- more facts are coming your way. let's do this thing. here are 50 amazingfacts to blow your mind. the seawater in bostonharbor in massachusetts bay has been found to contain caffeine.
which has more caffeine dark or light roast coffee, although tiny, the traces are there. 140 to 1,600 nanogramsin the boston harbor and 5.2 to 71 nanogramsin massachusetts bay. according to the centers fordisease control and prevention,
on average people whosmoke die 10 years earlier than non-smokers. and every person whodies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking related illness. jell-o is made from gelatinthat is produced by boiling the bones, skin, and hides ofanimals such as cows and pigs. people have been eating it since 1897, and it accounts for about80% of the gelatin market.
abraham lincoln was in thenational wrestling hall of fame. he had an awesome physicalsize at six foot four, was widely known for his wrestling skills, and had only one reporteddefeat in a dozen years. it was the beard and thetop hat, i'm tellin' you. it's a good character. echidnas have a four-headed penis. also known as spinyanteaters, they don't even use their penis to urinate andit only leaves the body
during an erection. the golden silk orb weavespider's web is so strong that it can capture a bird,and then it eats the bird. marigolds and other plantsthat contain the pigment xanthophyll are addedto chicken feed to make their egg yolks appear more orange. in peru, fried or roastedguinea pig is considered a delicacy. known as cuy, it's beena staple in peru's diet
for around 5,000 years. the aztec people often usedcocoa beans as currency. argyria is a conditionwhich turns a person's skin a bright blue color. it's caused by chronic exposure to silver. a california man namedpaul karason developed this by using a specialsilver-based preparation to treat a skin condition anddrinking colloidal silver, a product that consists ofsilver particles suspended
in liquid. in 1998, constructionworker travis bogumill was accidentally shotwith a nail gun that drove a 3.25-inch nail into his skull. the nail lodged in thearea of the brain that typically involves processing math. he was completely fineafter the nail was removed, except his math skillsweren't what they used to be. in the year 1900, inventorludwig ederer invented
an alarm mechanism thatwas built into your bed. when you set the alarm to a specific time, the bed rose to a 45-degreeangle and tipped you out of bed. it didn't catch on. in the 1800s, researchersfound one of the first ever iron maidens in a castlein nuremberg, germany. an iron maiden is a deviceof torture where the person is put inside a sarcophagus with spikes on the inner surface.
when the doors were closed,the spikes would puncture several organs, includingtheir eyes, but not deep enough to kill them, just deepenough that they would bleed to death over several hours. yahoo was originally called jerry's guide to the world wide web after oneof its creators, jerry yang. it was officially incorporatedon march 2nd, 1995, and was pretty awesomeuntil google came around. in 1881, dentist alfredsouthwick got the idea
for the electric chair afterwitnessing a freak accident when an intoxicated man diedafter he accidentally touched a live generator terminal. the barreleye fish has acompletely transparent head. it inhabits depths of around2,000 feet to 2,600 feet where the darknessapproaches absolute black. some insects smell with their genitalia. there's a genetic diseasecalled fish odor syndrome where a person excretesan excess of chemical
called tma in theirurine, sweat, and breath that causes them tosmell like rotting fish. the average person hastwo million sweat glands. the parliament of icelandis the oldest still-acting parliament in the world. it was founded back in 930 a.d. political gatherings typicallylasted for two weeks in june, which was a period ofuninterrupted daylight and nice weather.
the maya found slightlycrossed eyes beautiful. parents of babies would actuallyhang objects like stones right between their baby'seyes to try to get them to go cross-eyed. lyme disease got its namebecause it was first recognized back in 1975 when researchersfound that a large number of children in lyme,connecticut were being diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. a group of porcupines isaptly named a prickle.
in 2015, apple recovered2,200 pounds of gold from recycled iphones, ipads, and macs. that's worth over $40 million. gold is frequently usedin consumer electronics because it's highly averse to corrosion and an excellent conductor of electricity. and while silver isactually the best conductor, it corrodes more easily. in ancient olympics, womenwere not allowed to compete,
and married women weren't evenallowed to be in the stands to watch. only young women andvirgins were permitted. fathers brought their daughtersin hopes that they would marry one of the champions. brazilian police on marajoisland ride water buffalo when they patrol instead of horses. all starbucks coffee shops in saudi arabia have a gender wall.
it separates single menfrom women and families. there's a starbucks at cia headquarters in langley, virginia,where workers undergo an intense backgroundcheck before they're hired, and they aren't allowedto put customers' names on any of the cups. and believe it or not, it'sone of the busiest starbucks in the country. most bolivian familieshave a dried llama fetus
under the foundation oftheir houses for luck. they're most commonly foundat bolivia's witch's market where you can also find toadtalismans, owl feathers, and stone amulets. austrian inventor valentinvodev has invented a scooter slash stroller hybrid. with the click of a button,the stroller transforms into a scooter and can travelas fast as 10 miles per hour. the coconut crab grows overthree feet long and is not only
the largest land crab but isalso the largest anthropod, the group that includesthat insects, spiders, and crustaceans. okay, this is some jumanji stuff. most meteors are actuallythe size of a grain of sand and disintegrate in the air. the larger ones thatactually reach the earth are called meteorites and are very rare. believe it or not, green bellpeppers are just less mature,
less ripe versions of red,orange, and yellow peppers. back in 2007, a priestwas arrested for stalking late night talk show host conan o'brien. he was writing threateningnotes on parish letterhead, contacting his parents, andshowing up at his studio. he referred to himselfas "your priest stalker." that's creepy. the stop sign originatedin detroit, michigan, back in 1915 and wasoriginally black lettering
on a white background. then it was black letteringon a yellow background before it was finally red and white. hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobiameans the morbid fear of long words. jupiter is the fourth-brightestobject in our solar system. only the sun, moon,and venus are brighter. it is one of the five planetsthat you can see from earth with the naked eye.
the pink fairy armadillois the smallest specie of armadillo. it is a mere four inches long and weighs about a hundred grams. also, it's pink. in las vegas, an averageof five to seven adults is reported missing every dayand more than 200 a month. 40 to 50 million yearsago, antarctica's climate was very similar tomodern day california's.
if you leave towels, chairs,or sun umbrellas overnight to save a spot on busy italian beaches, officials will take whatyou left behind and fine you about $220 to get your property back. the very last mcdonald'shamburger and fries in iceland is on display at a bus hostelin reykjavik right now. you can even watch real-time footage of it over a live stream. a man purchased it backin october 30th of 2009,
and it's still on display. in south korea, if you wingold at the asian games or any medal at theolympics, you are exempt from the country's military service, which is mandatory for able-bodied males. the walnut-sized maleblanket octopus tears off the tentacles of passingportuguese man o' war jellyfish as a defense mechanism. tigers have a retinaladaptation that reflects light
back to the retina, whichmakes their night vision six times better than humans'. according to the deathpenalty information center, since 1973, 156 peoplehave been exonerated and freed from death row. there is a switzerland-basedcompany that for a measly $29,000 will name your baby for you. you know, just in case you weren't capable of naming it sally or apple or something.
kamikaze or explodingants from southeast asia kill themselves when under threat. they have a toxic substance in their heads and in two large glands onthe sides of their bodies that are filled with poison. under threat they literallyexplode their heads or rupture their bodiesto spray the poison to cover the predator. in medieval times, braswere called breast bags.
the 2016 olympics inrio was the first time in olympic history thatsouth american country had hosted the games. and those were more 50 amazing facts. i hope you enjoyed this. i appreciate you guys coming by today. thank you so much.
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