Weird Facts by Kamryn Sixberry
There are a lot of weird and interesting facts from around the world about many different things that a lot of people didn’t know, such as about countries, animals, people, plants, inventions, and more. Here are some of the weirdest and most interesting facts found on the internet.
There are plenty of unique and weird facts about countries that not many people know. Did you know that Australia is wider than the moon? Scotland chose the unicorn as its national animal. Isn’t that interesting? Scotland chose a mythical creature as its own national animal. Switzerland prohibits the ownership of just one guinea pig. This means in order to own a guinea pig you can’t just own one, but you have to own multiple.
There are plenty of interesting facts about food that no one really knows about. Did you know that people used to say “prunes” when taking pictures? Avocados aren’t vegetables. It’s hard to think that they aren’t, but they are actually fruits; this is because they have a flesh inside and also have a seed. Froot Loops aren’t all different flavors, they are just different colors. A lot of people think that they can taste different flavors with each color of Fruit Loops, but that is false. Supermarket apples can be up to a year old. This means that when apples are bought from the store they might not be as fresh as people think they are. Most wasabi isn’t actually real wasabi. Most brands when making wasabi paste use European horseradish instead of actual wasabi because of how expensive it is.
There are also many interesting and weird facts about a lot of animals. Did you know that tigers have striped skin? A shrimp’s heart is in its head. That’s not the only crazy thing about shrimp, as if that isn’t interesting enough, shrimp don’t have arteries, this means that their organs just float around in their blood. Sloths can hold their own breath longer than dolphins. Since dolphins need to come up from the water for air every 10 minutes, sloths actually can hold their breath for longer than dolphins can. Because of their slower heart rate sloths can actually hold their breath for 40 minutes at a time. 3 Musketeers used to come in 3 different flavors. There actually used to be 3 flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry for 3 Musketeers, hence the name.
Here are just a few other random facts. Did you know that competitive art used to be an Olympic sport? The Spanish national anthem has no words. The “Marcha Real” is actually one of the only national anthems with no words in it. The letter “J” was the last added to the English alphabet. Before the letter “J” was invented, the letter “I” was used for both “J” and “I”.
There are plenty of unique and weird facts about countries that not many people know. Did you know that Australia is wider than the moon? Scotland chose the unicorn as its national animal. Isn’t that interesting? Scotland chose a mythical creature as its own national animal. Switzerland prohibits the ownership of just one guinea pig. This means in order to own a guinea pig you can’t just own one, but you have to own multiple.
There are plenty of interesting facts about food that no one really knows about. Did you know that people used to say “prunes” when taking pictures? Avocados aren’t vegetables. It’s hard to think that they aren’t, but they are actually fruits; this is because they have a flesh inside and also have a seed. Froot Loops aren’t all different flavors, they are just different colors. A lot of people think that they can taste different flavors with each color of Fruit Loops, but that is false. Supermarket apples can be up to a year old. This means that when apples are bought from the store they might not be as fresh as people think they are. Most wasabi isn’t actually real wasabi. Most brands when making wasabi paste use European horseradish instead of actual wasabi because of how expensive it is.
There are also many interesting and weird facts about a lot of animals. Did you know that tigers have striped skin? A shrimp’s heart is in its head. That’s not the only crazy thing about shrimp, as if that isn’t interesting enough, shrimp don’t have arteries, this means that their organs just float around in their blood. Sloths can hold their own breath longer than dolphins. Since dolphins need to come up from the water for air every 10 minutes, sloths actually can hold their breath for longer than dolphins can. Because of their slower heart rate sloths can actually hold their breath for 40 minutes at a time. 3 Musketeers used to come in 3 different flavors. There actually used to be 3 flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry for 3 Musketeers, hence the name.
Here are just a few other random facts. Did you know that competitive art used to be an Olympic sport? The Spanish national anthem has no words. The “Marcha Real” is actually one of the only national anthems with no words in it. The letter “J” was the last added to the English alphabet. Before the letter “J” was invented, the letter “I” was used for both “J” and “I”.