Daily Random Facts

[DaveM]

During a 2004 interview of Stephen Hawking, a reporter asked him how he manages to keep his spirits up and stay cheerful. He said, ‘Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny. My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.’ (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

In 1996, hundreds gathered to protest a KKK rally in Michigan. They chased down a white man wearing a confederate flag t-shirt, knocked him down, and started hitting and kicking him. He was saved by a black teenager named Keshia Thomas, who threw herself on top of him to protect him from the angry mob....

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[DaveM]

People are really good at figuring out strangers’ names based on their faces. Studies show that when given a random face and a list of names to choose from, people guess the right name more often than when left to chance. Scientists think it might be because stereotypes are subconsciously associated with names, and that...

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[DaveM]

There are 10 times more bacteria in your body than there are human cells. (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

There are two different types of nostalgia. Restorative nostalgia is when you feel like things used to be better and you long to relive the past, and reflective nostalgia is when you feel wistful about how different things used to be, but you maintain a sense of amused acceptance. (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

According to legend, there was once a widowed father who was so poor, he feared his daughters could never marry and would have to resort to prostitution to get by. Wanting to help, St. Nicholas slid down their chimney one night, saw the girls’ laundered stockings hanging by the fire, and filled them with gold....

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[DaveM]

There are fences around London made from WWII medical stretchers. During the war, Great Britain tore down fences and used the metal for the war effort, then they repurposed the stretchers back into fences after the war ended. You can tell which fences used to be stretchers, because they are black wire mesh and still...

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[Greyfell]

That is great re-purposing.

 

[DaveM]

1 in 5 people can ‘hear’ flashes of light. This is a form of synesthesia, where 2 or more sensory experiences are cross- wired, much like seeing colors when you hear certain musical notes or hearing notes when you see flashing lights. It’s also more common in trained musicians and might account for the appeal...

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[CarlS]

That must be why I love rave parties - NOT

 

[DaveM]

The jewel caterpillar is covered in brightly-colored, translucent spines that make it look like a cute little pile of gummy candies. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)

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[DaveM]

In 1914, 6 men were sent out to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. One of them threw a bomb and missed, so he immediately tried to kill himself by taking a cyanide pill and jumping in the river. Because the pill only made him vomit and the river was just 5 inches deep, he...

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[Qship]

In 1914, 6 men were sent out to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. One of them threw a bomb and missed, so he immediately tried to kill himself by taking a cyanide pill and jumping in the river. Because the pill only made him vomit and the river was just 5 inches deep, he...

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I'll bet the firing squad didn't screw up.

 

[CarlS]

LOL He is the definition of a loser!

 

[DaveM]

Monkeys can learn to use money. Capuchins that were taught to exchange silver discs for treats began budgeting for foods they liked, buying more of something when the price dropped, and started gambling. Eventually, there was an incident where ‘money’ was stolen, and the rich monkeys even figured out they could pay each other for...

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[DaveM]

When your eyes move, your eardrums do, too. Nobody knows exactly why, but it does indicate that the information we take in through sight and sound has a much closer relationship than previously thought. (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

Fruit flies drink alcohol when they are sexually frustrated. (Source, Source 2)

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[CarlS]

And how do we know this?

 

[DaveM]

The National Academy of Sciences provides a free ‘science hotline’ for filmmakers in order to encourage more scientifically accurate movies. The service is free to both professional and amate*r films, as well as TV and video game projects. (Source)

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[DaveM]

The Swedish Vallhund is a dog that looks like a cross between a Corgi and a wolf. (Source, Source 2)

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