With billions of species, organisms, animals, plants leaving on the widespread planet in 190+ countries. Earth is indeed an interesting, fascinating, and weirdly good planet. And here are some randomly interesting facts that will blow your mind.
Glaciers hold 70% of the world’s freshwater
We all know that 96% of the world’s water is in the oceans BUT that is only saltwater. 70 percent of the earth’s freshwater is stored in glaciers and icecaps.
Armadillo’s shell is bulletproof
Y’all remember the holiday armadillo from friends, yes it was funny but this is the real armadillo. Armadillos are kind of mammals that are found in central America or mostly in Texas. These animals have a hard shell protecting their body and these small shells are actually bulletproof. Once a Texas man tried to shoot the mammal and the bullet rebounded and hit the man’s jaw.
Mount Everest is bigger
We don’t know if the mountain has grown taller in size but a recent measurement was done by china and Nepal representatives showed a difference of numbers though it is not that big compare to when it was first measured it has grown.
The first reading in 1955 showed 29,000 ft. above sea level and the latest reading showed 29,031.69 ft.
Tiny jeans pocket
Ever wondered why there are tiny pockets in your jeans, well it’s not to keep your pennies or dimes. The tiny pocket is intended to keep pocket watches safely, the first tiny pocket jeans were designed by Levi’s in their overalls in the 1890s.
Though people don’t really use this pocket it is still present in your jeans.
A hashtag is technically called an octothorpe
Hashtags have been used extensively over the decade, the ‘octo-‘ prefix corresponds to the eight points in the common symbol according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, but ‘thorpe’ has remained unsolved.
Some argue it’s an old English word for “village” since this sign denotes a village surrounded by 8-fields!
Some cats are allergic to humans
Y’all who run away from cats claiming to allergic you are not alone some cats are allergic to you too. It might be a bit strange for people to come to terms with it but yes they get allergic to the people who shed dander cells.
You cannot buy Coca-Cola in Cuba and North-Korea
Who on earth doesn’t like Coca-Cola people find this fizzy soda very comforting, you can buy this drink almost anywhere on earth except for Cuba and North Korea. A BBC report stated that this world-famous drink is yet to make an official entrance into these two countries.
Unicorn is Scotland’s national animal
Though unicorns are legendary, fabled, and mystical creatures, it did not stop Scotland from naming it their national animal. YES, the unicorn is Scotland’s national animal. Unicorns have been associated with Scotland for centuries.
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Sweden has more islands than any other countries
Sweden has the most islands out of 190+ countries on the planet. 2,21,800 islands are in Sweden but most of these islands are not habited.
43 countries have royal families
The British royal family is the most famous and popular royal family in the world but there are 28 royal families in 43 countries including Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Vatican city.
9% of the world’s forest lies in Canada
No wonder why Canada is such a beautiful country, from mountain ranges to fields Canada has everything but it owns something more than the rest of the world that is forest, Canada has 9 percent of the world’s forest, isn’t it fascinating!
Facebook has more population than china
If Facebook was a country it would definitely beat china’s population. Currently, Facebook has over 2 billion users with people adding in every day, and china’s population is around 1.40 billion which falls behind the number of people having a Facebook account.
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