ScienceWeirdIt would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.2762k
PeopleInterestingOver 350 million people worldwide meet research criteria for Facebook addiction, a behavioral pattern studied by psychologists but not yet recognized as an official mental health disorder.1588k
ScienceMind-BlowingA car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)1372k
BodyInterestingThe average person blinks between 5 and 7 million times a year—that's once every few seconds throughout your waking hours!1081k
HistoryMind-BlowingIn 1987, an 18-year-old freshman named Mike Hayes funded his education by asking 2.8 million people for one penny.827k
PlacesMind-BlowingOver 5.75 million Whopper sandwiches are sold at Burger King every day—that's 2.1 billion a year!721k
PlacesInterestingThe U.S. government spends millions of dollars annually on potato research—recent programs have allocated $1.85 to $4 million per year to develop new potato varieties!631k
AnimalsMind-BlowingRats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.501k
PlacesDarkApproximately 68 million trees are used each year in the U.S. to produce paper and paper products.271k
PlacesMind-BlowingThere are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.181k