Tell me a "Fun Fact"
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@catsalad To some people, both "fun" and "fact" are 4-letter words.
@catsalad We use only one nostril at a time, and we change every couple of hours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle
@catsalad Cotton candy was invented by a Dentist.
https://hudsonvalley.org/article/cotton-candy-the-toothy-history-of-a-classic-circus-treat/
@catsalad Life Savers were 5 cents when introduced in 1912. They remained 5 cents until *1967* (!)
@catsalad@infosec.exchange You only breath through one nostril, because the other one is busy doing an uninterruptible calibration, just like your printer.
@catsalad @stephaniepixie Giraffe's have black tongues.
@GinevraCat @catsalad @stephaniepixie
The one that licked me had a blue tongue.
@Jorsh @GinevraCat @stephaniepixie Same. It was very blue 👅
@catsalad @Jorsh @stephaniepixie
Hmph. I learned something!
" The tongue’s color, often described as black, blue, or purple with a pink base, raises questions about its purpose"
https://giraffeconservation.org/facts-about-giraffe/how-long-is-a-giraffes-tongue-what-color-is-it/
@catsalad @Jorsh @stephaniepixie
"The tongue’s color, often described as black, blue, or purple with a pink base, raises questions about its purpose. "
I learned a new thing.
@catsalad pre-1727, "fun" meant only to cheat or trick, as in "to make fun of". probably from the middle english _fonnen_.
It's not air friction that makes the space capsule hot when re-entering the atmosphere.
It's the pressure wave building up in front of the capsule, compressing the air, until it behaves like plasma.
They also prefer a blunt tip instead of a sharp one. This will keep most of that plasma in front, instead of heating up the entire capsule.
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The bee alarm pheromone is identical to a flavor compound in bananas. Do NOT smell like bananas around bees.
https://blythewoodbeecompany.com/blogs/news/put-down-that-banana-beekeeper
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There are as many neurons in your gastric tract as a small dog. Gut feelings are real.
@catsalad fun fact: facts are fun
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My Belgian Malinois signed with the Texas Rangers Double A ball club
@catsalad the moon is leaving. very slowly. in about 600 million years “total eclipses” will not happen because the moon will look smaller than the sun in the sky. so you should try to catch one while you still can.
@catsalad a Davenport is another name for a sofa or a suitcase (as well as a lovely place in Tassie)
@catsalad The Wiggles Fruit Salad song is about Cat Salad Accounts
@catsalad Switzerland has never invaded any US state whose name contains the letter "a."
"Trees" are not a biological grouping the way, say, "mammals" are. It's just a body plan. An oak tree is more closely related to a daisy than to a pine tree.
@catsalad butterlies taste with their feet and retain their memories from when they were caterpillars 🐛🦋
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Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.
@catsalad fun fact: too many of my fun facts start out with "One time when I was plastered..."
@catsalad your brain lies to you when you move your gaze from one thing to another quickly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostasis
@catsalad we discovered planet Uranus before Antarctica
@catsalad on average, a person swallows 10 fediverses a year while they’re sleeping
@maddiefuzz @catsalad this is a common misconception, most people swallow no fediverses in their entire lives.
Fediverse Georg, who lives in a cave on a hill and eats 10,000 fediverses a day is an outlier and should not be counted.
@catsalad if you hold a crab up to your ear you can hear what it sounds like to be attacked by a crab
@catsalad Woodpeckers' tongues wrap around the back of their skulls.
@theorangetheme I should call her...
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kangaroos can’t jump backwards!
@catsalad your intestines flattened and spread out would cover most of a football field
@catsalad There is no We in Fun.
@catsalad "mustard" in Estonian is "sinep" - or "penis" if you read it backwards.
