#80: 15 Lesser known amazing random facts

The state flag of Alaska (USA) was invented by a 13-year-old child. Tweet This

All the numbers on the roulette add up to 666. Tweet This

Normally, dolphins do not drink seawater. Like many sea mammals, they can obtain water from their food. Tweet This

Buddhism is the religion of only 0.7% of the Indian population.  Tweet This

YOU MAY ALSO CHECK OUT: #79: 17 DID YOU KNOW AMAZING FACTS

Tiger’s tongue is covered with many sharp rear-facing projections called papillae. They are designed to strip the skin, feathers, fur and meat right off its prey. Tweet This

In 2015, a Saudi top cleric issued a bizarre fatwa allowing men to eat their own wives if they feel extremely hungry. Tweet This

Lausanne, Switzerland, is the smallest city in the world to have a metro. Tweet This

To qualify for the highest grade standard of the United States Department of Agriculture, tomato ketchup has to contain no more than 30 fruit fly eggs per every 100 grams (3.5 ounces). Tweet This

YOU MAY ALSO CHECK OUT: #78: 17 LESSER KNOWN WEIRD FACTS

South Korea would grant exemption from military service, which is mandatory for all able-bodied males countrywide, to all sportsmen who win a gold Olympic medal. Tweet This

Women’s feet are two to three degrees Celsius colder than men’s. Tweet This

Pseudis paradoxa, a.k.a. the paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, as a tadpole measures up to 25 cm (10 in.) In the process of becoming an adult frog, it shrinks three to four times. Tweet This

The distance covered by individual players in a football game was first tracked with technology “borrowed” from the military fighter jets (namely the system used to lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft). Tweet This

YOU MAY ALSO CHECK OUT: #77: 19 RANDOM FUN FACTS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW

Strict vegans need to avoid eating figs. Occasionally, a fig wasp enters a fig and dies there. The insect’s body is afterwards partially or fully absorbed by the ripening fig. Tweet This

Playing hockey is very popular in Canada. It is even depicted on the $5 banknote. Tweet This

About one percent of all insects are ants. Tweet This