The commonly known phrase “to a T” means something that fits just right. Interestingly enough, this expression derives from a similar phrase “to a title,” which is a small mark that is used in spelling norms, like the dots of i’s or j’s, or an accent mark.
100 Mind-Blowing Interestingly Facts
Wind turbines kill between 10,000 and 100,000 birds each year in the UK. Interestingly, painting one of the blades of a wind turbine black can reduce bird deaths by 70 per cent.
Bananas are radioactive. Due to being rich in potassium, every banana is slightly radioactive thanks to containing the natural isotope potassium-40. Interestingly, your body contains around 16mg of potassium-40, meaning you’re around 280 times more radioactive than a banana already. Any excess potassium-40 you gain from a banana is excreted out within a few hours.
Kids ask about 300 questions a day. A 2013 study showed that the average kid asks one question every 2 minutes and 36 seconds. Of all types of children, girls aged four are the most curious, asking 390 questions per day. Interestingly, 82% of children would ask their mother first before their father.
The average person spends 60% of a conversation talking about themselves. Interestingly, this number reaches 80% when it comes to social media interactions.
Interestingly, pink, white and albino axolotls are more common when bred in captivity. We’re not sure why this is, but you’ll rarely see a pink or white axolotl in the wild. Instead, they’re much more likely to be brown or green.
89% of Desktop Users Use Antivirus, in Contrast to 70% of Laptop Users Who Use Antivirus. Interestingly, more desktop users have installed antivirus software programs on their platforms than laptop users. According to Statista, nearly 90% of desktop users have antivirus software on their devices, while 80% of laptop users have antivirus.
About 3.9 Billion Internet Users have Experienced a Malware Attack. This massive number shows how much malware is a deadly threat to Internet users. Interestingly, users can get these malware files by tapping on a malicious link, downloading a file, or opening a malware-infected file.
Most Americans Hoard Their Spare Change: One recent survey by MyBankTracker.com found that 55.5% of people do nothing with the loose change they’ve accumulated. Interestingly, 60.3% of the male respondents said they were more likely to leave their extra coins untouched compared to 51% of the female respondents. Another survey from Coinstar says people estimate they’ve got an average of $113 worth of coins in and around their homes.