Weirdest facts you'll want everyone to know

in #science7 years ago (edited)

1. Each of us has a unique tongue print.

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2.  Buzz Aldrin was the first man to pee on the Moon.

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3.  "Bergy seltzer" is the name of the distinctive fizzing noise that icebergs and melting glaciers make.

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4.   To help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head, the northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes.

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5.  The world's deepest postbox can be found in Susami Bay, Japan. It is 10 meters underwater.

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6.  Scientists discovered (2008) a new species of bacteria living in hairspray.

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7.  Urine was once used to clean and whiten teeth by the Romans.

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8.  Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was the first American film to show a toilet being flushed.

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9.  "Happy hour" is what scientists call an inactive version of a gene, when some fruit flies are genetically resistant to getting drunk.

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10. For over generations, a family with blue skin lived in Kentucky.

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I wonder how often the postman empties that box

Extremely interesting

Good post. I love short posts like this which i don't have to read long texts but still got some interesting information. Although most of the into isn't useful, still good to know them haha! Thanks

Blue skin is a trip and I don't think I could do a urine oral rinse.

Wow, these are great facts!!

never knew this about the tongue...interesting!

Amazing info

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