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Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries?
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Did you know Batman's hometown wasn't inspired by New York City, but this town near Nottingham, England.
Here you go
Next one: Before it was used to make houses and gingerbread men, gingerbread was a popular sweet in medieval Europe.
I never had gingerbread.
The first oranges weren’t orange. The original oranges from Southeast Asia were a tangerine-pomelo hybrid, and they were actually green. In fact, oranges in warmer regions like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green through maturity.
There’s only one letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name. Can you guess the answer to this random fact? You’ll find a Z (Arizona), a J (New Jersey), and even two X’s (New Mexico and Texas)
but not a single Q.
Wow I got you singing? XD
Scotland has 421 words for “snow”. 421?! That’s too many fun facts about snow. Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or snowing); feefle (to swirl); flinkdrinkin (a light snow).
@Apollo Im Burning: I have no idea why people need so many words XD
Samsung tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot. 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.
Peanuts aren’t technically nuts. They’re legumes. According to Merriam-Webster, a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.” That means walnuts, almonds, cashews, and pistachios aren’t nuts either. They’re seeds.
@Apollo Im Burning: I always thought those where nuts as well.
The longest English word is 189,819 letters long.
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Having you as a Voltie would be awesome.