The 60 Most Interesting World Facts

1.5 MILLION DIAMOND NANOPARTICLES ARE CREATED IN A CANDLE FLAME EVERY SECOND IT BURNS.

-DR WUZONG ZHOU

The bulletproof vest was actually invented by a pizza delivery guy from Detroit after he was shot twice on the job.

You have already forgotten 40% of what happened to you yesterday.

It would take 76 work days (8 hours a day) for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.

Swedish blood donors first receive a ‘Thank You text when they initially donate blood, but they also receive a text whenever their blood is used to help someone.

James Woods is recognized as one of the most intelligent people in the world and has an IQ of 180.

Mixing your drinks with diet soda gets you drunk 18% faster than regular soda.

The Basenji dog is the only dog that not able to bark.

Your jeans have tiny copper rivets on the pockets because California gold rush miners kept complaining about their denim wearing out. Due to the pockets ripping so easily at the seams, a tailor from Reno patented the metal fasteners to hold them together, and the design is still used today.

Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.

The word ‘Jaguar’ is actually derived from the Native American word ‘Yaguar’ meaning “he who kills with one leap”.

When you are ignored by a person whose attention means the most to you, the reaction in your brain will be similar to physical pain.

Bomb and Drug sniffing dogs will eventually develop psychological problems if they never find any, and must occasionally be taken on dummy missions to satisfy their ‘prey-drive’.

Army ants are used as “natural sutures”- their jaws are so powerful, that natives staple wounds by forcing ants to bite them and break off the

Philophobia is the fear of falling in love.

Burj Khalifa is so tall that.. you can grab a lift and watch the sunset twice.

The Guinness Book Of World Records has its own world record for most copyrighted book.

Pumping your fists and shouting, “YEAAH!” when you first get woken up by the alarm will help you get out of bed faster.

Facebook is blue because Mark Zukerberg is Colorblind and best sees the shade of blue.

Walt Disney World is the second largest purchaser of Explosives in the United States, after the Department of Defense.

The Bans-Aid was originally made for the inventor’s wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.

An astronaut threw a boomerang while visiting the International Space Station and it returned to him, even in the absence of gravity.

Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45-60% rather than by using a hand dryer, which will increase it by 255% .

84% of people keep their feelings to themselves because they believe it’s hard for others to understand their pain.

35% of billionaires never finished college.