#19: 21 Cool and fun random facts

If the evolution of Intel microprocessors (since 1971) was applied to cars, one car would cost today 5 cents and travel faster than light. Tweet This

Ballerinas have three times higher pain threshold. Tweet This

When flying from Tokyo to Hawaii, you can arrive the day before. Tweet This

Whittier is a town in Alaska. The vast majority of its population lives in a single building. Tweet This

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There is a Kremlin (meaning fortress) in many Russian cities: Novgorod, Tula, Kazan, Smolensk etc. Tweet This

Studies suggest that humans are genetically programmed to fear spiders. Tweet This

Dutch are proven to be the tallest nation in the world. Tweet This

One could acquire a food allergy following a blood transfusion. Tweet This

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Statistically, more African Americans are killed by police officers than by terrorists. Tweet This

Russian man volunteered for the first human head transplantation. Tweet This

Kiwi egg becomes so big that it takes up to one fifth of the mother’s body. Tweet This

There is an area in the Pacific Ocean dubbed the “White Shark Cafe” where huge number of great white sharks gets together and nobody knows why. Tweet This

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People with more body hair are said to have higher intelligence. Tweet This

Transfused with a wrong type of blood, you don’t necessarily die. Tweet This

As an automated physiological reaction, pregnant women, suffering a heart attack or liver failure can receive stem cells from the foetus to repair the damaged organ. Tweet This

In Finland, in a weird competition men carry their women over a 250-yard (220 m) course with obstacles. The top prize is the weight of the wife in beer. Tweet This

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Since 1933, winners of Indianapolis 500 receive a bottle of milk of their choice. Tweet This

Most mass killings are caused by distortions of personality — paranoia, excess of rage, grandiosity etc. and not by serious mental illnesses. Tweet This

In desert regions, many animal species find their food in elephants’ dung. Tweet This

The biggest building (speaking about volume) is in Seattle- the factory of Boeing. Tweet This

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In Munich, Germany for EUR 139 (USD 150) one has half an hour to destroy with a baseball bat a fully equipped sham office. Classy stress relief 😉 Tweet This