Scallops have teeth and eyes up to 200.

Due to ocean tides and earthquakes days get longer by 1.7 milliseconds each century.

It takes between 813 and 982 rubber bands to crush a human skull.

The position your tongue sits in in your mouth usually depends on what your first language is.

The longest English word is 189,819 letters long and it would take three and a half hours to say out loud.

If you lose the little cup to a Nyquil or Zzzquil bottle, to achieve a 30 mL dose you require 4 capfuls filled to the inside rim.

The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume.

There’s no such thing as zero-calorie foods. Even low-calorie foods, such as celery and watercress, contain more energy than the body needs to process them. 

All the world’s bacteria stacked on top of each other would stretch for 10 billion light-years. 

The world’s oldest dog lived to 29.5 years old.

The world’s oldest cat lived to 38 years and three days old.

Wind turbines kill between 10,000 and 100,000 birds each year in the UK.

Snails have teeth. Between 1,000 and 12,000 teeth, to be precise.

A study in 2016 purports that among men, a larger signature correlates with higher social bravado and, among women, a bigger signature correlates with narcissistic traits.

One in 18 people have a third nipple. 

Deaf people are known to use sign language in their sleep.

Hippos don’t swim, they sink to the bottom of the riverbed and gallop in slow motion.

In 2013, a woman required surgery to remove feces build up as she was constipated for 45 days.

Studies have shown that even in emergencies, fish form orderly queues in order to not clog things up.

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“For A While During The Northern Hemisphere’s Summer, The Sun Sets In Eastern Brazil Before It Does In Ireland. Now You Know”

“There Are European Cities That Have Been Continuously Inhabited For 7000-8000 Years!”

“Etymology Of Spain. This Map Shows The Origin Of Various Spanish Province Names”

“As A German, For A Personal Meeting 12 Means 12 But For A Professional Meeting 12 Means Be 5 Minutes Early. Any Alternative Interpretation Hurts My Little German Brain”

“Wait, this is a real thing? A cave deeper than 2000m? And people are crazy enough to go all the way down? Good lord! It’s a hard no from me. Happy to support mountaineers all the way to the top but caving is a big no no for your friendly armchair cartography enthusiast”

“The Great Fire of London ragged in 1666. This fantastic map overlays the effected area on modern day London. Would be cool to walk the area to feel the extent”

“This Map Shows What The Word “Yankee” Means Around The World”

“Young adults are dying at an increasing rate in the United States. France roughly mirrored the US before the introduction of Oxycontin in the mid-90s and later fentanyl. The US isn’t doing a great job looking after its own people”

“If You Are Being Born Today, This Is The Likelihood Of You Ending Up In Each Continent”

“Roosters Without Borders”

“Challenge: Which Definition, Which Terminology Doesn’t Offend Anyone? I’ve Found That Someone Will Always Be Mad”

“Just A Quick Reminder. A Little Public Service Announcement To Please My Dutch Friends”

“In places like Germany, the full retirement of the huge Baby Boomer cohort will drive pension payments up significantly. The relatively small workforce will pay for that. Young workers will increasingly dislike that. Voting behaviour might shift further away from established parties as a result.”

“In A World Where More People Obsess About Their Work Being Inherently Meaningful, I Hope That You See Your Job Relatively Close To The Left Side Of The Chart”

“Look Who Just Made It Into The Top 20 Of The World’s Largest Economies. Welcome To The Top, Poland”

“I had never seen the US Baby Boom been visualized in this way. Rather cool visuals. The chart assumes Baby Boomers to be born between 1946 and 1964”

“Germans And Scandinavias Holidaying In Spain Lose Their Mind Over The Late Dinners”

“Time Traveling Back To 600 Ad Europe, Would You Be Able To Communicate With Anyone?”

“This map shows the status of coal power in Europe as of 2024. Coal is being phased out. Now it’s time to drive down energy costs. Crucial considering the continent wants to be competitive in high end manufacturing, needs big data centers, and wants at least a bit of supply chain sovereignty.”

“Want To Swear But Kids Are Around? Use These Kid-Friendly Swear Words!”

“This Map Shows Europe In A Silly Scenario Where Sea Levels Decrease By 1000 Meters”

“Yet Another Map That Supports My Suspicion That Poland Is Europe’s Hottest Place To Be At The Moment. Cheaper Than Germany, On The Up Economically”

“The very low birth rates across Europe lock in future population decline now. The Mediterranean countries will be pretty empty. Well, except for the summer months when everyone still comes to Italy and co for a holiday.”

“Holidaymakers In The Mediterranean Should Study This Map Carefully To Impress (Annoy?) Their Friends And Family With Island Related Geography Trivia!”

“Most Of Europe Is Shrinking As Is. Without Migration The Shrinkage Would Be Huuuge By 2100”

“That’s One Way Of Saying That Poland Really Saw Impressive Economic Growth In Recent Years”

“This Map Overlays The 49th Parallel (Essentially The Us–canada Border) On Europe”

“The Great War, Wwi, Changed The Map Of Europe Significantly”

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