Contrary to popular belief, only 45% of the London Underground is underground.
100 Mind-Blowing Contrary Facts
The brand name Spam is a combination of “spice” and “ham”. This is one of those interesting facts you probably thought you knew but didn’t. Contrary to American mythology, Spam is not an acronym for “Scientifically Processed Animal Matter” or “Shoulder of Pork and Ham,” Eater reports.
A blue whale’s heartbeat can be heard from two miles away. Contrary to popular belief, a blue whale’s heart isn’t as big as a Volkswagen beetle. However, it is still huge at 5 ft in length, 4 ft in width, and standing at 5 ft tall. This massive organ weighs about 181 kg.
German chocolate cake is named after a guy. Contrary to its name, German chocolate cake is named after its creator – an English-American man named Sam German – not Germany.
Contrary to popular belief, flamingos are not born pink. They’re born with grey or white feathers and develop pink feathers from eating shrimp and algae.
Identical twins do not have the same fingerprints. Contrary to popular belief, identical twins can’t have the same fingerprints because of development factors in the womb. The rate their fingers grew, their position in the womb, and the length of their umbilical cord all play a factor.
Contrary to popular belief, lightning can strike twice.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s hard to see the Great Wall of China from space, particularly with the naked eye.
Thomas Crapper’s toilet. Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Crapper did not invent the flushing toilet, though his name is often associated with it. Crapper did play a significant role in popularising the flushing toilet and developed related inventions like the ball cock. However, the word ‘crap’ does not come from his name; it has Middle English origins and first appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1846.