In this article we will tell you 50 curious and interesting facts about the world. Despite the large amount of information that we have access to on a daily basis thanks to the Internet, the truth is that there is still a lot of data that we do not usually know and that can surprise us when we come across them.
These curious and interesting facts cover topics such as biology, history, geography, general culture, history, science, environment and the study of our society.
50 curious facts about the world
1. Everyone shares their birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. This is called the birthday paradox.
2. Albert Einstein was never a good student. In fact, when he was 9 years old he did not speak very well and his parents believed that he was mentally retarded.
3. No person is unique, since around the world there are approximately 7,184 equal inhabitants on a physical level.
4. The flag of the United States was designed by a high school student for a school project. At first she got a B, but when her design was chosen, the master gave her an A.
5. Until the 19th century, experts did not know how to make dentures. For this reason, they used to design them with the teeth of dead soldiers.
6. The sun can release more energy in one second than all that humanity has consumed since its inception. It also has enough fuel to live 5 billion more years.
7. Spider web is the strongest material created by nature. It is more powerful than steel and more elastic than nylon.
8. On December 16, 1811, a powerful earthquake caused the waters of the Mississippi River to flow in the opposite direction.
9. The elephant is the only land mammal that has four knees. This is because its two front limbs are not considered arms, but legs.
10. When a person looks at the star-filled sky, they are actually looking at an image hundreds or thousands of years in the past. So, in a way, you are connecting with something that does not exist in the present.
11. The human body can withstand both thirst and hunger, but it does not tolerate lack of sleep. This is capable of conditioning the individual for the rest of her life.
12. Although the color green represents ecology, it is actually very toxic. Dyeing the plastic in this tone or printing green ink on the paper is polluting.
13. The oldest light bulb in the world is found in the Livermore, California fire station. It has been on for more than 115 years and has yet to turn off.
14. Throughout life, a person is able to walk the equivalent of three times around the world. Not because I am a person who loves sports, but because it is what the body automatically demands.
15. In 1977, the Donald Duck cartoon was banned in Finland because it did not wear pants. However, it all started because the country needed to save money due to a severe economic crisis.
16. Children who live with cats and dogs are less likely to develop allergies as adults.
17. More Monopoly tickets are printed in one year than all the real money printed in the world.
18. 15% of American women do not have a partner. Therefore, they send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
19. The impact of a golf ball can be more serious than a shot from a pistol. This is because the ball can reach speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour.
20. Almost two thirds of the adult population that inhabit the Earth cannot read or write. This is due to the poor quality of education in the world.
21. The amount of bacteria and fungi found per square centimeter on an everyday keyboard can exceed those found on a toilet seat.
22. Some years ago, experienced scientists discovered that piranhas make a noise similar to the barking of a dog when hunting.
23. The CDs were designed to play 72 minutes of music because that is the length of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
24. The speed of a sneeze into the mouth can exceed 965 kilometers per hour. Also, both the droplets of saliva and the germs in it, can fall five meters away.
25. If a person expels flatulence consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
26. The city of Los Angeles has the largest highway system in the United States. Partly because of this, there are more cars than people.
27. Before World War II, there were about 22 men with the last name "Hitler" in the New York telephone directory. By the end of it, there were none left.
28. Lightning can kill more people in a year than volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Because of this, they are considered the most catastrophic and deadly event in nature.
29. The city of Istanbul is the only city in the world whose territory is located on two different continents: Europe and Asia.
30. After Thailand, Iran is the country with the largest number of sex change operations in the world.
31. In 2009, a four-year-old cat inherited more than $ 13 million, property and real estate from a woman who rescued him from the street.
32. Today, people take more photos every two minutes than all those captured during the 19th century.
33. Honey is the only food that never expires. In fact, ancient Egyptian tombs with honey pots have been found that are still edible.
34. Pirates wore a black eye patch to help them see better in the dark. This was because the human eye takes between 4 and 6 minutes to adapt to a sudden change in light.
35. The main religion in Antarctica is Christianity, with a total of eight churches. In fact, some of these buildings are protected as historical monuments.
36. The deepest mailbox in the world is located in Susami Bay, Japan. Specifically 10 meters under water.
37. When a person loses their memory due to alcohol, it is not due to temporary amnesia. What happens is that the brain never registered an event.
38. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel called "Gadsby" that contains more than 50 thousand words, and in none of them is the letter "E". The author removed it from his typewriter to avoid using it.
39. Human beings are more likely to die from a coconut hit on their head than from a shark attack.
40. In 1945, a chicken named Mike survived without a head for 18 months. During that time, it was the object of study and admiration by the public.
41. Plants can grow faster when exposed to the sound of relaxing music in a room. Melodies like the singing of birds or sounds of the jungle, stimulate their growth.
42. A person's hair has the ability to grow faster at night. However, approximately more than 100 hairs are lost per day.
43. The water of the Atlantic Ocean is saltier than that of the Pacific. This is due to the displacement of cold and salty surface waters, which sink and move towards Antarctica.
44. There are only three animals in the world with the blue tongue: the Chow Chow dog, the blue-tongue lizard and the black bear.
45. An adult can consume between 2 and 4 cups of coffee a day without suffering side effects. However, 100 cups of this drink in a span of four hours can cause death.
46. Ducks identify as their mother the first baby they see during the first ten minutes of their life. In this way, they can mimic your actions to feed and grow.
47. A person blinks approximately 25 thousand times a week. This makes the eyelids the fastest muscle in the body.
48. Napoleon Bonaparte calculated that the stones used in the construction of the pyramids in Egypt were enough to build a huge wall around France.
49. The easiest way to identify a carnivorous animal is by its eyes. Most of them have them in front of their head; while herbivores have them on both sides. However, there are some carnivores who do not adhere to this rule.
50. The profiles of social networks not only reveal an idealized vision that each person has about himself. If not, they also show the main personality traits, even if they want to be concealed or falsified.