I luv this kind of trivia.. great to start conversations or just have some fun
this is one of those turn the page and look at the pic things..
I only copied a few go to the link to read them all (all 75 lol)
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Reader's Digest Canada
75 Mind-Blowing Facts You'll Think Are Made Up (But Aren't)
Charlotte Hilton Andersen 6/6/2019
The U.S. government has an official plan for a zombie apocalypse
Think The Walking Dead is straight-up fiction? Well, it is—but the government wants to be prepared for a real-life version anyhow. The 31-page Counter-Zombie Dominance Plan, or CONPLAN 8888-11, was designed in 2011. And just in case you think it's weird bureaucratic humor, the first line reads, 'This plan was not actually designed as a joke.'
A strawberry isn't actually a berry—but a watermelon is
Raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries aren't true berries. The scientific definition of 'berry' is a plant that has three distinct layers: an outer skin (exocarp), a fleshy middle (mesocarp), and—here's the key—internally contained seeds (endocarp). So because their seeds are on the outside all those berries aren't actually berries. However, watermelon, bananas, grapes, and eggplants are all technically berries!
If you're shot by a sniper, you'll be dead before you hear the gun
The speed of sound is 343 meters/second. But a bullet fired from a rifle travels at 762 meters/second. This means that if you're ever targeted by an expert marksman you'll be dead before you hear the gunshot. Which is comforting? We guess?
Polar Bears aren't white, they're just glowing
Polar bears may be known as being so white they can hide in snow but the truth is they aren't white at all. Their skin is black and the hairs in their fur are hollow and clear. So why do they look white? Light hits their fur and is trapped inside the hollow part of the hair, causing a reaction called luminescence. In addition, salt particles stick to the bears' fur and act as light-scattering particles.
Yoda and Miss Piggy were voiced by the same person
The crotchety green guru and the pink porcine diva were both voiced, at times, by Frank Oz, a multi-talented actor, puppeteer, director, and producer.
The Las Vegas Strip isn't in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Strip is probably the most famous thing about Nevada and the top reason tourists come to Las Vegas. But the strip is misnamed—it's actually in the unincorporated city of Paradise. Las Vegas' founders ordered all casinos be built outside city limits to avoid sullying their reputation. In an ironic twist, now that's all anyone knows the city for.
Shaking ketchup makes it 1,000 times thinner
There's a good scientific reason for shaking your ketchup before you pour it on your fries: The more you shake it, the thinner the consistency gets. Why? Spherical tomato particles form into thinner ellipses when shaken, making your ketchup 1,000 times runnier.
Sesame seeds were once worth more than gold
The people of the Middle Ages prized sesame seeds so highly that they cost more than their weight in gold. They're highly nutritious and tasty but many civilizations thought they also held magical or spiritual properties, bestowing luck and fortune. Now you'll never pick them off your hamburger bun again, right?
A witness to Abraham Lincoln's assassination was interviewed on TV
Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he attended a play at Ford's Theater on that fateful evening of April 14, 1865. He was seated in the balcony directly across from the president and says he heard the shot, saw Lincoln slumped over, and watched John Wilkes Booth jump on to the stage before fleeing. On February 9, 1956, two months before his death, Seymour recounted the story on the CBS TV show I've Got a Secret. History is more recent than you think!
The fastest object ever made by man was a manhole cover
When it comes to sheer speed, race cars, fighter jets, and space rockets have nothing on a round, flat hunk of metal normally found covering a sewer. It wasn't made to be a speedster but when an underground nuclear bomb test launched the four-inch thick steel disk at an estimated 125,000 miles per hour or 5 times the Earth's escape velocity, it became the winner. In contrast, the New Horizons spacecraft maxed out at 36,373 mph.
The FDA once banned sliced bread
The first loaf of machine-sliced bread was sold in 1928. Americans were still getting used to this amazing modern convenience when suddenly, 1943, the FDA banned sliced bread. The reason was because pre-sliced bread used up too much plastic packaging—plastic that could be used in the war effort. However noble the reason, people were furious and the ban only lasted three months.
The raptor sounds in Jurassic Park are actually mating tortoises
Ever wondered what tortoises mating would sound like? No? Well, it turns out you probably know anyhow—that is, if you've seen any of the Jurassic Park movies. The sound designer confessed, 'It's somewhat embarrassing, but when the raptors bark at each other to communicate, it's a tortoise having sex.'
About 1 percent of people alive today are descended from Ghengis Khan
Ghengis Khan is known for being one of the most prolific killers ever but it appears he was just as much a lover as he was a fighter. Recent DNA analysis found that about 0.5 percent of all men alive today—about 16 million—are descended from the infamous mercenary. And that's just the men.
The Walking Dead is a lot less fictional than one night think. People in late stage dementia are very similar to the characters seen on The Walking Dead. The people they used to be are dead, but their bodies are still trying to function. When people are too far gone, they go on hospice and are typically kept snowed with morphine and ativan to ease their passing. It's unofficial euthanasia.