100 littleknown facts that will broaden your horizons; learn a little something new every day.

1. When glass breaks, glass shards can travel at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.

2. A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

3. A normal person's eye muscles move an average of 10,000 to 15,000 times a day.

4. It took Leonardo da Vinci twelve years to paint the lips of the Mona Lisa.

5. Elephants remain standing even after they die.

6. The forget-me-not is actually daylily.

7. KFC and Pizza Hut are the same company.

8. The Chosun Ilbo is the most influential media outlet in South Korea.

9. Chicken bouillon is not extracted from chickens.

10. Pandas were originally called cat bears.

11. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime.

12. South Africa is the only country in the world with three capitals.

13. The order of numbers on a computer keypad is the reverse of the order on a telephone.

14. Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying Pakistani women.

15. Bamboo is a type of grass, not a tree.

16. The lunar calendar does not have 31 days.

17. Parallel imports refer to mobile phones that enter the market through irregular channels.

18. When steaming buns and dumplings, the ones on top of the steamer will cook first, and the ones on the bottom will cook later.

19. Kodak invented the digital camera, but died from the impact of the digital camera.

20. When you search for "confess your love" on Baidu, the top result is a love confession letter.

21. Kumquats are eaten with the peel on.

22. The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West are not husband and wife.

23. The main component of natural gas is methane, which is colorless and odorless.

24. The melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is the same as that of the alphabet song.

25. The "Black Cat Detective" series that I remember as being very long actually only had 5 episodes.

26. In ancient times, the word "逼逼" was used to describe a person's sincere feelings.

27. Hou Jing, the Liang Han emperor during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, gave himself the title of "Great General of the Universe".

28. The portrait of Rose in "Titanic" was actually drawn by director James Cameron.

29. April 30th is "International No Spanking Day".

30. A light-year is a unit of distance, not a unit of time.

31. The custom of eating apples on Christmas Eve is unique to China.

32. The composer of "The March of the People's Liberation Army" was Zheng Lücheng, an international friend from North Korea.

33. In Taiwan, potatoes are called peanuts.

34. Ants have two stomachs.

35. Dove chocolate and Dove shampoo use the same word.

36. Spiciness is a sensation of pain, not a sensation of taste.

37. English majors only have TEM-4 and TEM-8.

38. "Iseko" is a common surname in Japan.

39. The popular internet slang term "buying soy sauce" in mainland China is called "non-stick pan" in Taiwan.

40. Water will boil first and then freeze in a vacuum.

41. Kiwi fruit is another name for kiwifruit.

42. Cang Jinkong's surname is Cangjing, therefore he is "Teacher Cangjing".

43. The first line of "Love My China" and "Hallelujah" has the same melody.

44. Fengyoujing (a type of medicated oil) can actually be taken orally.

45. The abbreviations for the World Trade Organization and the World Tourism Organization used to be WTO.

46. ​​November 11th is "Couples' Day" in Hong Kong.

47. Both VCD players and USB flash drives were invented by the Chinese.

48. “丨” is a pictographic character, pronounced gǔn.

49. The cartoon Popeye was created to promote spinach.

50. Guinea pigs are also known as Dutch pigs.

51. Table tennis originated in England at the end of the 19th century.

52. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest producer of desalinated seawater.

53. Only 30 percent of people can enlarge or shrink their nostrils.

54. Whales have a very slow heartbeat, normally only about 9 beats per minute.

55. Elephants can stand upside down using their heads.

56. Roses picked in the afternoon last longer than those picked in the morning.

57. The Parquet Observatory in Australia received radio waves from extraterrestrial civilizations.

58. Laughter and coughing put more stress on the spine than walking and standing.

59. Most people lose 50% of their taste buds by the time they are 60 years old.

60. Men have better eyesight than women, while women have better hearing than men.

61. The most common name in the world is: Muhammad.

62. Chopin would cry whenever he heard the sound of a piano when he was a child.

63. People can't cry in space because there's no gravity, so tears can't flow.

64. Pigs cannot look up at the sky.

65. Pearls will dissolve in vinegar.

66. Cows can produce more milk when they listen to music.

67. In Japan, there is a type of watermelon that is square, designed for easy storage.

68. The human nose and ears continue to grow throughout life.

69. Giraffes cannot cough.

70. Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a celestial body.

71. Americans are the most frequent users of toothpicks.

72. Arab women can file for divorce because their husbands don't make them coffee.

73. An oyster can change its sex from male to female, and it will change its sex several more times during its lifetime.

74. Newborn turkeys need their parents to teach them how to eat, otherwise they will starve to death.

75. Most of the dust in your home is your dead skin.

76. The wingspan of a Boeing 747 is exactly the distance the Wright brothers covered on their first flight.

77. According to a law passed by Britain in 1845, suicide is a very serious crime, punishable by hanging.

78. There is only one food that will never spoil: honey.

79. Hawaiian script has only 12 letters.

80. Coca-Cola was originally green.

81. Cats urinate more frequently in darker environments.

82. Cats can produce more than 100 sounds, while dogs can only produce 10 sounds.

83. The only English word with 15 letters that is not repeated is "uncopyrightable".

84、1,111,111 x 1,111,111 = 1234567654321。

85. Heating a stone in a microwave oven will cause it to explode.

86. If the first day of a month is Sunday, then that month will have a Black Friday.

87. Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.

88. The sound of a duck's quack does not echo; no one knows why for now.

89. Among those who post ads looking for a lover, 35% are married.

90. Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

91. Many people drink a cup of coffee every morning to perk themselves up, but actually an apple is more effective than a cup of coffee.

92. Sleeping burns more calories than sitting and watching TV.

93. According to statistics, the number of people killed by donkeys each year is more than the number of people killed in plane crashes.

94. Humans are animals that are happier the more useless knowledge they possess.

95. Umbrellas were originally invented to protect people from the scorching sun.

96. The entire Internet weighs only 50 grams.

97. The roar of a tiger is particularly loud and can reach a distance of 2 kilometers.

98. Black holes are not actually "black".

99. A cow has four stomachs.

100. About one-seventh of the world's population does not like the taste of cilantro.

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