Random fact thread

[Phosphor 11,528]

Any object with a temperature above absolute zero radiates infrared light.  

[Here No Longer 5,276]

There is a Non-Player Character in the game Borderlands 2 that asks you to shoot him in the face.

Edited December 31, 2018 by ~Dusky~

[Patty Thundersnow 4,163]

The United States has not had a EF-4 or stronger tornado in more than a year.
In addition, the strongest tornado to hit any point in the US in the year 2018 was a tornado that hit Taylorville, IL with winds of 155 mph (5 mph lower than the limit for EF-4)

[Cximia 9]

Bananas almost always have 5 sides, except for a 4/16 chance that it will have 3 or 4 sides.

 

[Here No Longer 5,276]

Each row in Pascal's triangle represents the powers of 11 (with carrying, obviously).

0th row 1= 11^0

1st row 11= 11^1

2nd row 121= 11^2

3rd row 1331= 11^3

4th row 14641= 11^4

5th row 15(10)1051 = 161051 = 11^5

 

That's only to row 5...  

 

 

Edited March 1, 2019 by ~Dusky~
Had to show how.

[BulkyBright 37]

Did you guys know that some frogs can leap up to 20x their own body-length? 

[Lucky Bolt 35,062]

Did you know, only 15% of truck owners use their pickup truck for work? 

[Cyclone 1066 3,619]

2 hours ago, Lucky Bolt said:

Did you know, only 15% of truck owners use their pickup truck for work? 

I'd believe it. So sad though cause it used to be 99%

[Nsxile 26,898]

Did you know that the blue whale is the largest animal to have ever existed?

[Treeglow Flicker 13,619]

In Star Fox for the SNES, it is possible to defeat the boss on Titania with your eyes closed.

[Nsxile 26,898]

The highest ever recorded wind speed for a tornado was near El Reno, Oklahoma, 2013 at 336 mph.

Edited May 21, 2019 by Nsxile

[Here No Longer 5,276]

The fastest speedrun of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was completed in 17 minutes, 1 second, and 566 milliseconds.

[Treeglow Flicker 13,619]

If you throw a rock, it will hit something.

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

On 5/28/2015 at 4:32 PM, Happy Spark is King said:

The answer to the universe is 42

29th of may is know Is "put a pillow on your fridge day" not even joking

Cherophobia is the fear of fun

Billy goats urinate on thei own heads to smell more attractive to females

Bikinis and tampons were both invented by men

Banging your head agaisnt a wall burns 150 calories an hour

Did you notice the last three all started with a B

You checked didnt you?

Lel

There is a species of spider called the Hobo Spider

Hitlers mother considered abortion but the doctor convinced her to keep her baby

A crocidile camt poke it tounge out

A small child could swim through the vains of a blue whale

Bin Laden’s death was announced on 1st May 2011. Hitler’s death was announced on 1st May 1945.

The French language has seventeen different words for "surrender"

I know too many useless things

The second one sounds like it came out of Stepbrothers.

[Lucky Bolt 35,062]

Don't drink antifreeze. 

Edited May 28, 2019 by Lucky Bolt

[Nsxile 26,898]

The average temperature of a lightning bolt is 27,700 degrees Celsius (49892 Fahrenheit) and is hotter than the surface of the sun.

[Here No Longer 5,276]

The nearest potentially inhabitable planet known to science as of now is 4.22 lightyears from Sol (our Sun).

Edited May 28, 2019 by DusksuD

[Anneal 2,197]

There are several times more parking spots than people in the US, at least 2.5 billion parking spaces. This means that every American on average gets around 8 parking spots. A lot of these are due to parking minimums and why some American cities look like this.

[Totally Nyx 36,016]

Square (or SquareSoft) was a dieing company when it decided to make one last fantasy game and just throw everything in, heck with the consequences they were going out of business anyway. Thus was born Final Fantasy, the company's saving grace.

[Splashee 28,563]

Did you know that Sonic The Hedgehog and Madonna was supposed to have a relationship?

[Oblivion 20,266]

Bananas are purple! That's a fact! 

[Here No Longer 5,276]

The War on Christmas was invented by the far right for the sake of picking political fights with non-Christians.