I am really, really, really bad a consistent posts. Like I suck. I couldn't write consistently if my life depended on it.
Anyway...........
Scientists hypothesize that for every inch a person is taller than 5 feet, they lose 1.3 years of their life. SEE THERE ARE PERKS TO BEING A LITTLE TIKE!
In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person. I get being respectful to the dead, but how is this enforced?
What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is called an "English kiss" in France. If it's not French, and it's not English, than what is it? Disgusting!
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. What? Why? Heh?
The average talker sprays about 300 microscopic saliva droplets per minute, anout 2.5 droplets per word. That is disgusting. Really disgusting. THIS IS HOW EBOLA SPREADS PEOPLE! (jk jk)
For some reason my signature picture won't come up on my computer so if it doesn't for you, I'm really sorry. I'm trying to fix it. Just bear with me. I can't remember how to fix the code.
Holy crudpickles, it's really thundering currently as I'm writing this. As if I haven't gotten enough rain already. Can we please send some rain to California? They desperately need rain out there.
Where was I going with this post? Oh yes, the facts.
The strongest human muscle in proportion to its size is the tongue. One tongue curl, two tongue curls... 100!
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps blood out into the body to squirt blood 30 feet. Who needs water guns when you have your heart?
All porcupines float in water. Sorry, nothing witty to say about that. I do have a video of adorable baby hedgehogs sneezing to show you! Not exactly porcupines, but still adorable!
Rats and horses can't vomit. Ummm, that's, uh, weird.
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. I'm sure there are a whole bunch of witty things I could say about that one, but I don't have the patience right now to actually use my brain. Hehe.
By the way, the n, h, y, and u keys on my keyboard sometimes refuse to work. I'm literally left sitting there repeatedly pressing the keys like:
Function. Function. Function. Function. Function. FUNCTION!!!!! I JUST WANT AN H IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!
Now the j key won't work. KENOFENOWSDNKFJOEANBGSOIALJHABIGKJENPODSHIFK!!!!!!
Little fyi for you. Whenever I talk in jibberish (see above ^) I'm either really excited, or really angry. Guess which one I am right now? >:(
Oh, and sometimes when I view my blog, my photos won't load. Now that's frustrating.
Wow, I have no idea what just happened. Like I started writing this with an idea in mind, and then I just let my thoughts and fingers run wild. It started out good, then it thundered. I then got it back on track just to end me ranting about my stupid keyboard and blog photos. Eh, whatever.
I've been thrown into this vicious sleep cycle. Every day, I can't sleep until about one in the morning. Then I wake up at nine or ten. Later on, at about four in the afternoon, I find myself so fatigued that I have to take a nap. Then, I can't sleep. Problem is, I'm too lazy to do anything about it.
Hello everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it?
Banging your head against the wall burns about 150 calories per hour. What about a desk?
When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red. How does that even work? Like is their sweat magically psychic or something?
You will produce enough saliva in your lifetime to fill two swimming pools. Um, gross? Certainly not looking forward to jumping in that refreshing pool.
About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments. Good thing I no longer play the flute.
A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale. What? You should see the face I'm making right now typing this. It looks something like this:
I haven't done one of these in a very, very, VERY long time. So, here. : )
More than 86,000 people are injured by tripping over their cats or dogs every year in the United States. What can I say? We live in a country of klutzes.
Elephant brains can weigh up to 5 kg (11 lb), more than the brain of any other animal. Umm, whoa.
Tigers are the only predators known to regularly feed on adult bears. Fierce.
In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on Ebay. Nice try dude, but I don't think that's going to work.
Cows emit more methane than the oil industry and are a huge factor in global warming. Although, I would rather cut down oil than cows. I couldn't live without hamburgers.
Who knew an elephant's brain was that big? Or that the United States was so uncoordinated? Believe me, I have hurt myself several times by tripping over my dog. Count me in that 86,000 please.
This is my 6th random facts of uselessness. Can you believe it? I actually can.
Got you there! See, I was supposed to say that I can't believe, you know what, whatever.
Please excuse my bad joke that made no sense.
Anyway, since my favorite number happens to be 6, I have decided that from now on I will post a whopping 10 random facts whenever there is a 6 in the random facts number. So, 6, 16, 26, 36, you get the point.
Factoid actually means something that is untrue that is presented as a fact. The dictionary people added the bit that it can be an insignificant true fact later. So, technically, these random facts are not factoids.
There are more lifeforms living on your skin then there are people on this planet. Guess who just took the longest, soapiest shower of her life?
This one will cheer you up. Otter mates actually sleep while holding hands so that they don't lose each other while they are sleeping. If that isn't the cutest thing I have ever heard then I don't know what is.
If you were to remove all of the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on Earth, the entire world population could fit into an apple. Now imagine if that apple fell into the wrong hands. Don't destroy us aliens!
There are more iterations in a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. So don't even attempt to figure them all out.
Russia didn't classify beer as alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.
This is one cat fact I don't like. If a male lion takes over a pride, he executes all of its cubs. :(
Two thirds of the people on Earth have never seen snow. Want to come to my house for the winter? By the end, you'll be sick of the snow.
The average American drinks 600 sodas a year. Except for me. I don't drink soda at all, unless I have an upset stomach.
If you try and suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
And there you have it! Completely random and almost completely uselessness. The one about sneezing is actually kind of helpful. Sort of. Hey, I'm saving lives over here!
I haven't done one of these in a while, so I figured, eh! Why not?
Here are some more random facts to enjoy.
There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. Bouncy bouncy bounce!
In Ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose. Weird.
Children grow faster in the springtime. Can't wait for spring.
An average human loses about 200 head hairs a day. Wow we shed a lot.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Pea-brain.
And there you go! Completely random, completely useless, as the title implies. That ostrich one is weird though. They also kind of freak me out. They just sit there, all in-your-face like:
If you may or may not have noticed, I have COMPLETELY changed my blog's look. Not quite sure why, but I did. I may play around with it some more, but I definitely like the daisies and the cat picture gifs. Oh, and I officially have a love for cats.
In honor of my fetish, here are some random facts about cats.
On average, a cat spends 2/3 of everyday sleeping. I wish I could spend half a day sleeping. But no, I actually have to have a life.
A group of cats is called a clowder. I want a clowder of cats. Or two. Or three.
A cat's brain is biologically more similar to a human's brain than a dog's because cats and humans have identical regions that control emotions. Interesting.
Cats are North America's most popular pet. Enough Said.
A cat rubs against people or objects to mark it as their territory. So basically my entire house belongs to my cat. Heh.
YAAAAY KITTIES!!!!!!!! I don't know why, but these made me so happy. :)
Thank you internet for giving me a place to express my love for cats. Oh, and for supplying me with a lifetime's supply of cat gifs.
From my corner of the world to yours, Jennifer Whyskers
I am literally writing this at 11:37 at night because I am so bored and I feel like putting more thoughts from my brain down into code. So, here are my new random facts of uselessness, freshly plucked from my head.
Cause freshly plucked facts are the best.
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator. That's a ton of walking.
When you die, your hair still grows for a couple of months. Nasty.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. Yum! Jk, I wouldn't eat a blue lobster. I'd keep it as a pet!
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV. So no mom, I'm not being lazy by sleeping all day. I'm working out more than you, who is sitting on the couch watching Food Network! (Another Jk, my mom doesn't watch TV all day unless she is sick.)
Making your bed actually causes mold and mildew, which can trigger allergies, because you trap moisture in your bed. Basically I just gave you a scientific reason not to make your bed anymore. You're welcome.
And there's the list! I myself especially like the last one. I learned that at my allergist. Now guess who refuses to make their bed! Me!
Unless we have company over. That's the only exception.
As you may or may not know, I am quite the nerd who is full of random facts that no one really cares about. Except for me.
I have decided to start to compile a list of all of these random facts and post them for the world to enjoy. Then, you can go up to your family members and impress them with all of your knowledge.
So, without further ado, here is my list of random facts of uselessness, #1
A goldfish has an attention span of three seconds.
Boxing is the only sport where neither the contestants nor the spectators know the score until the very end.
A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry.
If China's population were to walk past you one at a time in a line, the line would never stop due to the rate of population.
Cashews come from a fruit.
And there you have it! This is the beginning of my list of the random facts you may or may not know about our world. I hope you enjoyed my very first Random Facts! Now go out into the world and impress your family, friends, co workers, peers, pets, anyone really with your new found knowledge.
Until next time, from my corner to yours, Jennifer Whyskers
