- [Matthew] Get ready to have your mind blown,
because here are 50 amazing facts to blow your mind.
According to a study published in behavioral ecology,
birds are three times less likely to peck or grab
black widow spiders that have the red hourglass markings
than those without.
All tattoos in North Korea must carry praise
of the Kim family, or carry a teaching of the state.
They must have a political purpose.
For example, "Guard the great leader to our death,"
or "We are the general's offspring."
That's creepy.
Google has created a gigapixel art camera
for preserving paintings.
It was created by the Google Cultural Institute,
and can scan a three foot by three foot painting
in complete detail in 30 minutes,
where it used to take a full day.
There is an iOS app called Math Pics,
that can answer math equations in seconds.
Take a picture of a hand-written math problem,
and it will give you the answer
and step by step directions on how it got there.
In some locations in Sweden,
McDonald's has Happy Meal boxes that fold
into virtual reality viewers
that are called Happy Goggles.
Cats and dogs can be diagnosed with diabetes
just like humans.
It's estimated that one out of every 100 dogs
that reaches the age of 12 years old
will develop diabetes and in cats,
it's estimated that one in every 250
will develop diabetes.
In Sri Lanka, the elephant is protected
under the Sri Lankan law and killing one
carries the death penalty.
Mystery writer and playwright, Agatha Christie
was dyslexic.
In 2005, the Vermont Teddy Bear Co.
put out a Valentine bear called Crazy For You Bear,
that came wearing a straight jacket
and commitment papers.
It was a really big seller until advocates
for the mentally ill protested it,
and the company stopped making them.
Since the second world war, in 1947
Norway has sent over a giant Norwegian
Spruce Christmas tree to Britain
as a symbol of Norwegian gratitude
to the United Kingdom
for preserving Norwegian liberty.
About 10,000 Londoners gather in Trafalgar Square
to participate in Christmas carols
and to see the tree being lit.
You can now buy K Cups infused with medicine.
CVS has released a line of Keurig pods
that brew up a medicine infused tea.
You can get a non-drowsy daytime pod
that makes a berry menthol infused green tea
with the same ingredients
that are in other non-drowsy cold and flu medications.
And a nighttime one with honey lemon infused chamomile
and white tea.
102 Saint Louis, Missouri woman, Edie Simms
got herself arrested by the police
so that she could cross "get arrested"
off of her bucket list.
The friendly police were happy to handcuff her
and put her in the back of the police car
to help her reach her goal.
12 South, a company that specialized
in selling Mac accessories,
sells a candle that smells like an Apple Macbook
that has just been removed from the box.
The candle costs $24
and is made up of soy wax
that is scented with mint,
peach, sage, lavender,
basil and mandarin.
And if you buy this,
you're a little too obsessed with Apple products,
let's be honest.
When bread is stored in the fridge
instead of at room temperature,
it goes stale six times faster.
Singer Selena Gomez has the most Instagram followers,
with more than 121 million followers.
Starting September 28th, 2016,
McDonald's Japan will start selling Pumpkin Spice fries.
The Halloween Choco-potato, as they're called,
are french fries drizzled with a pumpkin spiced sauce
and chocolate sauce.
I'm not gonna lie, that doesn't sound too bad.
The Carolina Reaper Madness chip
is the spiciest chip in the world.
It's sold as a single and comes in a coffin shaped package.
The reaper pepper holds the Guinness World Record
for the hottest chili pepper on Earth,
and the Carolina Reaper Madness chip
is also seasoned with ghost peppers and chipotle seasoning.
There is a smart candle called the LuDela,
that can be lit and extinguished
by using a smartphone app.
Scientists and graduate student Core Hewett
have made a material that can turn heat from your body
into an electrical current.
The new material is called power felt.
In Japan, boiled, fried or even raw tuna eyes
are considered a delicacy. Yuck.
At No Regrets Farm in Albany, Oregon,
you can take a yoga class with goats.
(goats calling)
There is a gift shop at the Los Angeles County
Coroner's Office called Skeletons in the Closet.
There's a replica of the 1948 original In-N-Out Burger
at its original location
on the intersection of Francis Guido and Garvet
in Baldwin Park, California,
that contains a cigarette machine,
the original potato dicer, and a frying station.
There are something called paternoster elevators in Germany.
These elevators terrifyingly have no doors.
They go floor to floor on a loop,
and you can hop out when you get to your floor.
There's a book called Fat Brad The Cookbook,
that is based on all the foods that actor Brad Pitt
has eaten on screen.
Hong Kong has a cafe called Rabbit Land.
There are 12 bunnies, most of which were abandoned
by their previous owners
that customers can pet.
It caters to people who don't have the space
for their own rabbit.
The male seahorse becomes pregnant instead of the female.
The female passes her unfertilized eggs to the
sperm producing male,
where they are fertilized and then are kept
in a sealable brood pouch on the male.
10 to 25 days later, the male gives birth
to thousands of babies.
You can buy a gold plated Sony Walkman.
It will cost you a cool $3,680.
It was created as the Japanese electronics giant
focuses on higher end products in its audio division.
It's impossible to hum with your nose completely plugged.
Try it.
Automatonophobia is the fear of ventriloquist dummies,
animatronic creatures, wax statues,
or anything that represents a being
that appears to have feelings or perceptions.
Paris has passed a law that allows anyone
to plant an urban garden
anywhere within the city.
According to research done at King's College, London,
adolescents who have acne stay looking youthful longer
than those who have clear skin.
Since the end of World War Two,
Canada has been naming thousands of unnamed lakes
after fallen soldiers.
Basketball star Stephen Curry
was the first person in the 61 years of balloting
to win the NBA MVP Award by unanimous vote.
Earthworms are simultaneous hermaphrodites,
which means that they have both male and female
reproductive organs.
In August of 2016, KFC released an SPF 30 sunscreen
that smells like fried chicken.
It was put out to promote their extra crispy recipe.
The honorary mayor of Cormorant Township in Minnesota
is in his third term.
I should probably mention that his name is Duke
and he's a nine year old Great Pyrenees dog. (dog barking)
Harvard University researchers
have created the first autonomous,
untethered and entirely soft robot.
It is a small, 3-D printed robot
nicknamed Octobot.
Actress Jessica Alba graduated from high school
at the age of 16,
but didn't go to college because she was
already a successful actress.
In 2016, Drake beat Michael Jackson's record
for the most American Music Award nominations in one year.
He had 13 nominations,
which beat Jackson's 11 from 1984.
Squids, octopuses and cuttlefish (water splashing)
are all animals that have the ability to change color
of their skin in the blink of an eye
in order to blend in with their surroundings.
The medical term for a runny nose is rhinorrhea.
In May of 2007, supermodel Tyra Banks
will co-teach a course
on creating and maintaining a personal brand
at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
Actor Chris Pratt was discovered by actress
and director, Rae Dawn Chong
while he was working as a waiter at the Bubba Gump
Shrimp Company in Hawaii.
In the United Kingdom, Pizza Hut has unveiled the world's
first working DJ turntable made from a pizza box.
It was created alongside Cambridge-based
printed electronics firm, Novalia.
You unfold the box and you can play music.
Warren Buffet was only 11 years old
when he made his first investment.
He bought three shares of Citi's Service Preferred
at $38 per share.
He sold his shares when they reached $40,
and later regretted it because they later shot up
to $200 a share.
He cites this experience as an early lesson
in having patience while investing.
There are coffin clubs where senior citizens
get together and build their own customized coffins.
That's a little creepy.
According to a study done at the University of Edinborough,
people who smoke large amounts of cannabis
in their lifetime, which is 5,000 or more times,
have reduced bone density
and are more prone to fractures.
Bud Lite is the best selling beer in America
followed by Coors Lite and then regular Budweiser.
Samhainophobia is the morbid fear of Halloween.
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