell. +The shortest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland. +Dolphins have names for one another. +The blob of toothpaste on a toothbrush has a name - a nurdle. +One part of Istanbul is in Europe and the other is in Asia. +There are more than 1,000 types of bananas growing in the world.