Random Knowledges (15 gifs)
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"Random Knowledges" dives into the quirky and surprising facts that make the world more interesting. From bizarre historical tidbits to mind-blowing science truths, it's a fun mix of trivia that sparks curiosity and adds a little wonder to your day.
"Charlie Chaplin once came in third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest."
"Sloths look kind of like monkeys, but they are actually closely related to armadillos and anteaters."
"Speaking of sloths… they have ni**les in their armpits."
"There are no points in the State of Michigan that are more than 6 miles from a lake. "
"There is something called ‘The Asian Brown Cloud’ that appears over South Asia every year during the months where there is no rainfall to clean the pollution in the air."
"After Bill Gates left Harvard, he had a chat with one of his old professors. The professor recalled, “He had moved to Albuquerque to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: ‘Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.’”"
“Due to heavy inbreeding, Louis XIV of France (17th century) is descended from Louis IX of France (13th century) in 368 different ways.”
"In some parts of Japan, you can be barred from going to certain beaches/bath houses if you have exposed tattoos."
"China tried to build their own exact replica of Paris. It is now a ghost town."
"Before the big one that killed off the dinosaurs, there were 4 mass extinction events on Earth. One of them wiped out 97% of all life on the planet. The life we have on here now come from the remaining 3%."
"A 10 year old girl saved her family as well as hundreds of tourists from a Tsunami in Thailand in 2004. How? She recognized warning signs of a tsunami that she had learned in her geography class."
"The world only has 8 species of bear: Asiatic black bear, black bear, brown bear, panda bear, polar bear, sloth bear, spectacled bear and sun bear."
"If you request it, you can get your home blurred on Google Maps Street View."
“In the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan, cars have been banned since 1898. “
"Virtually every radio broadcast that Robin Willaims did in ‘Good Morning Vietnam’ was an improvisation."
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