Unknown Facts

[Stranger Boss]

In 1998, the U.S. Army tried developing a telepathic ray gun where words could be transmitted to be heard like the spoken word.

 

[URum]

Cool

 

[Billa]

In 1998, the U.S. Army tried developing a telepathic ray gun where words could be transmitted to be heard like the spoken word.



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Really?

 

[rjmohan]

You'll never believe these fun facts.​

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Fun fact frenzy​

The world (nay, the universe) is a weird, wacky, fascinating place. If you’re looking for a few (or more than a few) bits of random trivia to share with your friends or just boost your own arsenal of knowledge, we’ve got fun facts galore—about food, animals, geography, famous people and inventions, and everything in between. Stump your buddies with “did you know” facts most people don’t know, too. And while these facts are quirky and cool, if they’re not quite bizarre enough for you, we’ve got plenty of weird facts too.

 

[rjmohan]

Do these interesting facts have you rethinking everything? People stash their phones in their back pockets all the time, which is why Samsung created a robot that is shaped like a butt—and yes, even wears jeans—to “sit” on their phones to make sure they can take the pressure.

 

[rjmohan]

Fact: The longest English word is 189,819 letters long
We won’t spell it out here (though you can read it here), but the full name for the protein nicknamed titin would take three and a half hours to say out loud.

 

[rjmohan]

Fact: Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can basically “email” tools to astronauts​

Getting new equipment to the Space Station used to take months or years, but the new technology means the tools are ready within hours.

 

[rjmohan]

Fact: No number before 1,000 contains the letter A​

Some of these fun facts will have you counting. But there are plenty of E’s, I’s, O’s, U’s, and Y’s.

 

[rjmohan]

Fact: The Eiffel Tower can grow more than six inches during the summer​

The high temperatures make the iron expand.