15 Random Fun Facts You May Not Know
Recently, u/MainDifficult2641 asked r/AskReddit, "What's a 'fun fact' that nobody asked for?" And we thought we'd share some of the best responses.
"Adam West and Frank Gorshin were once kicked out of an orgy for refusing to drop character of Batman and The Riddler."
"Nimrod was a great hunter mentioned in the Bible. The pejorative use as a dundering fool is a result of characters sarcastically calling Elmer Fudd Nimrod to deride his hunting abilities in Looney Toons."
"You can graft a tomato to a potato."
"There used to be a LOT more Egyptian mummies left in the world. If only we hadn't been obsessed with crumbling them up to use them all for fake medicines and brown paint."
"Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. Oxford started teaching in 1096, while the Aztec civilisation was founded in 1325."
"Sharks have existed for longer than trees have."
"If a man has fallen, and gets a boner, do not move Him. It's a sign of a spinal injury."
"Pink peppercorns belong to the same family as cashews and pistachios."
"You can see your nose all the time but your brain just ignores it. Mostly."
"Pine trees can tell if it's going to rain — if a pine cone is closed, it would indicate high humidity and rain could be coming."
"Bananas are technically berries, but strawberries aren't."
"The only basketball coach in University of Kansas history with a losing record is James Naismith, the inventor of basketball."
"Kiwi the fruit is named after the bird. The fruit used to have a different name."
"The plastic tip of a shoelace is called an aglet."
"In the USA the close door button on most elevators does nothing, because the doors are required to stay open to satisfy accessibility regulations. It's just there to make you feel like you have agency."
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