35 Extremely Random Things I Just Found Out That Completely And Totally Blow My Mind This Month
Now that's interesting.
1.
A Norwegian prison cell is nicer than my freshman year college dorm room:
2.
Goth ice cream is a thing that exists that you can eat:
3.
The Liberty Bell is a puny little bell:
4.
3D yearbooks for the blind and visually impaired exist:
5.
Cauliflower can be purple and orange:
6.
In 1936, you could give birth and stay in the hospital for 11 days and only pay $61:
7.
The difference between 7'6" and 5'5" is shocking:
8.
Technology has advanced so far that we now have brownie pans that give you all edge pieces:
9.
You might want to sit down for this one — square ketchup exists:
10.
Sometimes you can find a lil' ol' seashell in your salt grinder.
11.
Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is pretty dang big:
12.
Horsewalks are a thing:
13.
Eagle nests are (Billy Fuccillo voice) HUUUUUUUUGE:
Read more about them here.
And this is how big some eagle's claws can be:
Read more about them here.
14.
Oranges can have green skin in certain climates. Yet, for some reason, they are not called "greens":
15.
A movie on July 18, 1993 cost $3.50:
16.
The Pacific Ocean, well, it's big:
17.
There is no greater technological achievement than this:
18.
A CVS looks really strange with nothing in it:
19.
Crocs can give ya a mean ol' tan:
20.
Duck ramps are a very real, very exciting thing that exists:
21.
This is what a hole drilled on Mars looks like. I just think it's neat:
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Univ. of Arizona.
22.
This isn't a big ol' grape. It's the world's largest single-celled organism:
23.
LA County is DENSE:
24.
Homer is old as hell:
25.
There are libraries that tell you just how much money you saved:
26.
This is what a shell-less egg looks like:
27.
And MRI scans of the unborn are absolutely terrifying:
Sleep tight!
28.
When the sun is directly overhead, everyday objects won't cast a shadow:
You can read more about the phenomenon here.
29.
You don't have to spend 2 hours threading a needle:
30.
Windmill blades are absolutely gigantic:
31.
The name for Worcestershire sauce in some countries is "salsa inglesa" or "english sauce":
32.
Rolls of toilet paper can be absolutely, astoundingly gigantic:
33.
Gavel pencils exist, and I need one in my life:
34.
Eco-urinals allow you to waste no waste:
35.
And, finally, some Dutch airlines have nice little clog salt shakers:
Ain't that sweet.