Fun Facts For the Month
A one stop shop for fun facts. Please send any fun facts my way and if appropriate, I will include the insights for our readers entertainment and knowledge!
Random Fun Facts - October Edition
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The Spice Girls were originally a band called Touch.
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Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic.
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There is actually a word for someone giving an opinion about something they know nothing about. An 'ultracrepidarian' is someone who voices thoughts beyond their expertise.
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It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the Earth.
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My bestie Jennifer and I are turning 21 this month!
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Harry Styles has four nipples.
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There's an ant species unique to New York City called ManhattAnts. Biologists found them in a specific 14-block strip of the city.
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The blob of toothpaste on a toothbrush has a name. It's called a "nurdle."
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The largest wave ever recorded was in Lituya Bay in Alaska. It reached 1,720 feet in 1958, and was triggered by a massive landslide.
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Illinois grows the most pumpkins in the country.
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A full moon brightens the sky once every 19 Halloweens.
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There's a statue of Jason Voorhees (from Friday the 13th) at the bottom of a lake in Crosby, Minnesota.
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Jack-o'-lanterns were inspired by an Irish legend.​​ According to the History Channel, the name jack-o'-lantern is rooted in an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who fooled the devil and in turn was forced to walk the Earth with only a burning coal in a hollowed turnip to light his way. The Irish began to call him "Jack of the Lantern," and then just "Jack o'Lantern."
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