16/01/2023
There are only two countries in the world that have "The" as part of their country's name.
Australia once lost a war to emus (the birds).
Jupiter has over 70 moons.
15% of all public corporations in the United States use a drab two-story office space in Delaware as their tax haven including half of all Fortune 500 companies.
Cosmic Latte is the average color of the universe.
Alaska is the most northern, eastern, and western state in the USA
There are different sizes of infinity.
During World War 2 the US created a bomb that used live bats.
There was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution in 1916 that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
14/01/2023
The US Supreme Court ruled in 1893 that a tomato is a vegetable and not a fruit.
There are more trees on earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
There are different sizes of infinity.
A chicken named Mike lived for 18 months after its head was chopped off.
It's suspected that on Neptune and Uranus, it rains diamonds.
Venus spins the wrong way compared to other planets.
There are only two countries in the world that have "The" as part of their country's name.
Firefighters sometimes use wetting agents to make water wetter.
The phrase "hands down" comes from horseracing. It refers to a jockey who's so far ahead that he can afford to drop his hands and loosen the reins (usually kept tight to encourage a horse to run) and still easily win.
05/01/2023
You could fit all the planets between the Earth and the moon.
Cosmic Latte is the average color of the universe.
The founder of Match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to another man she met on Match.com
A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.
George Washington never knew dinosaurs existed.
There are at least 200 dead bodies on Mt Everest, some of which are used as climbing markers.
The US Supreme Court ruled in 1893 that a tomato is a vegetable and not a fruit.
“Military Grade” is a marketing ploy. In the actual military, “military grade” is defined as “meeting the bare-minimum requirements of durability, while also costing the least.”
The phrase "hands down" comes from horseracing. It refers to a jockey who's so far ahead that he can afford to drop his hands and loosen the reins (usually kept tight to encourage a horse to run) and still easily win.
