More Fun Facts for Today
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
February 13, 2020 4:04pm CST
When I have a few minutes I like to read about random facts I did not know.
Some are pretty cool. Wanted to share a few with you to see how many of these you already know about.
1. A dozen bodies were once found in Benjamin Franklin's basement.
(They are assuming these skeletons were from an anatomy class.)
2. Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
(If you listen very closely, hot water and cold water sound slightly different when being poured. The heat changes the thickness of the water, which changes the pitch of the sound it makes when it's poured.)
3. Pro baseball once had women players.
4. Koalas have fingerprints.
5. Chinese police use geese squads.
6. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
(In Celtic mythology the unicorn was a symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Tales of dominance and chivalry associated with the unicorn may be why it was chosen as Scotland’s national animal.)
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Feb 20
These are awesome facts to learn, I had no idea that unicorns exist!
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Feb 20
@CarolDM This was fun to learn, thanks Carol:)
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
13 Feb 20
Unicorns are a myth. In Celtic mythology the unicorn was a symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Tales of dominance and chivalry associated with the unicorn may be why it was chosen as Scotland’s national animal.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
13 Feb 20
I wish I knew that Benjamin Franklin fact when I was in school doing a research project about him. I would have scared all the little 5th graders hehehe
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
18 Feb 20
@CarolDM Benjamin Franklin...America's first serial killer! Haha, I wonder if someone has made that story before.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Feb 20
@DesirousDreamer The story actually said it was his friend that had the skeletons for an anatomy class. But who really knows!
@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
13 Feb 20
Koalas have fingerprints? How very odd. All very interesting facts. Thanks for posting!
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
13 Feb 20
@CarolDM That makes more sense than the little koalas! They are so cute!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
13 Feb 20
@LindaOHio I know and it breaks my heart so many were killed in the Australian fires. But many were rescued as well.
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@ptrikha_2 (46976)
• India
21 Mar 20
The Chinese geese squads and Koalas facts are the most interesting.
And well, unicorn thing is also interesting.
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@RasmaSandra (79962)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Feb 20
Thank for the interesting information. What was Benny not telling us?
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@Marilynda1225 (82808)
• United States
14 Feb 20
I didn't know any of those facts except the unicorn one. One I learned recently is that mosquitoes have teeth.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Feb 20
Some strange ones there.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
14 Feb 20
Unicorns are the best national animal to have, though I do love the bald eagle.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
14 Feb 20
whew, my vacation is safe! First one of these I didn't have to change my plans!
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@snowy22315 (180931)
• United States
13 Feb 20
I didn't know any of them really, but I think I heard about women playing pro baseball during WWII. I think that is what the movie A League of Their Own was about.
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@RebeccasFarm (89870)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Feb 20
Love these interesting facts thanks Carol.
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