Tuesday, October 13, 2026

What are 10 curiosities that I almost certainly don't know?

 

  1. Pringles aren't potato chips. That's not stated anywhere on the packaging. In fact, they're dehydrated, compacted potato flakes.
  2. Around the world, the word "sneeze" is pronounced differently in each country.
  3. The first bank robber in American history robbed the Bank of Philadelphia. He was caught because he deposited the stolen money in the same bank.
  4. The human eye can distinguish 500 shades of gray.
  5. In 1965, there were approximately 180,000 nuns in the United States. Today, there are fewer than fifty thousand.
  6. In Germany, approximately 2,000 tons of unexploded bombs are discovered every year.
  7. It was only in 2013 that the United States government confirmed the existence of Area 51.
  8. 99.9% of all species that have ever lived on Earth have become extinct. We therefore belong to the 0.1% of "remaining" species.
  9. The silver-backed gorilla is capable of lifting 1 ton.

10. BIC pen caps have holes in the tip so you don't lose your breath if you accidentally swallow them.