Fun Facts

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We're all stars.
Okay, technically we're all made of stardust, but that's still pretty cool. Recent research found that humans and the galaxy share 97% of the same kind of atoms.

 

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The biggest Dalmatian litter ever was 18 puppies.
So there weren't 101 of them, but a dozen and a half puppies — born this summer in Australia — are still insanely adorable.

 

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You can ride a train through the "Tunnel of Love."
The Ukrainian rails actually service an industrial train, but couples can still hitch a ride and make a wish, according to a new tourist legend.

 

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Sea otters hold hands while they sleep.
They'll also anchor themselves to seaweed so they don't drift away. Smart!

 

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The largest sand castle in the world measured 54 feet high.
It took 168 trucks over a week to deliver enough sand for this carefully sculpted masterpiece.

 

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A baby puffin is called a "puffling."
The little chicks start off as black fuzzballs, and then develop their signature clown faces later on.

 

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And a group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."
Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.

 

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The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor were married for 18 years until Allwine's death in 2009.

 

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Lazy people actually think more.
A small 2016 study found that people who possess a strong need for cognition move around less than those who avoid mentally taxing tasks. The not-so-scientific inference: Laying around a lot just might mean you're brainier.

 

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Americans eat 100 acres of pizza a day.
That adds up to a whopping total of 3 billion pies per year, or 46 slices per person.

 

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Smiling is actually contagious.
Since people possess an instinct for facial mimicry, your grin can literally turn someone's frown upside down.

 

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A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
While historians have only recently recognized their achievements, the female mathematicians participated in a World War II program coding instructions into the revolutionary Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC).

 

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Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort.
They're just like human kiddos, except a tad bigger.

 

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There's a 107-acre forest made up of a single tree.
The "Trembling Giant" in Utah's Fishlake National Forest includes over 47,000 quaking aspen trees that share the same root system. Some scientists estimate it's close to a million years old.

 

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Tomatoes are both a fruit and a vegetable.
Mystery solved! While botanists consider them fruits, the Supreme Court legally declared them vegetables in an 1886 case on import taxes.

 

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Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
Theodore Geisel's editor didn't believe the author could write a book in 50 words or less. The finished product contains 50 words on the dot.