Random fact thread

[Iforgotmybrain 7,838]

The average person eats zero spiders per year while sleeping.

[Snoopy Fan 12,246]

There are 3,600 seconds in an hour.

[KPackratt 1,298]

The Disney Channel sitcom Jessie has three crossover Holiday specials: "Austin and Jessie and Ally's All-Star New Year", "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas", and "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey", which are crossovers of Austin and Ally, Good Luck Charlie, and Liv and Maddie respectively.

[Snoopy Fan 12,246]

The Campfire Song Song from SpongeBob was written by Dan Povenmire, one of the co-creators of Phineas and Ferb.

[Avery 1,286]

The phase “turned a blind eye” comes from a o’ British sailor who was blind from one eye. His name was Admiral Nelson. Him and his crew was about to lose to the French navel and he was ordered to retreat. Nelson didn’t catch his superior’s signal to retreat because he had his telescope to his blind eye. He mistaken it to attack and so his crew did. The attack was highly effective and it lead the British navel to victory!

[KPackratt 1,298]

When Parker Coppins played Reigns in an episode of Parker Plays, he misread "The Eastern Baronies" as "The Eastern Bronies" in a cutscene at the beginning of the game.

[Iforgotmybrain 7,838]

Around 30% of English words are derived or originate from some variation of French.