20 Random Facts You Didn't know

welcome to the Wortsapart. Here are the 20 random facts you may didn't know.

1

Mantis shrimp named Smasher incubate its claws at speeds of 52 mph. The strike is so fast that it boils the water around it and creates a flash of light.

2

According to researchers in Paris, the molecular structure of a full head of human hair is strong enough to support 12 tons to put it in perspective that's approximately two adult Asian elephants.

3

When we inhale through our nose, we always breathe more air through one nostril. This nasal cycle changes about every 30 minutes. The nose has a rectal tissue like the genitals that can become engorged with blood, which is part of the reason we get a stuffy nose.

4

The possible iterations of the chess game are greater than there are atoms in the observable universe. Mathematicians estimate that all possible move variations of all games of chess equal around 10120 the power or 1 noventrigintillion. By comparison, atoms that make up the known universe is 10 to the 80 first power or 1 sesvigintillion. 

5

Today the latest commercial satellite can distinctly view objects as small as 9 inches from its location nearly 382 miles up. 

6

It is calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 houses per second to deliver all presents on Christmas Eve, due to the different time zones in the rotation of the earth. Santa's sleigh would be moving at 650 miles per second, 162 times the speed of sound.

7

In the US as much as 40% of produce grown is never sold or eaten because it is classified as too ugly. Grocery stores don't stock in perfect fruit and vegetables, because consumers won't buy them. 

8

The world record for the longest accurate shot in archery is 230 yards. The current record holder is 33-year-old Matt Stutzman, a man born without arms.

9

Since 1991, 60 to 80 percent of all rap music in the United States is consumed by white people ages 14 to 24. This includes buying CDs, going to concerts, and downloading iTunes.

10

In classical Athens in the 5th century BC, the punishment for sleeping with another man's wife was to be publicly sodomized with a leaded radish. This act known as Rhaphanidosis was also a punishment for other sex-related crimes, such as promiscuity and homosexuality. 

11

The sun is the most perfect spherical natural object known in the universe. The only thing that is more spherical than the sun is the artificial silicon ball, which is designed to measure weight. 

12

The average American golf course uses around three hundred twelve thousand gallons of water daily. Some golf courses in Palm Springs use up to 1 million gallons every day. 

13

A New Jersey woman has rolled a pair of dice 154 times without losing in a craps table. Her 154 Roll Winning Streak Breaking the World Record. The probability of this occurring is roughly 1 in 5.6 billion.

14

When a barcode is being scanned, the black lines are not the ones being read it's actually the white space in between. 

15

The smallest periodic table in the world is carved on a strand of hair. Scientists created a complete and up-to-date element table by placing the strands inside the ion beam microscope. It was given to a university professor as a birthday gift. 

16

A man named Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp. His booming belch was recorded at 109.9 decibels that's as loud as a clap of thunder. 

17

Did you know that George Washington was a redhead? We usually only see pictures of George Washington with gray or white hair but naturally, he is a redhead. Back then most prominent men wear a wig or powder their hair. 

18

A glass ball can bounce more than a rubber ball if they are the same size and fall from the same distance.

19

The U.S uses less water now than it did in 1970 showing a 20% decline. This is especially surprising as the U.S population has grown by 100 million people since then. The country is now more environmentally conscious implementing more efficient irrigation on farmland and up-to-date cooling systems and power plants.

20

Mosquito repellents don't actually keep mosquitoes away by repelling them, the spray blocks the bug sensors, so they don't even know you're there, making you undetectable to the pesky insects you.