20 ‘DID YOU KNOW’ FACTS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Vegetables grown in Alaska become
gigantic because they receive up to
20 hours of sunlight per day during
the summer months. SourcePhoto: Clark James Mishler/Courtesy of Alaska State Fair

Ancient Egyptians were using
20-sided die as early as 200 BCE. Source

Every time a baby girl is born
in the Indian village of Piplantri,
the residents come together
to plant 111 trees in her honor. Source Source 2 Source 3

The evolution of Wonder Woman’s
costumes from 1941 through 2016. Source

There’s a Japanese girl band called
KBG84 that’s made up of about 40
grandmas. While the ‘84’ signifies
their average age, some of them
are nearly 100 years old. Source

This is how drastically
a river can change its course
over a 28-year period. Source

The ‘Museum of Failed Products’
in Ann Arbor, MI, contains thousands
of old products that tanked within
months of their release. The shelves
are basically a graveyard for bad
products, like Clairol’s A Touch of
Yogurt shampoo, Gillette’s For Oily Hair
Only, and caffeinated beer. Source Source 2Photos: CBS News

There’s a rescue group called
SpokAnimal that finds jobs for stray
cats. Their ‘Farm Livin’ program helps
unadoptable or problematic cats escape
euthanasia by pairing them with farm or
warehouse owners that are in need of a
good 'mouse manager.’ Source Source 2

China used more cement between
2011 and 2013 than the United States
did during the entire 20th century. That’s right, the entire 20th century. The same century in which America built the Hoover Dam and the Interstate Highway System. Source

This is not a spiral. It’s actually a
series of concentric circles, but their
decreasing size and the misalignment
of the checkered patterns convinces
your brain otherwise. Source

Trace the circles with your mouse cursor if you’re having trouble seeing it.More examples of ‘The Fraser spiral illusion.’

British artist Jeremy May turns books
into one-of-a-kind, wearable art pieces
by layering and laminating their pages
to create uniquely-shaped bracelets,
rings, earrings, and pendants. Source Source 2Literary Jewels by Jeremy May

Dolphins will talk to one another
over the phone and can even
recognize each other’s voices……which means they know who you are, and they’re always watching.

Source

Researchers developed a transparent
wood that could one day replace
glass windows with material that
never cracks or shatters. Source Source 2

Thanks to the Superhero Cyborgs
program, 10-year-old Jordan Reeves
was able to create her own prosthetic
arm: a glitter cannon she named
Project Unicorn. The program teams
kids up with engineers who encourage
them to think of their missing limbs
as blank canvases. Source

Due to a lot of crappy things
happening on April 15th, like
tax day, Abraham Lincoln getting
assassinated, and the Titanic sinking,
it has become informally known as
National That Sucks Day. Source

A 1,500-year-old mummy recently
discovered in Mongolia was wearing
a pair of shoes that look a lot like
Adidas sneakers.
Source

There’s a cat in Tokyo that rides
the subway on a regular basis.
Multiple passengers have tweeted
photos of what appears to be the
same cat riding the rails since 2013. Source