Random Interesting Facts

    537 facts tagged with Interesting Facts

    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
    17
    Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
    7
    Women better at parking than men
    Women better at parking than men
    According to a U.K. study, women are better at parking a car than men.
    100
    Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
    18
    Scorpions + Alcohol
    Scorpions + Alcohol
    Placing alcohol on a scorpion's back will make it go crazy and fatally sting itself.
    1k
    In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.
    17
    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
    33
    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
    102