Point Nemo is so far from land, the closest humans are astronauts on the International Space Station zooming overhead. Mind blown.
If you get stung by this wasp, lie down and scream your lungs out. Trust us, it helps with the pain (and keeps you from falling over).
Polar bears and grizzly bears are now making hybrid babies called Grolar Bears. Nature’s crossover episode!
Dinosaurs never saw grass because it didn’t exist yet. Makes the Jurassic lawn look pretty bare!
Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm about 100 years before computers even showed up. Way ahead of her time!
The 15-20 biggest container ships actually make more pollution than all the cars on Earth. Yikes.
If you have ten bucks and zero debt, congrats! You’re wealthier than a quarter of Americans. Not bad!
Turns out Antarctica is the biggest desert on Earth because deserts are defined by how little it rains, and Antarctica barely gets any.
Forget the myth! Napoleon was about 5'6" – pretty average for his time. He wasn’t the short guy history likes to joke about.
Mushrooms and their pals are actually more closely related to animals than to plants. Weird family tree, huh?
John Tyler, born 1790, has two living grandchildren as of 2017. Sounds like a time-travel family reunion!
There are more white-tail deer roaming the U.S. today than back when Europeans first showed up.
That bright green stuff on your sushi? Probably not the real wasabi. It's usually horseradish with food coloring. Sneaky!
France secretly lends power to Britain so their kettles don’t trigger power surges—after a TV show ended, the kettles freaked out a few times in 2013.
That cartoon featured Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Tim Curry, and Meg Ryan. Eco-friendly and star-studded!
At their farthest, all planets in our solar system would fit perfectly in the gap between Earth and the Moon. Space Tetris!
Since Pluto was discovered, it hasn't even orbited halfway around the sun once. Slow and steady out there.
Believe it or not, the US passed a law in 1868 that actually stopped the government from banning gay marriage. History surprise!
Six fingers are a dominant trait genetically. Too bad it’s so rare you probably won’t meet anyone with it!
The whole ‘horned helmet’ idea is a myth. Vikings rocked plain helmets, less dramatic but more real!
If you get the wrong blood type during a transfusion, people report a terrifying feeling like something awful is about to happen.
In Churchill, Manitoba, bears that get too close or act up get tranquilized and sent to a 'bear jail.' They’re set free later. Bear time-out!
Harvard University was around for over 100 years before the US even became a country. Old school!
Surprise! Chihuahuas are more closely related to grizzly bears than to hyenas. Tiny dog, big family!
Maine’s got about 30,000 black bears but only 15,000 Black people. Bears are definitely winning the population game here.
Googolplex is so massive, you'd need to write on subatomic particles—and there aren’t even enough particles in the universe to do it. Mind = blown.
France’s domestic flight from Paris to Reunion Island is the longest in the world. Talk about a long trip home!
In any language, the top word is used twice as much as the second, three times the third, and so on. Language math magic!
Believe it or not, more Americans say they’ve seen ghosts than met a trans person. Spooky statistic!
Money buys happiness only up to about $73K a year. After that, it’s mostly about other stuff.
We share about 60% of our genes with bananas. So next time you’re peeling one, say hi to your distant cousin!
Pure water doesn’t conduct electricity well. It's the stuff dissolved in water that usually gets zappy.
If you knock a tooth out but put it back in its socket fast enough, it can grow roots again. Tooth miracle!
Surprise! 27 US states are farther north than Canada's southernmost point. Even California! But not New Jersey.
Owls have a special throat that makes choking almost impossible. Nature’s little superheroes.
High-definition video technology has been here for over two decades—it just took a while to become popular with everyone.
The NYC metro area actually has a bigger population than all the rest of New York State combined. City life rules!
British singers don’t actually have a British accent when they sing. Their brains tell them to fake it for rhythm and harmony. Sneaky!

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