Hummingbirds are constantly hours away from starving to death, only being able to store enough energy to survive overnight. Having the highest metabolic rate of animal kingdom, their heart can reach 1260 BPM and they’ll breath 250 times a minute at rest.
Because babies listen to the languages spoken around…
Because babies listen to the languages spoken around them while still in the womb, they develop distinctive cries that reflect this when they’re born. Thus – babies cry with an accent, making it possible to distinguish a French baby from a German baby, based purely on the way they cry.
Rosie O’Donnell spoiled the ending of Fight Club to…
Rosie O’Donnell spoiled the ending of Fight Club to millions of people just because she didn’t like the film.
Your brain is more active daydreaming than when…
Your brain is more active daydreaming than when you are paying attention in school.
A Catholic Church in San Francisco installed a water system…
A Catholic Church in San Francisco installed a water system above its doorways to drench homeless people who tried to sleep there.
There is a theory that predicts that the universe is…
There is a theory that predicts that the universe is a projected 3D illusion created by a 2D surface on the outermost edges of space. Not too different from a hologram.
Many Native American tribes recognized as many as four genders…
Many Native American tribes recognized as many as four genders, and people who would be considered homosexuals by modern standards were revered and respected for carrying “two spirits”.
A currently populated, unincorporated mining town in the United States…
A currently populated, unincorporated mining town in the United States seceded from the Union in 1850, forming the “Great Republic of Rough and Ready”. Secession was rescinded less than three months later when its citizens noticed that they could not celebrate US independence.
A man convicted for violating a century-old Michigan…
A man convicted for violating a century-old Michigan law against swearing near women and children challenged it in court and eventually won with the courts striking down the law.
In the 70s the US tapped an underwater comm line located…
In the 70s the US tapped an underwater comm line located between two USSR harbors using navy divers deployed from a submarine. Submarines returned with divers every month to retrieve the tapes, and the Soviets never found out despite having a network of sonar sensors.