tell me a random fact

title im bored

Sharks can spit out their stomach then take back

skuba is cute

The reason Michael Jordan won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1988 is because the scorekeepers in Chicago would inflate his steals and block stats by a significant amount compared to his stats on the road

there is an extinct species of walrus called the pontolis magnus that may have been the largest carnivorous mammal to ever exist excluding whales

Platypuses are one of few mammals that are able to lay eggs.

Blue/green eyes on people are actually genetical disorder

my commute to work is a ten minute walk

Leading cause of Pediatric Deaths in US is Firearms.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2600445

I can solve a Rubik's cube under 15 seconds, my best time is 7.77s.
I have been speedcubing for like 7-8 years

the deepest borehole in the world, the kola hole, goes down 12,000-something metres (40,000 feet... mmm feet...) into the earth

ball cancer

Today i learned that the stairs in medieval towers were built the be counter clockwise so that the attackers couldn't swing their swords while the defenders could

Pure Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible. Crazy isn't it??? 🤔

cinnamaldehyde is a chemical compound that is responsible for its namesake taste in most cinnamon flavored products

it can be derived from toluene which is commonly found in most paint products and paint thinners, meaning that you can take a bucket of paint thinner and transform into a substance that tastes like cinnamon