Today we are going to set our mind to reviewing facts that may not seem too useful, but can amaze and mesmerize the curious and the never-bored.
Ready?
There are more ways of arranging a pack of ordinary playing cards than there have been seconds since the universe began.
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A black hole the size of a baseball has a mass approximately 5 times that of Earth
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There are more possible games of chess lasting 40 moves than there are atoms in the entire universe.
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The tongue of a mature blue whale has approximately the same mass as that of an entire elephant.
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Half of the human genome is identical to that of the banana.
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A single Tree in Amazonian Peru may contain more than 40 species of ants, equal to the number on the whole of the British Isles.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffered from Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).
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In 1752 eleven days were skipped when the Julian Calendar was replaced by the Gregorian calendar. The anger people felt at losing eleven days from their lives resulted in a riot in London.
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Oysters are transexuals - they change from one sex to another and back again depending on which is best for mating.
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The 10 Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. Lincon's Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words.
Mmm, interesting way to wrap up today's post. And remember, my friends, be interested. Be curious.
Source: Curious
Source: Curious
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