1. Research conducted that women are better at discriminating among colors, while men excel at tracking fast moving objects. This is believed to be an evolutionary trait that stuck around from our hunter-gatherer phase.
2. Sniper bullets move so fast that the Earth's rotation will actually move the target and snipers have to to take this into account.
3. Perfectionists are much more likely to have depression because they have an unrealistic view of failure and are over-critical of themselves.
4. The creator of the Eiffel tower made a secret room near the top, where he entertained members of the science community.
5. Al Capone sends flowers to rival gang members' funerals.
Bonus Fact: One time, he spent almost 5,000 dollars on flowers on a single funeral.
6. Jellyfish are 98% water and when they wash up on the shore, they will evaporate.
7. Tears of joy are your bodies way of restoring emotional equilibrium(bringing it back to normal levels).
8. The CEO of Japan Airlines makes less than the pilots, takes a bus to work, and eats in the cafeteria.
9. The van cats of eastern turkey all have mismatched eyes, white fur, and love to swim.
10. Carrie Fisher wore no underpants in Star Wars because George Lucas convinced her there was no underwear in outer space.
11. The world has only been at peace (no war) for 268 years. That equates to about 8% of recorded history.
12. Giraffes only sleep for 30 minutes a day, the least of all mammals.
13. The flag of Nepal is so complicated that the country's constitution includes 24-step instructions on how to create it.
14. The U.S. has more people of Norwegian descent than Norway.
15. Elephants can suffer from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder).
16. 27 people die every year from elevator accidents. But, 1600 people die from taking the stares.
17. Al-Qaeda had denounced ISIS for being anti-islamic.
18. A Shiba Inu makes 100,000 dollars from modeling men's ware on Instagram.
19. There are so many apples that if you ate a different one everyday, it would take you almost 20 years to try them all.
20. 35% of workers would forego a substantial pay raise if it meant their boss would be fired.
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