Unusual Facts Thread

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:49 am

In 1830, the average American was consuming 1.7 bottles of hard liquor per week.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:06 am

If every star in the Milky Way was a grain of salt, they would fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:20 am

Everytime you lick a stamp you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:12 am

67% of dog owners buy holiday gifts for their pets

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:37 am

Since space is a vacuum the laser beams in Star Wars would not be visible, nor would you be able to hear the explosions.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:54 am

While in Youngstown, Ohio it's against the law to run out of gas.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:50 am

Heinz Ketchup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per hour.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 6:22 am

In 1939, a five-year-old girl successfully gave birth to a six pound baby boy.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:02 am

Walt Disney World Resort encompasses 30,500 acres, making it approximately the same size as San Francisco.

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:32 am

Everyone has a unique smell, Identical twins smell so alike that most times, only trained dogs can tell the difference.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 5:59 am

Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions-over 400.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:22 am

Our Moon is the largest satellite in the solar system, relative to the size of the planet it orbits.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:14 am

Humans and bananas share about 60% of the same DNA structure.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:48 am

The average person has more than 1,460 dreams a year.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:58 am

People who fidget burn an extra 350 calories a day. This could work off 10 to 30 pounds a year.

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:31 am

In Japan, Christmas Eve is a time to eat strawberry shortcake and KFC fried chicken.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:44 am

The straw was developed by Egyptian brewers to taste beer without removing the fermenting ingredients that floated on the top of the container.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:36 am

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:55 am

The creator of the board game Monopoly intended the game to demonstrate that monopolies are bad for society.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:30 am

7-up invented in 1920, contained lithium, the drug now commonly prescribed to suffers of bipolar disorder.

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