6 freshly baked trivia facts that would leave you awed

1/13/2021

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Culture Story: 6 freshly baked trivia facts that would leave you awed

Still think you know more facts about science and history than the average person does? Think again! We're about to let you in on some crazy unknown facts that would make you wonder with your mouth open. Are you ready?

#1 Sharks have existed long before trees

With a 100 million years gap between their existence, sharks first showed up about 450 million years ago before trees came into the scene.

#2 Nepalese honey hunters climb high altitudes to retrieve "mad honey"

Himalayan giant honey bees produce this honey which is insanely sought after because of its hallucinogenic effects. A pound sells for $60 - $80!

#3 Vast majority of Canadians live below the 49th parallel

People believe that the 49th parallel borders Canada and the US. However, 72% of Canadians actually live below it.

#4 Half Australian dollar bills are worth half their face values

What this means is that you don't need to be scared when your AUD 100 bill, for instance, cuts in half. Because each half would still be worth AUD 50. Crazy, right?

#5 Sticky rice prevents the Great Wall of China from collapsing

The Chinese often come up with brilliant ideas that surprise the rest of the world and now we get to discover that the brilliant use of sticky rice as mortar is what keeps the Great Wall standing to this day.

#6 Tea bags were invented by accident

In 1908, Thomas Sullivan had intended to send tea samples packaged in bags, so he came up with the idea of tea bags. Quite soon people decided to drop the entire bag and its content in hot water.

Whether it's an invention or an untapped historical fact, we always love to learn more whenever we get the chance. Tell us which fact you were surprised to discover in this post.

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18 Comments

Julie Domaille

Love the idea of people using their rice leftovers to mortar the wall. My home made pastry would also make a strong wall

David Roy

Julie Domaille, soggy Weetabix would do the trick.

Scott

X wife gravy attempts also work on holding Great Wall firm…

Helen Dakin

Someone put a half $50 Australian bill in my letterbox. Went to the bank and got $50.

Sucheta Sanyal

i like the idea of Australian dollars cut in half and each half still worth 50 dollars.

dmarkc

I know rhododendrons are toxic, but not that they are one of the sources for mad honey.

Patricia Price

Mine too!😃Julie Domaille,

tbear

Tea bags!

Mary Ann Armstrong

The sticky rice one

flanderschristy

So The Great Wall Of China is held together with sticky rice, I'll be darned! Why would anyone want to consume anything that made them see crazy stuff? I'm referring to the Himilayan honey bees. I don't get someone wanting to alter their state of reality with anything including alcohol. After my first surgery on my spine, the nurse kept telling me that I was in pain & I kept telling her that I wasn't but she insisted that I needed pain meds. I finally gave in & let her push the button on my pain pump & OMG. I saw a huge Anaconda in my bed, kittens running in & out from under my bed & birds were swooping down at me. I told the nurse that if this is what being high is like, that I didn't get the attraction. I've had 4 surgeries on my spine & NEVER took pain meds again!!! Not my idea of a good time.

lmoores

Very interesting fact about the Chinese wall and sticky rice being used as mortar.

Ian Hinton

Tea Bags surprised me and the sharks. makes perfect sense tho.

Lourdes Ayala

I don’t know Shamita Das Dasgupta but I agree with her entirely! Racists comments don’t foster good relationships! You should be above those types of statements!!!

Anita Demirdjian-Sahakian

What is the 49th parrarel?

Leticia Olsen

🤭From now on I’m not going to eat anymore sticky rice as it might make a wall between my stomach and my guts!🥺

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