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The word “goodbye” comes from an Old English phrase meaning “God be with you”.

The word “nerd” was invented by Dr. Seuss. 

 “Go!” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

“Typewriter” is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.

Sleeping through summer is called “estivation”.

About 1,000 words are added to the dictionary each year. 

 A group of hippos is referred to as a “bloat”. Other terms for a group of hippos are a herd, thunder or sea. 

The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.

“Schoolmaster” is an anagram of “the classroom”.

Remnants of liquor left in the bottom of a glass are referred to as the “heeltap.” When a toast is ended with “and no heel-taps!” it means to drain every last drop. 

The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.

There are over 150 different dialects of English spoken throughout the world, 30 in the U.S. alone. 

“Lol” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011. 

“White meat” originally referred to dairy products such as milk, butter and cheese. 

The world record for most T-shirts worn at once is 260. 

The lighter was invented three years before the match.

A “jiffy” is about one trillionth of a second.

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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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Salvador Dalí would often get out of paying for drinks and meals by drawing on the checks, making them priceless works of art.

In 2013, Chinese scientists were able to grow a human tooth from scratch using stem cells taken from urine.

Spiked and studded dog collars come from the days of the Ancient Greeks, who gave their sheep-dogs sharply spiked collars to protect their necks from wolves.

One study has shown that a male zebra finch is less likely to try and court a female zebra finch if he didn’t form any social friendships with female zebra finches when younger.

The only state flag with the Union Jack on it? Hawaii!

Studies have shown that Surgeons who play video games for at least 3 hours a week perform 27% faster and make 37% fewer errors.

The word “quarantine” comes from the Venetian dialect of Italian and the words “quaranta giorni,” meaning “forty days.” Why? Because when it was discovered that ships were infested with plagued rats, they were made to sit at anchor outside Venice’s city walls for forty days before coming ashore.

Approximately 1,000,000 dogs in the U.S. are named as the heirs of their owners’ wills. This makes me happy.

When written down, the word ‘almost’ is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.

A study was conducted that showed customers in a bookstore were 3.48 times more likely to peruse romantic books if the store smelt like chocolate and 5.93 times more likely to buy them! That’d work on me, anyway.

Sonic the Hedgehog is in the Guinness Book of Records for being the fasted video game character ever.

In 1908, Thomas Sullivan invented the tea bag by accident. He put them in silk bags to divide the teas for sampling. People were confused and so they dipped them in hot water. Thomas was immediately swamped with orders for these bags.

The word “oxymoron” is itself an oxymoron. This is because it derives from Ancient Greek, where “oxy” means “sharp” and “moros” means “stupid.”

Bruno Mars’s birth name is Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez.

2013 was the first year since 1987 to feature four different numbers.

The term ‘deadline’ comes from the American Civil War. Prisoners would have lines drawn around them in the dirt, and if they crossed this line, then they would be executed by their guards.

The term ‘deadline’ comes from the American Civil War. Prisoners would have lines drawn around them in the dirt, and if they crossed this line, then they would be executed by their guards.

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Bluetooth is named after a 10th century king, Harald Bluetooth, who united Norway and Denmark.

The world record for the longest human chain is 652.4 miles, and it consisted of 5 million people in Bangladesh!

Rowan Atkinson. aka Mr. Bean, is the voice of Zazu in The Lion King.

By a large margin, bananas are the most sold item at Walmart.

Sunsets on Mars are blue.
BLUE SUNSETS!!!

“lbs” comes from the Latin word “libra,” which means “pound.”

The small indents you see on the bottom of frozen pizzas are there to prevent air bubbles from forming inside the dough.

Melanistic animals are all black, and are the opposite of albinos.

After leaving a pineapple in an Art Museum for two days in 2016, a Scottish student returned to find that it was put into a glass case as part of an exhibit.

True Lies was the first ever movie to be given a 100 million dollar budget.

If you started digging in Argentina, it is possible to dig a hole’ to Chinain theory.

Researchers found fossils of a Mega Penguin’ that would have been 6 feet tall and weighed in at over 250 pounds.

The word Brah’ comes from Hawaii. It is short for Braddah’ which is surf slang for brother.

At one point, the offical state slogan of Nebraska was: “Nebraska: Honestly, it’s not for everyone.”

“Puppy Cats” are cats that are bred specifically to exhibit dog-like behavior.

In Slovakia, they have Christmas Carp that live in the family bathtub for a few days before they are eaten.

The Flintstones was the most profitable network cartoon franchise for 30 years & then came The Simpsons.

The University of Minnesota is older than Minnesota, the state itself unbelievable!

In 2019, MySpace was still getting 8 million visitors a month.

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Comets smell like rotten eggs. 

Ketchup was once sold as medicine. 

Only male toads make loud croaking sounds.

A woman in the United Kingdom once called the police when her ice cream didn’t have enough sprinkles.

The American white pelican can hold up to three gallons of water in its mouth.

Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest.

Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch.

Giraffe tongues can be 20 inches long.

Peanuts aren’t a type of nut. (They are actually legumes.)

The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn.

Your nose and ears never stop growing.

Cats can’t taste anything sweet.

Male deer shed their antlers every year.

Approximately one quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.

There are more than one million different species of insects on the planet.

Around 80 percent of orange cats are male.

The world’s largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra’s birdwing, has a wingspan of around 10 inches.

M&M’s were the first candy that eaten in space.

Lions can sleep up to 21 hours in a day.

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Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion, a period of violent protest in the United States from 1791 to 1794, occurred during George Washington’s presidency. Farmers on the western frontier strongly opposed the “whiskey tax,” the first tax levied by the new federal government on a domestic product, which was intended to help pay off Revolutionary War debts. These farmers, accustomed to distilling surplus grains into whiskey, resisted the tax, leading to a significant challenge for the young nation’s authority

Nellie Bly – Around The World In Seventy-Two Days

Inspired by Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days, journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, writing under the name Nellie Bly, set out in November 1889 to make the fictional journey a reality, aiming to circle the globe in 75 days. Despite some rough weather on the Pacific crossing that put her two days behind schedule when she reached San Francisco, her employer at the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer, arranged a private train to speed her home. Ultimately, Nellie Bly completed her groundbreaking trip around the world in an astonishing 72 days, arriving back in New Jersey in January 1890, a feat she chronicled in her book.

Angel’s Glow

During the American Civil War, specifically after the Battle of Shiloh, some soldiers’ wounds were observed to emit a faint glow, a phenomenon that became known as “Angel’s Glow.” It is now believed that this glow was caused by infection with the bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. Interestingly, this particular bacterium produces antibiotics, which likely aided in the survival of these soldiers by preventing more dangerous infections in their wounds.

Harlem Hellfighters’ Heroics

The Harlem Hellfighters, an African American regiment, earned their fierce nickname from their German adversaries due to their incredible bravery and fighting spirit during World War I; they were also known as the “Black Rattlers” and the French called them “Men of Bronze.” This unit distinguished itself by spending an astounding 191 consecutive days in front-line trenches, more continuous combat time than any other American unit of comparable size. Tragically, their valor came at a high cost, as they also endured more casualties than any other American regiment, with over 1,400 losses.

Canadian Indian Residential School System

The explicit goal of Canada’s Indian residential school system was to assimilate Indigenous children, a process that involved isolating them from their families, cultural heritage, and spiritual traditions. Over the system’s more than 160-year existence, around 150,000 children were taken from their homes and placed in these institutions, which operated across most provinces and territories. These boarding schools were predominantly administered by various Christian churches, with funding provided by the Canadian government’s Department of Indian Affairs, especially after the Indian Act of 1876, and attendance was made compulsory in 1894; the last federally-funded school did not close until 1997.

Morocco Was One Of The First Country To Recognize The US

Soon after the American Revolution began, Morocco extended a significant early gesture of recognition to the fledgling United States by allowing American ships access to its ports in 1777. This act made Morocco one of the very first countries to acknowledge the new American republic. This early relationship eventually led to the signing of the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship in 1786, one of the longest unbroken friendship treaties in U.S. history.

The Sultana Explosion

The worst maritime disaster in United States history occurred on April 27, 1865, when the commercial side-wheel steamboat Sultana exploded and sank on the Mississippi River. This tragic event resulted in an estimated 1,864 casualties. The steamboat was severely overcrowded at the time, carrying many Union soldiers recently released from Confederate prisoner-of-war camps, which contributed significantly to the immense loss of life.

Claudette Colvin

Nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 2, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus. This brave act by Colvin, a pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement who later became a retired nurse aide, was an early challenge to segregation laws, though Rosa Parks’ subsequent action, supported by the NAACP, ultimately sparked the pivotal 1955 Montgomery bus boycott.

Japanese Balloon Bombs

During World War II, between November 1944 and April 1945, Japan launched about 9,300 “Fu-Go” balloon bombs towards North America, hoping to cause widespread panic and forest fires. These weapons were large paper balloons, 33 feet in diameter, filled with hydrogen and carried across the Pacific by high-altitude air currents, now known as the jet stream. Each balloon carried incendiary devices and an anti-personnel bomb, using a clever sandbag system to maintain altitude, though only about 300 were ever found or seen in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

FBI Investigation Of The Song ‘Louie Louie’ By The Kingsmen

Due to the song’s popularity and the garbled, hard-to-understand lyrics of the Kingsmen’s 1963 recording of “Louie Louie,” some people became convinced the song contained obscene content. This suspicion led to an FBI investigation between February and May 1964 to determine if the song violated laws against transporting obscene material across state lines. Ultimately, the FBI’s limited inquiry found no evidence of obscenity in the famous rock and roll track.

1957–1958 Influenza Pandemic

Originating in Guizhou, Southern China, the 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic, caused by an influenza A virus subtype H2N2, spread globally. This worldwide health crisis is estimated to have caused between 1 and 4 million excess deaths, ranking it among the most lethal pandemics in history. Just a decade later, a related viral strain, H3N2, would trigger the Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968–1970.

Bonus Army March

In mid-1932, a large group of around 43,000 people, including 17,000 World War I veterans and their families, converged on Washington, D.C. This demonstration, known as the Bonus Army March, saw about 15,000 of these veterans set up camps in the capital. Their demand was for the early cash payment of service bonus certificates they had been promised for their wartime service, a payment not scheduled to mature for several more years. This event occurred during the depths of the Great Depression, adding urgency to the veterans’ plight.

The Battle Of Athens

In August 1946, a rebellion known as the Battle of Athens (or the McMinn County War) erupted in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, as citizens, including some returning World War II veterans, rose up against their local government. The residents leveled serious accusations against local officials, including claims of predatory policing, instances of police brutality, widespread political corruption, and voter intimidation. This armed confrontation was a direct response by the community to what they perceived as an entrenched and abusive local power structure.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

One of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history occurred on March 25, 1911, when a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The tragedy claimed the lives of 146 garment workers – 123 women and girls, and 23 men – who perished from the fire itself, smoke inhalation, or by falling or jumping from the building. Many of the victims were young, recent Jewish and Italian immigrant women and girls, with ages ranging from as young as 14, like Kate Leone and Rosaria “Sara” Maltese, up to 43-year-old Providenza Panno. This horrific event became a pivotal moment in labor history, highlighting the dangerous working conditions many faced and leading to significant reforms in workplace safety.

The Gaspee Affair

Things really started heating up between American colonists and British officials after a group of locals, led by folks like Abraham Whipple and John Brown I, decided to take matters into their own hands in June 1772. The British ship HMS Gaspee, which had been a real pain enforcing unpopular trade laws (the Navigation Acts) around Newport, Rhode Island, got stuck in shallow water while chasing another boat, the Hannah. This gave the colonists their chance; they rowed out, attacked, and burned the Gaspee right down to the waterline. Coming just a couple of years after the Boston Massacre, this bold move definitely pushed everyone closer to the brink of the American Revolution.

The Toba Eruption

Approximately 74,000 years ago in Sumatra, Indonesia, a colossal supervolcanic event known as the Toba eruption took place, forming what is now Lake Toba. This was the most recent and by far the largest of at least four caldera-forming eruptions at that site, with an estimated volcanic explosivity index of 8. It ranks as the largest known explosive volcanic eruption in the Quaternary period and one of the most powerful in Earth’s entire geological history.

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“In the time it takes you to read this sentence, you’ve traveled approximately 2,200 miles through space relative to the cosmic background radiation.”

“The Sun is extremely loud, we just can’t hear it because sound can’t travel through the vacuum of space.”

“Splinter free toilet paper was invented in 1935. Which means before that, toilet paper had splinters. Fucking ouch.”

“Lemons aren’t naturally occuring, they were created through the breeding of bitter oranges and citrons. So we made lemons, then made lemonade. Screw you life.”

“Woodpeckers tongues wrap around their skulls to prevent them getting concussions.”

“The lighter was invented before the match.”

“For 1 600 billionth of a second when a hydrogen bomb detonates, it is 100 million degrees Celsius, the core of the sun is 15 million degrees Celsius.”

“Since it’s discovery in 1930 Pluto has yet to orbit the sun and won’t until 2178.”

“According to linguistic and genetic evidence, the first settlers of Madagascar came not from Africa, but from what is now Indonesia.”

“Apple seeds DO NOT yield the same apple it came from… every apple seed yields a completely unique apple. If you want the exact same apple, you have to cut a branch off the existing apple tree and graft in onto another tree.”

“Bookkeeper is the only word in the English language that has three sets of double letters consecutively.”

“Individual sharks that we have identified are older than the United States.”

“People live closer in time to T Rex than T rex lived to stegosaurus.”

“If our Sun was the size of a white blood cell, our galaxy would be the size of the continental United States.”

“Cats don’t meow to talk to other cats, they use different language for that. They meow to talk to us.”

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“Whale milk is the same consistency as toothpaste.”

“Armadillos almost always have identical quadruplets.One fertilized egg splits into four embryos.”

“All tennis rackets are strung manually. There are no machines that use automation to string rackets.”

“Up 33% of hip fractures in the older population result in death within a year.”

“Octopuses have 1 central brain, then a smaller brain in each tentacle.”

“A B2 stealth bomber has retractable cup holders and a mini microwave in the cockpit.”

“The Michelin Man’s real name is Bibendum.”

“A giraffe’s horns are called ossicones which are mostly cartilage.”

“A peregrine falcon can dive at over 200mph.”

“The Giant Tortoise did not receive a scientific name for over 300 years due to the failure of delivery of specimens to Europe because they were so delicious that sailors invariably ate them during the voyage.”

“Lightning McQueen’s first name is Montgomery.”

“You have about 10lbs of bacteria in your gut. 10lbs of cells that bear no relation to you whatsoever except that they colonize your body.”

“The cry of a bald eagle you typically hear it’s from a red tailed hawk, while the cry of a real bald eagle sounds like a seagull.”

“All Venus flytraps come from a small area in North and South Carolina.”

“The human an*s can stretch up to 7 inches before taking damage.”

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