Random Fun Facts

By 2040, half of the US population will live in just 8 states. [Vox]

Bats hang upside down for a practical reason. It’s so they can fly. Otherwise, they are too heavy to take off from the ground with a running start. [Mental Floss]

Want the best life, move to Norway. [OCED]

The average price of an undergraduate degree increased $63,973, or roughly 161%, since 1987. [MarketWatch]

Nearly 3% of the ice in the Antarctic is penguin urine. [The Dodo]

A Rhinoceros' horn is made of hair. [The Dodo]

Cap'n Crunch's full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. His ship is the S.S. Guppy. [CNN]

All the swans in England are owned by the Queen. [Atlas Obscura]

O.J. Simpson was almost cast as the Terminator, but James Cameron thought he was "too pleasant" to portray a dark character. [Buzzfeed]

The most common spoken language in Virginia after English and Spanish is Korean. [Bored Panda]

A small group of wild rabbits is called a “fluffle.” [Rabbit]

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