Tell me a "Fun Fact"
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@catsalad Moles have secret extra thumbs https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14108202
@catsalad paint is older than homo sapiens.
@catsalad Pigeons can recognize and remember individual faces of more than 10 different species including cows and humans. So you’d better make a good impression! 
@hauptstadttauben
Crows can not only remember your face but if you are mean to them, they tell their friends about you and they all gang up to make your life miserable.
https://www.birdfact.com/articles/do-crows-remember-faces
@catsalad
@catsalad the Baltic Sea is not seawater. It's brackish, so river species live amongst ocean species
@catsalad@infosec.exchange the citric acid used to sour food and beverages does not come from lemons but from black mold (Aspergillus niger).
@catsalad banks issue customers "cards"
"card" spelled backwards is "drac"
"drac" is Romanian for devil
banks are the devil's agents on this world!
"card" spelled backwards is "drac"
"drac" is Romanian for devil
banks are the devil's agents on this world!
@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_.
