#55: 30 Lesser known fun facts

Astronauts use diapers during take-off and landing and while on space walks. Tweet This

My Space said “no” on two occasions to Mark Zuckerberg’s offers and declined to buy Facebook. Tweet This

Two out of every three Americans don’t have a passport. Tweet This

Astronauts avoid eating beans as single flatulence in space could rip a spacesuit apart. Tweet This

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At Kuala Lumpur’s airport, someone abandoned three Boeing 747s on tarmac and never came again to take them back. Tweet This

Lobsters can grow new eyeballs. Tweet This

Bangladesh used to be called East Pakistan. Tweet This

Eggplants and green tomatoes contain nicotine. Tweet This

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There are freshwater sharks in the Lake Nicaragua. Tweet This

The Ides of March denarius is one of the few coins dedicated to a murder. Tweet This

Cat’s eyes were invented in 1934. Tweet This

One in nine Black U.S. children has had a parent in prison. Tweet This

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A medicine, providing 90% protection against H.I.V. during sex without a condom, already exists. Tweet This

Van Halen was sued by a fan for hearing damage during a concert. Tweet This

The famous painter Caravaggio committed murder. Tweet This

Eyebrows have on average 550 hairs. Tweet This

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Cambodia used to elect its kings. Tweet This

If you grind your teeth it’s called bruxism. Tweet This

Hair falls faster in the autumn. Tweet This

Astronauts lose their sense of smell in space. Tweet This

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On average, we blink four million times every year. Tweet This

In a lifetime, a human would spend three years on the toilet. Tweet This

In Liechtenstein, the gender ratio at birth is 126 males for every 100 females. Tweet This

Only 30% of the people worldwide have access to toilet paper. Tweet This

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The metric system was introduced in 1875. Tweet This

Saturday is the day when airplane tickets are statistically the most expensive. Tweet This

There are no ants in Iceland, Greenland and Antarctica. Tweet This

A Canadian company sells canned air to China. Tweet This

Uruguay produces almost 100% of its electricity out of renewable sources. Tweet This

There are ice volcanoes on Triton (Neptune’s largest moon). Tweet This