General Knowledge

In Italy, soccer fans are called "Tifosi," which means "carriers of typhus," because their fanaticism is like a fever @general_knowledge #funfact

Over 2,000 languages are spoken in Africa, making it the world's most linguistically diverse continent @general_knowledge #funfact #Africa

A galactic year is the time it takes the Sun to orbit the centre of the Milky Way (about 230 million years). Using that time scale, the mass extinction event which killed off the dinosaurs happened just over three months ago. @general_knowledge #funfact

The enjoyment of spicy foods, roller coasters, and depressing music is known as "benign masochism" We feel a sense of pleasure from initially negative experiences that our brain falsely interprets as threatening @general_knowledge #psychology

Although buried pirate treasure is a common theme, there are very few documented cases of pirates actually burying treasure and no documented cases of a real pirate treasure map. Pirates typically spent their loot as soon as they got it, on account of their short lives. @general_knowledge #funfact

Sweat is actually odorless The smell is caused by bacteria that live on the skin @general_knowledge #funfact

The word meme, to mean the transmission of an idea between people in a culture, was coined by Richard Dawkins in 'The Selfish Gene'. It is a blend of the ancient Greek word 'mimeme'—meaning something imitated—with the English word 'gene'. @general_knowledge #funword

After analyzing the birthdays of 10 million married couples in England, researchers found no evidence of attraction or compatibility based on astrological signs @general_knowledge #funfact

​​At the age of 11, Lionel Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency and stopped growing at 4' 8". When he signed with FC Barcelona at the age of 13, they offered to pay for his daily treatment, and he ultimately grew to be 5' 7". @general_knowledge #celebs

The entirety of the Singapore National Anthem is printed on the back of the $1000 Singapore dollar banknote. It is known as the "sing-dollar" @general_knowledge #funfact #countries

Social rejection can increase levels of creativity in people with a strong sense of independence, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University. "For people who already feel separate from the crowd, social rejection can be a form of validation..." @general_knowledge #psychology

There are more than 200 million insects for every human on Earth. There are more bicycles in Copenhagen, Denmark, than people. ✅ @general_knowledge #funfact

An elephant's skin can be up to one inch (2.54 centimeters) thick but is so sensitive that it can sense a fly landing on it @general_knowledge #animals #elephants

Tour de France cyclists must eat the equivalent of 20-30 cheeseburgers a day to have enough energy to complete the 2,200 miles of riding @general_knowledge #sports #funfact

The bananas we eat today are very different from the ones the world had in the 1950s. The Gros Michel banana strain was entirely wiped out by the panama disease. Today, we consume Cavendish bananas. @general_knowledge #food #funfact

The word "dinosaur" comes from the Greek for "terrible lizard." @general_knowledge #funfact #dinosaurs

Slowly blowing air over the pad of your thumb can slow down your heartbeat in times of stress or anxiety. @general_knowledge #funfact

'Sexsomnia' is an actual sleep disorder which causes people to engage in sexual acts when they are asleep, which they don't even remember! @general_knowledge #sexfact

The entire quantity of all COVID-19 molecules in the world would fit into a can of Coca-Cola @general_knowledge #funfact #coronavirus

Before the invention of Coca Cola there was Coca Wine, a mixture of cocaine and alcohol, which had fans including Queen Victoria and Jules Verne. Three Popes awarded the wine a gold medal for excellence. @general_knowledge #funfact