Random Interesting Facts

    537 facts tagged with Interesting Facts

    Strangers Made to Talk and Stare at Each Other Can Fall in Love
    When two strangers are forced to talk and maintain eye contact for a while, it can make them fall in love.
    55
    In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
    44
    On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
    160
    Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
    6
    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
    26
    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.
    39
    We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
    26
    According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
    12