You probably think you know almost everything about the world around you. But the truth
is, there are tons of facts they don't teach you in school that can completely change your
view of the world! For example...
Every time you recall a certain memory, your brain distorts it, slowly making it less and
less accurate. Kind of wears out after a while.
Chameleons change their color depending on their current mood. So they really can get
the blues. However, the temperature of its surroundings can be a powerful factor too.
You can distinguish hot water from cold just by listening to it. Hot water basically produces
a higher pitched sound when poured. Me? I just stick my finger in it. But sometimes
that hurts.
Some cats can be allergic to humans, thanks to certain chemicals on our skin. What goes
around comes around, huh?
Experts are sure that we have not just 5 but somewhere between 22 and 33 different senses!
These include noci-ception (the ability to feel pain), chrono-ception (the sense of time
passing) and many others. Like farto-ception (the sense of gas passing).
In Switzerland, owning only one guinea pig or parrot is considered to be animal abuse!
That's because they're highly social creatures and need regular interaction with other species.
So introduce your guinea pig to your parrot. That’d be an odd couple, but hey we’re
not judgmental here on the Bright Side.
Technically, the Earth and all the other planets don’t orbit around the Sun! They're orbiting
around a center of mass in the Solar system which just happens to be very close to the
Sun.
It took the creator of the Rubik's Cube one month to solve his own puzzle. Ha ha!
The cute and colorful Cuban Bee Hummingbird weighs less than a regular penny! But it’s
worth far more!
There are only two body parts that never stop growing throughout your whole life: your nose
and your ears. Boy, then Dumbo’s really in trouble.
Everybody's favorite bubble wrap was originally meant to be a simple textured paper. However,
its sales failed spectacularly. It got popular only when IBM started looking for a material
to protect their goods during transportation.
Fish experience a wide range of emotions from fear to joy and can actually feel pain. Oh
I wish I hadn’t read that. I like seafood. Or I did.
People from the same family smell pretty much the same. That's nature's way of preventing
possible genetic mutations. Maybe your family, pal. Mine? Pretty smelly.
Tons of things you use on a daily basis are covered in bacteria. For example, your keyboard,
handbag, and kitchen sponge have way more bacteria than your toilet seat. And we’ve
actually gone to your house and checked.
The sense of falling that you may experience when you dream comes from your brain falling
asleep way to fast.
Our brains can't create new faces, so at one point you've met all the people you ever saw
in your dreams.
Mumbai doctors found that the liver can regrow in just three weeks.
According to studies, marrying your best friend lowers the risk of getting a divorce by over
70 percent. Of course you should ask your spouse for permission first.
Hard-working ants sleep only 8 minutes every 12 hours! Moreover, their brain activity remains
pretty high even when they're resting.
Women have twice as many pain receptors as men. However, they also have a higher pain
tolerance. Probably because they have to deal with men.
To be able to stand straight and remain attentive for long periods of time, Chinese military
men put a small needle right in their collar. Ouch.
Some people are more emotional than others simply because their brains produce way more
chemicals. I think I may have more formaldehyde than most.
The average snail has more than 14,000 teeth and some of them can cause you real damage.
But do they brush after meals on your plants. Using a tiny toothbrush?
A study from New Zealand discovered that pigeons can do simple math. Well that adds up.
The inventor of the PIN number (which is redundant) originally made it to be six digits long.
But since his wife said she could only remember four figures, he changed it. Good boy.
People who know two or more languages subconsciously change their personality, depending on the
language they’re speaking at the moment.
Back in the 20th century, Iowa native Charles Osbourne hiccupped for 68 years straight.
Probably right through church and everything too.
Researchers recently found that bats know how to address one another individually and
even have small disputes from time to time. So that’s why they get upside down?
According to British specialists, cows develop strong social bonds and even have their own
BFFs. Ah! Bovine Friends Forever?
Romantic butterflies in your stomach are caused by adrenaline flooding your body. I thought
it was due to eating caterpillars for lunch.
The longest book title ever contains 1,809 words and 11,284 characters. Did anyone ever
read this book, or just get stopped by the title?
Every single person on Earth has abs, you know, abdominals. It's just that they're covered
with a natural layer of fat. I feel better now.
Psychologists say that “good morning” and “good night” text messages activate
the part of our brain responsible for happiness. So what does “good grief” illicit?
The latest studies on human memory state that we can remember no more than 3 or 4 things
at a time. Huh?
Psychologists believe that it only takes 4 minutes for your brain to decide whether you
like somebody or not.
Science says that when a person you love rejects you, your brain has the same reaction as it
does to physical pain. Duh.
By the way, biochemically speaking, romantic love is almost identical to having a serious
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
If two lovers look in each other’s eyes for about 3 minutes, their heart rates will
synchronize. And the beat goes on….
It frequently rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter. So there are about 1,102 tons (1,000
tonnes) of diamonds created every year on Saturn alone! And now you have a friend in
the diamond business!
Whether you lose or gain weight, your fat cells never disappear – they just change
their size. So your fat cells themselves can go on a diet.
The name Jessica was created by Shakespeare for his play, The Merchant of Venice. And
Simpson was created for a cartoon family in Springfield. Hmm.
Mars' daytime sky is dusty red and its dusks are a beautiful shade of blue. Martians themselves
are little and green.
The founders of Portland both wanted to name it after their hometowns. They decided to
flip a coin, and if it landed the other way around, the city would be named Boston.
The shortest war ever lasted only 38 minutes. There’s a lesson here somewhere.
According to some studies, dogs can easily smell a specific scent that cancer produces
in a person.
Cats have two separate sets of vocal cords. They use one of them for purring and another
one for meowing. Just like narrators.
The Apollo astronauts who got to fly to the Moon had to go through US Customs after they
got back. Yeah it was a joke, those funny NASA guys.
Sweat itself doesn't have any odor at all! It's the bacteria on your skin that breaks
it down and causes it to smell bad.
Barbie doll's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. So she’s really Barbie Millie Bob?
The Twitter logo bird also has a name – Larry. It was named after Larry Bird, a former NBA
player, who used to play for one of the Twitter co-founders' home state team.
A British study stated that on average, children ask about 300 questions, or one question every
two and a half minutes every day.
It is actually possible to sneeze with your eyes open. It's just that most of the time
your blinking instinct naturally kicks in. Yeah I’ve sprayed my windshield a few times
myself.
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it'll eventually become a bit paler.
There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones. Most of them vacation in Miami.
Contagious yawning can occur if you hear, see, or even think about yawning. And it's
not only humans who are affected by it – chimpanzees experience this too. So does my dog.
If a person cries from happiness, the first tear will always come out of their right eye.
And on the contrary, if you're crying out of sadness or frustration, it's your left
eye that'll tear up first. Just check.
High heels were originally worn by men! Persian soldiers wore them to secure their feet while
riding horses back in 15th century. Well gee guys!
New research confirmed that dolphin moms sing their own names to their unborn babies and
teach them a signature whistle right before their birth.
Every single time a little girl is born in the beautiful village of Piplantri, India,
village members plant 111 trees in her honor.
The world's youngest parents lived in China in 1910 and were just 8 and 9 years old. Umm,
yeah we’ll just leave it at that.
Giraffes often use their 21-inch (53 cm) tongues to clean their ears. Wouln’nt that be handy?
On average, our attention span reaches its peak after just 10 minutes.
Psychologists believe that we subconsciously form strong emotional connections with people
we sing with.
The first ever product called iPhone wasn't actually produced by Apple – it was a mobile
device made by Cisco.
Wearing your headphones for one hour straight increases the amount of bacteria in your ears
by 700 times! Then maybe they should call them ear-bugs.
It would take you about 100 years to watch every single video on YouTube. So save time
and just watch Bright Side!
Every 2 minutes, people all around the world take more pictures than were taken in the
whole 19th century.
The Eiffel Tower was originally designed for Barcelona. However, they didn't like the design,
so Gustave Eiffel gave it to Paris. So there.
In 1673, New York was captured by the Dutch and called New Orange (in honor of William
III of Orange) for about a year.
Queen Elizabeth II is actually related to Vlad the Impaler, the famous Dracula prototype.
The longest time ever between twins being born is 87 days. Whew!
According to certain data, malaria has killed nearly 50 billion people during the entire
existence of humans. Considering the fact that demographers believe that only about
100 billion people have been born since the Earth was formed, that makes half of the planet's
population!
Babies can actually cry in the womb.
It takes a person 66 days to form a steady habit.
One Taiwanese restaurant serves food in little miniature toilets. Hmm. Does it arrive with
the lid up or down?
The longest traffic incident ever, happened in China back in August of 2010. People got
stuck in a 62-mile (99 km) long traffic jam for 12 days.
Some turtles can breathe through their butts and pee through their mouths. Once more, I
can see where that might come in handy.
The founder of Match.com was dumped by his girlfriend for another guy she actually met
through Match.com.
Being lonely for long periods of time is just as bad for your health as smoking nearly 15
cigarettes a day.
A farmer from Argentina planted a guitar shaped forest in memory of his wife. Doesn’t say
here whether he ever “fretted” about it. Get it? Fretted? Okay never mind.
Wasn’t that a weird list? Anyways, what's the most shocking fact you found out recently?
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