People are sharing their ‘go-to facts which always blow people’s minds’ – 27 jaw-droppers

14.

‘80% of soviet men born in 1923 died during WWII.’
J_conj

15.

‘Greenland sharks can become up to 400 years old and don’t reach sexual maturity until they’re 150.’
AggravatingDriver559

16.

‘Neptune was originally discovered as apparently inexplicable changes in the orbital path of Uranus.

‘Because a man named Le Verrier observing these alterations decided that there must be an orderly reason for it, he calculated where another planet would have to be to cause Uranus to act like that, and still keep the laws of gravitation discovered by Sir Isaac newton.

‘He then sent his calculations to Royal Observatory in Berlin, and the prediction was within 1° of its actual position.’
JaywrightCat

17.

‘George Washington died in 1799.

‘Dinosaurs were discovered in 1824.

‘George Washington didn’t know dinosaurs existed.’
DrySoap__

18.

“OMG” usage can be traced back to 1917.’
GoGreenOnEm

19.

‘As an Italian in the us it’s that Pepperoni actually would mean peppers in Italy and has absolutely nothing to do with thinly sliced meat.’
Only-Possibility-114

20.

‘Oxford University existed 250 years before the Aztecs existed. Oxford University first opened in 1096, the Aztec period was from 1345-1521. Oxford University is second only to the University of Bologna for continuous operation.’
WhozTheDaddy

21.

‘Moose are naturally attacked by orcas.’
BernieceTAnderson

22.

‘The Goonies go underground on the exact same day (Saturday, Oct. 26, 1985) as Marty travels back in time to 1955.’
misterfriend

23.

‘A tablespoon of oil can calm about half an acre of water. It spreads out to form a layer 1-molecule thick on top of the water. That’s why oil spills are so harmful and destructive.

‘The largest oil spill (BP) was about 61,488,636,185 tablespoons, or about 68,000 miles of damage.’
deqb

24.

‘We tend to think of apples as being red, though there are, of course, some popular green and yellow varieties.

‘But did you know there are also black apples? Called Black Diamond apples, they’re found in Tibet and are from the Hua Niu family of apples, also known as Chinese Red Delicious.

‘Aside from the black outer color—actually an extremely dark shade of purple—these apples look just like other Red Delicious apples, down to the white flesh inside.’
Ok_Zucchini_4303

25.

‘The earth’s crust (which is too deep for humans to drill through, much deeper than the deepest ocean) compared to the rest of the planet is similar to the skin of an apple compared to the rest of the apple.’
Relevant-Charity9689

26.

‘Whales are closer to artiodactyls (even toed hoofed animals) than they are to seals or manatees.

‘Whales are essentially just wet deer with extra steps.’
magcargoman

27.

‘If cars could drive straight up, at 60 mph, it would only take an hour to get to space.’
TheShadowOfKaos

We’re with this person.

‘This thread is so interesting but I doubt I’m going to remember any of these facts which is sad.’
TheSpangledSloth

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