Literally Every Single One Of These 21 Things I Just Found Out Completely And Totally Blew My Mind Last Week

Well, who knew.

1. Zoos have emergency snake bite alarms for, well, emergency snake bites:

This emergency button at the venomous snake exhibit, Toledo Zoo. from mildlyinteresting

2. This is the distribution of letters in your standard Scrabble set:

The number of Scrabble pieces in a set as the alphabet as done by my daughter from mildlyinteresting

I need more J's.

3. This is what a 2x4 of wood looked like 75 years ago vs. today:

The difference in 2x4 lumber from 1946 and 2022 from mildlyinteresting

Due to different wood, different cutting methods, etc.

4. Some planes let you have a poo with a view:

Flew on a new Delta plane, and they put a window in the lavatory from mildlyinteresting

5. This is what the first page of Harry Potter looks like in Scots:

The first page of the Scots edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone from mildlyinteresting

Scots is a language native to Scotland.

6. You can save a loooooot of money by visiting your local library:

My public library tells you how much money you’ve saved by checking things out instead of buying them. from mildlyinteresting

7. Pink pineapples exist:

Found a pink pineapple from mildlyinteresting

They apparently taste pretty much the same.

8. In addition to the original (Nic Cage voice) Declaration of Independence, a bunch of copies were made and sent to other places. Here's what one of those copies looks like:

My small town has one of the original copies of the declaration of independence. from mildlyinteresting

9. Most places outside of the United States don't refrigerate their eggs:

Supermarkets in Europe keep their eggs un-refrigerated. from mildlyinteresting

10. Crosswalks for people on horses are a thing:

a button for crossing the road on a horse from mildlyinteresting

11. We finally have the answer to "what happens if a cactus gets hit by lightning":

What a cactus looks like after being struck by lightning from mildlyinteresting

12. A six-day stay in the hospital in 1947 cost you $129:

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13. Some dishwashers have a place just for chopsticks:

My dishwasher has a spot specifically for chopsticks. from mildlyinteresting

14. Fingers can grow back. FINGERS CAN GROW BACK!

Seven years ago, I cut off two finger tips with a hatchet. Since it was just above the nail matrix, they grew back. You can still see where the hatchet hit. from mildlyinteresting

Read more here.

15. Some hardware stores can be pretty hardcore:

Aisle of Death & Aisle of Life at a Hardware store from mildlyinteresting

16. Bananas, well, they can be straight:

The straightest banana I've ever seen from mildlyinteresting

17. Table hockey pucks can get very, very worn down:

Table hockey puck after about four and a half years of playing. New one on the left for comparison. from mildlyinteresting

18. People were talking about climate change as long as 110 years ago:

110 year old newspaper article about climate change from interestingasfuck

19. Dandelions can be gigantic:

80 cm dandelion I found from mildlyinteresting

20. This is what happens to a penny when it goes in one end and out the other:

What my 3-year-old’s insides did to this penny. Accidentally swallowed it on Thurs. from mildlyinteresting

21. And, finally, you've seen the "American" section in a grocery store before. Well, this is what the "European" section looks like in the US:

European section in a US grocery store from mildlyinteresting

Neat!