#84: 17 Daily trivia facts

Cows actually burp methane. The quantity of the gas from the other end is negligible. Tweet This

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Brazil) were the first to introduce medals that Paralympic Athletes can hear. Tweet This

Valentine’s Day is banned in Saudi Arabia for religious reasons and all roses are seized. Tweet This

Young rhinos can regrow a horn. Tweet This

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Speed camera was invented by a Dutch racing driver, Maus Gatsonides. Tweet This

Hippos mate and give birth in the water. Tweet This

Tribes in New Guinea stopped the ritual cannibalism in the 1950s. Tweet This

In 2013, two would-be robbers armed with squirt guns entered a restaurant in Chicago, USA. The owner asked them to return in an hour since he was busy. The two men actually came back only to be caught by the police. Tweet This

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On several occasions, pigeons were arrested in India on suspicion of being spies. Tweet This

Unlike bees and ants, the soldiers and workers from most termite species are from both genders and not only females. Tweet This

With his invention, the Gatling gun, Richard Jordan Gatling actually hoped to stop the carnage of the American Civil War. He drew inspiration from a seed planting device he had patented in his youth. Tweet This

The inventor of pacemaker, Wilson Greatbatch, also invented lithium cells. Tweet This

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Iceland switches off street lights so that everyone can enjoy aurora borealis (the Northern Lights). Tweet This

In 2014, UK’s internet porn filter architect, Patrick Rock, was arrested for … child porn offences. Tweet This

Sometimes, the automatic face-blurring technology used by Google Street View also blurs the faces of … cows. Tweet This

In 2008, a study found out that men who masturbate more than 21 times per month had a lower chance in getting prostate cancer. Tweet This

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In the 18th century, the famous taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus, debunked the existence of many mythical creatures, such as hydra, phoenix and satyr. Ironically, he also questioned the existence of a real animal, the shrinking frog. Tweet This