The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.”
100 Mind-Blowing For Facts
Princess Peach didn’t move until 1988 because it was too complicated for the designers to make her a moveable character.
Fruit stickers are edible, though the same as any fruit; washing before eating is recommended. The glue used for them is regulated by the FDA.
The scientific name for the Giant Anteater is Myrmecophaga Tridactyla. This means “ant-eating with three fingers.”
There is a boss in Metal Gear Solid 3 that can be defeated by not playing the game for a week or by changing the date.
Elvis was originally blonde. He started colouring his hair black for an edgier look. Sometimes, he would touch it up himself using shoe polish.
Ed Sheeran bought a ticket to LA with no contacts. He was spotted by Jamie Foxx, who offered him the use of his recording studio and a bed in his Hollywood home for six weeks.
An Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera, is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain.
Apple paid a couple of 1.7 million dollars for their plot of land, which was only worth $181,700. While Apple was building a huge data centre in the middle of North Carolina, they wanted to occupy the area of a couple that had lived there for 34 years. When the couple refused to leave, Apple paid them 1.7 million dollars for their land.
IKEA is an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, the farm where he grew up, and his hometown.
In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travellers but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended.
There were only 9 developers on the team for GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64. Only one of the developers had ever worked on a video game before. The game received multiple year-end awards, including the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Games Award in 1998 and four awards from the inaugural AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards.
Costa Coffee employs Gennaro Pelliccia as a coffee taster, who has had his tongue insured for £10 million since 2009.
There is an island called “Just Enough Room,” where there’s just enough room for a tree and a house.
Hanna-Barbera pitched The Flintstones to networks for 8 weeks before it was finally picked up. It became the first-ever animated show to air during primetime.
There is a company that sells mirrors that make people look 10 pounds thinner. Overall, the mirrors have contributed to 54% of total sales for retailers that use them.
Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.
Until 2016, the “Happy Birthday” song was not for public use. Meaning that before 2016, the song was copyrighted, and you had to pay a license to use it.
When mice live in the wild, they typically only live for about six months. This is mostly because they’re a good source of food for other animals. However, in a controlled environment, like being kept as a pet, they can live up to two years.
For nearly 60 years, Texas didn’t have an official state flag between 1879 & 1933. During that time, the Lone Star flag was active, but the unofficial flag.
In 1994, the company that had a patent on GIFs tried to charge a fee for using GIFS. The PNG was invented as an alternative, and the company backed down.
The world’s first motel is in San Luis Obispo, which was built in 1925. When opened, it cost $1.25 for a two-room bungalow with a kitchen and a private adjoining garage.
The Marshal Mathers Foundation for at-risk and disadvantaged youth was founded by Eminem.
The author of Mary Had a Little Lamb, Sarah Josepha Hale, is most responsible for the creation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
There is a statue of Tesla in Silicon Valley that radiates free Wi-Fi. It was done as a homage to his vision for wireless communication.
By the time they have been retired for 2 years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.
There is a company in the U.K. that offers “being hungover” as a valid reason for calling off work. They are allotted four hungover days per year.
“Tsundoku” is a Japanese word for the habit of buying too many books, letting them pile up in your house, and never reading them.
The Guinness World Record for the longest time spent searching for the Loch Ness Monster is held by Steve Feltham, who camped at Loch Ness for 25 years.
Pope Francis has been given many extravagant gifts over the years, and one of them was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. However, rather than keeping it for his pleasure and adventures, he sold it off and used the money to benefit homeless people.
Disney sold the streaming rights for the original Star Wars films in 2016 to Turner until 2024. Disney has since decided to start a streaming service and has tried asking for the rights back, but Turner refuses every time.
While watching a Merry-Go-Round from a bench in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Walt Disney was struck with inspiration for the creation of Disneyland.
There is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration. It was officially registered in 2016 to be worn during Mars science, exploration, and outreach activities.
Volvo invented the three-point seatbelt and then gave the invention away for free. They decided it was too important of an invention to keep to themselves.
Rebecca Felton was the first woman to ever serve in the United States Senate – but she only served for one day.
Webster’s Dictionary accidentally had a word that didn’t exist in it for five years – “Dord.”
Madagascar once was a stomping ground for lemurs which were the size of today’s gorillas.
In Toy Story 2, in the scene where Buzz gives a speech in front of the American flag, the flag was edited to be a globe for release in non-American countries.
Will Smith owed $2.8 Million to the IRS and almost went bankrupt just before he signed the contract for The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
One of the most widely used symbols for medical assistance is the Swiss flag, not a medical symbol.
The Japanese term for a Shotgun Wedding is “Dekichatta kekkon,” which translates to “oops-we-did-it-marriage.”
In 1992, a shipping crate containing 28,000 rubber duckies fell overboard. They washed up around the world for the next 20 years.
Ant queens can live for up to 30 years.
Garrett McNamara holds the record for the largest wave ever surfed, set in 2011 in Nazare, Portugal. The wave was 78 feet tall.
MIT, often cited as one of the world’s most prestigious universities, puts almost all of its course materials online for anyone to access for free.
High heels are nothing new to the world. In the 18th Century, they were fashionable even for children.
Cats which have blue eyes for the duration of their lives are likely to be deaf.
Barry Manilow wrote many famous jingles for companies like McDonald’s, State Farm, and BandAids.
In the United States, each person owns an average of seven pairs of blue jeans. That’s one for every day of the week!
William Hung, made famous for his appearance on American Idol singing “She Bangs,” is a 73rd generation descendant of Confucius.
The Vatican had music that was forbidden to be copied and was only played twice per year. It was secret for almost 150 years until a 14-year-old Mozart heard it and transcribed it from memory.
In 1866, The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million by writing a check.
The money for the Statue of Liberty came from fundraising from auctions, a lottery, and boxing matches in Europe and the U.S. The Statue cost the French about $250,000, which today would be over 5.5 million dollars.
Before Apple bought Siri, it was originally going to be released as an app for Android & Blackberry.
The original name for Xbox was DirectXbox, designed to show how Microsoft’s Direct X graphics could improve the console market.
The highest recorded fall without a parachute happened in 1972 at 33,333 ft. The victim, Vesna Vulović, was in the hospital for 16 months after the fall.
Eminem’s mother filed an $11 million defamation lawsuit against him because of his lyrics about her. She settled for $25,000, and $23,354.25 of that went to her lawyer.
December 3rd is known as “Roof Over Your Head Day” – a day to be grateful for what we have in life!
Kosher salt is salt traditionally used for koshering meat, a process that removes the blood from it. It’s also fantastic for cooking with, as it contains no iodine or anti-clumping agents!
Invented in 1923, Q-Tips were originally called Baby Gays; then Q-Tip Baby Gays, then finally, just Q-Tips. The Q stands for quality.
As a child, Jet Li performed with the Chinese National Wushu Team for President Nixon. Nixon asked him to be his bodyguard, but he declined.
Japan is facing a ninja shortage. There is a high demand for “ninja shows,” but it is a dying tradition, and companies have trouble time finding properly trained ninjas.
New Jersey had 4 Governors in 8 days in early 2002. The shortest term of those was served by John Farmer Jr. for 90 minutes.
A Dutch start-up company has been able to start training wild crows so that they pick up cigarette butts and put them in bins for a peanut as a reward.
We feel “hungry” because it’s harder for us to control our emotions when our brains are low on glucose.
Humans specifically have eyes that face forward to see in 3D. On the other hand, vegetarian dinosaurs such as the Triceratops had eyes that looked out to the side so they could stay vigilant, watching for danger as they ate.
Marvel’s Deadpool issue #27 holds the Guinness World Record for the most comic book characters on one cover.
Instead of an agent, Bill Murray uses a 1-800 number where you can leave a message for him if you want to cast him for a movie or event.
The first Game Boy could run for a staggering 30 hours on only two AA batteries!
Hershey’s chocolate syrup, Ritz Crackers, DumDums, and Oreos are all suitable for vegans.
Daniel Radcliffe had the same stunt double for the first six Harry Potter movies – until the double was paralyzed from an accident on set during the filming of the 7th movie.
Honey and items immersed in honey can be preserved for centuries. The long shelf life is due to an enzyme found in the stomachs of bees.
BuzzFeed-sponsored content costs about $20,000 for five or six “articles.”
The name for the shape of Pringles is called “Hyperbolic Paraboloid.”
While filming Rocky IV, Lundgren hit Sylvester Stallone for real, and he ended up in the hospital for nine days.
For almost 15 years, Vermont was technically its own country before joining the United States in 1791. It had its own coins and postal service.
In the popular 2014 movie “Godzilla,” the Godzilla portrayal was only seen for about 8 minutes in the entire film.
It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on February 18, 1979.
Queen Elizabeth II saved up post-war clothing ration coupons to pay for her wedding dress in 1947.
When George Washington died, Napoleon Bonaparte of France gave a personal eulogy and ordered a ten-day mourning period for France.
The name for a collective group of rhinoceroses is called a crash.
Acetaminophen, one of the most popular painkillers, restrains masculinity and dulls emotions. It was rejected in 1887 for its side effects, then approved in 1955.
A man who was hanged for his part in the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot had his skin removed, and it was used to bind a book that listed his offences.
Hugh Jackman often will tell the paparazzi where he is when he goes home to Australia so they can get their photos, then leave him alone for the rest of his visit.
The “Lost” pilot was so expensive (over $10 million) that the Chairman of ABC was fired for green-lighting the project.
“Rap God” by Eminem packs 1,560 words into a 6-minute 4-second song. It holds the world record for most words in a hit single.
There is a British chocolate scientist who insured her taste buds for £1 million.
Pitbulls rank high among the most affectionate and least aggressive dogs. Pitbulls are only aggressive when forcibly trained as such, usually for illegal dogfighting.
The Poodle is one of the cleanest breeds of dogs, making them a great choice for people with pet allergies. They don’t moult much at all, and they rarely smell, either.
When electricity was first installed in the White House in 1891, President Benjamin Harrison and his wife were afraid of electrocution because of the new concept. They refused to touch light switches, so the staff had to turn the lights on and off for them.
Both U.S. and Soviet militaries have trained dolphins. They can be used for rescuing lost naval swimmers and locating underwater mines.
Iceland was chosen as the training ground for Apollo astronauts because it was the most “moonlike” surface.
After a waitress at a pizzeria helped a customer choose the numbers for a winning lottery ticket in 1984, he “tipped” her $3,000,000 – half of his $6,000,000 prize money.
If you were to have your picture taken by the very first camera, you’d need to sit still for 8 hours.
English accounts for 50% of visited web pages, even though the amount of English users is only 26%. Russian accounts for the 2nd most visited pages at only 6%.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
Ben & Jerry’s has an online flavour graveyard for their discontinued ice cream flavours. Each one has a photo, life span, and epitaph.
During the Aztec reign, a slave could be bought for 100 cocoa beans.
Each day on Neptune lasts for around 16 hours, 6 minutes, and 36 seconds.
In Japan, many families eat a KFC for Christmas Dinner. Many people order their meals months in advance and queue for hours to collect them.