- Get ready to learn more about the world
that we live in because here are 50 amazing facts
to blow your mind.
A group of bears is called a sloth of bears.
Steven Tyler estimates that he spent at least
five to six million dollars on cocaine
in his lifetime.
In the 1950s, psychologist Fredric Wertham
wrote a book called Seduction of the Innocent
that accused Batman and Robin of being homosexual
and Superman of being a fascist right-wing fantasy.
When it was first released, there was a lot of debate
over the identity of the unknown wizard at the back
of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
first edition.
The illustrator, Thomas Taylor, later revealed
he based it on his father after being told
to draw a wizard to decorate the back cover.
Pigeons actually produce milk to feed their young.
In 2002, actor Vin Diesel saved an entire family
from a burning car wreck.
The Muppets creator Jim Henson believed in allowing
a character to grow organically.
His guiding philosophy was that each Muppet had
a distinct personality.
In fact, he believed that it was the job of the
puppeteer to uncover it.
It can take anywhere from 90 to 120 minutes just
to hardboil an ostrich egg.
The saying 'Bless You' after a sneeze comes from
the 14th century Pope Gregory the VII who asked
for it to be said after every sneeze in order
for it to protect him against the plague.
Mosquitoes survive the impact of raindrops
using a zen-like approach of non-resistance.
The legendary horror writer R.L Stine got his start
by writing comics for Bazooka Joe bubblegum
under the pen name Jovial Bob Stein.
It's a faux pas in Russia to give your date
a dozen roses.
You give an odd number of flowers for a happy occasion
and an even number for condolences.
Expiration dates for bottled water is actually
for the bottle, not for the water in it.
An elephant can actually die of a broken heart
if their mate dies.
They may refuse to eat or lay down, shedding tears
until they starve to death.
On the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen sitting
inside a mountain is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault,
which holds over 850,000 copies of seeds from
across the planet just in case of a global catastrophe.
A tiger's tongue is so coarse it can actually lick
flesh down to the bone.
Bhutan, the world's most eco-friendly country,
once planted 108,000 trees to celebrate the birth of
its new prince.
You can pay to go on expeditions with National Geographic
to exotic places like Antarctica.
There's a golf course in Brisbane, Australia
with fullgrown bull sharks living in the water hazards.
The pineberry is a white strawberry that tastes
like a pineapple.
A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that
anxiety disengages the prefrontal cortex, a region
of the brain that plays an important role in flexible
decision making.
The Japanese company YKK makes approximately half
of the world's zippers.
Check your jeans, it's probably on there right now.
In 2007, Kanye West ordered a curry dish for dinner
to be delivered from Wales in the UK to NYC
at a price of 3,900 dollars.
The dish itself only cost 19 pounds.
The rest was a delivery fee.
In 1989, a Philadelphia financial analyst
bought an old painting for four dollars at a flea market
in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, just because he liked
the frame.
However, hidden behind it was an original Declaration
of Independence which went on to sell at auction
for 2.42 million dollars.
Tug of War was once an Olympic sport in the early 1900s.
Two of the world's largest rivers, the Amazon,
and the Rio Negro, meet but do not mix and are
visually distinct but occupy the same body of water.
This is due to the river's different speeds, density,
and temperatures.
15th U.S. President James Buchanan bought slaves with
his own money in order to free them.
Michael Jordan now makes more money each year
than he earned in salary during his entire
15-year NBA career.
George Washington was so afraid of being buried alive
that he asked his staff to wait two days
after his death to bury him.
Narwhal skin is an important source of Vitamin C
for the Inuit people.
Ounce for ounce, there is almost as much Vitamin C
in Narwhal skin as than there is in an orange.
Our urge to breathe is not because of our need
for oxygen but our bodies wanting to get rid
of carbon dioxide.
David Hasselhoff has a 4.27 meter tall replica
of himself from the Spongebob Squarepants movie.
Unti l992, it was not required for electrical
appliance in Britain to be sold with plugs
on the end of them.
Often, consumers had to attach them themselves.
Phil Collins' song Sussudio was based on a completely
made up word.
When he couldn't think of actual lyrics to fill the line,
he just left it in as the chorus and title.
Troll dolls were originally created in 1959 by Danish
fisherman and woodcutter Thomas Dam.
Dam could not afford a Christmas gift for his daughter
Lila and decided to carve a doll out of his own imagination.
Other children in the Danish town of Gjøl, saw the troll
doll and decided that they wanted one and the
rest is history.
Napoleon once removed the Mona Lisa from the Lourve
so he could hang it on his bedroom wall.
Coral is actually an animal, not a plant.
Australian researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization discovered that
drinking a cup of Asian pear juice before drinking
alcohol resulted in fewer and/or diminished
hangover symptoms the very next day.
A stowaway Greek cat once flew in the under
carriage of an Airbus 321 from Athens to Zurich.
It had shock and hypothermia but unbelievably
it survived.
The PT in PT Cruiser stands for Personal Transport.
Samsung, the manufacturer of Tvs, home appliances,
and of course cell phones, started off as a grocery store.
Social anxiety disorder is the third most common
mental disorder in the United States, right
after depression and alcohol dependency.
Adding cold cream to your coffee actually keeps it warmer
longer when compared to just black coffee.
A study done in 2007 by the Bayer College of Medicine
determined that magnesium, not calcium
is the key to healthy bones.
Cockroaches are not the toughest insect
when it comes to resisting nuclear radiation.
Insects like the flower beetle have been proven
to have higher nuclear radiation resistance.
Henry Ford's estimated net worth would have been 200
billion dollars today if he were still alive.
In Jupiter, Floria, a man tossed a live alligator into a
Wendy's drive-thru window after the server
handed over his drink.
He admitted to picking up the 1.07 meter long
gator from the side of the road and was charged
with aggracated assault, unlawful possession, and
transportation of an alligator.
Super Mario was originally known as Jump Man.
According to vet doctor Joyce Armen,
horses can safely drink alcohol because of their
huge mass.
Mickey Mouse has a brand recognition of 97%
which is higher than Santa Claus.
Those were 50 Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind.
Now you guys know a little bit more about
the world we live in.
I hope I see you in the next episode,
thank you for watching.
Peace!