Amazing Facts About Anything Thread

[LionDen]

You're more likely to get a computer virus from visiting religious sites than porn sites. lol

According to research from security firm Symantec, religious websites carry three times more malware threats than pornography sites. Symantec found that the average number of security threats on religious sites was around 115, compared to adult content sites which carried around 25. In fact, only 2.4 percent of adult sites were infected with malware. The researchers hypothesized that's because porn sites need to generate a profit, so there's a financial incentive to keeping them virus-free to encourage repeat business.

[LionDen]

A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.

Clouds are not as light and fluffy as they appear. In fact, researchers have found that a single cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds. How do they know? Well, that number is calculated by taking the water density of a cloud and multiplying it by its volume. Fortunately, the cloud can still "float" at that weight because the air below it is even heavier.

[Smartmark]

The longest single-word name of a place in the whole world is in New Zealand and is named; Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (85 letters)

One of the shortest names of a place in the whole world is Å in Norway.

[LionDen]

The longest single-word name of a place in the whole world is in New Zealand and is named; Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (85 letters)

One of the shortest names of a place in the whole world is Å in Norway.

lol WOW!


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According to Switzerland's law, social animals like guinea pigs must have a buddy with them. Owning only one is considered animal abuse and is illegal.

[LionDen]

It is considered rude to write in red ink in Portugal.

[Smartmark]

The Ballpoint-Pen was invented by the Hungarian journalist László Bíró.

[TKO]

The world wastes about 1 billion metric tons of food each year.

[LionDen]

The loudest animal in the world is a mere 2cm long, prawn. The Pistol Shrimp is capable of snapping it’s claw shut so rapidly, that it creates a bubble which collapses to produce a sonic blast, louder than a Corncode’s sonic boom.

The shock wave can reach 230 decibels, louder than the sound of a gunshot. The imploding bubble for split seconds also generates temperates of 4,400C, nearly as hot as the sun, killing it’s prey.

[LionDen]

Boring, Oregon and Dull, Scotland have been sister cities since 2012. In 2017, they added Bland Shire, Australia to their "League of Extraordinary Communities." lol

[LionDen]

During Prohibition, moonshiners would wear "cow shoes." The fancy footwear left hoofprints instead of footprints, helping distillers and smugglers evade police.