Learning something new in quick and easy format comes in the form of learning tidbits and fun facts about the world around you. These are excellent for all ages, but some facts seem “too good to be true” when it comes to being a little too extreme to believe. Sometimes these facts are actually too extreme and aren’t fully truthful, but there are a lot of unique tidbits that are true out there! Here are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are actually true for you all today.
Russia is Bigger Than Pluto
No kidding! When it comes to discussing surface area, the country of Russia is in fact bigger than our little ex-planet Pluto. That definitely puts this tiny space rock into perspective.
Carrots Are Supposed to be Purple
Plenty of foods, especially fruits and veggies, have been altered over time either for eating needs or just because of the plants they came from naturally evolving. Carrots were originally a much different color before alteration: purple!
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Sharks Don’t Kill As Much As These
If you have a fear of sharks, there are plenty of statistics out there that can help ease your worry of dying by one of these creatures. In fact, cows kill more people than sharks each year. And vending machines have double the likelihood.
Many Legends Lived Together: Shakespeare and Pocahontas
The Native American behind a major eye-opener for history to the discovery and colonization of some regions in North America, technically was alive at the same time as a famous poet. Shakespeare and Pocahontas lived during the same time period!
Berry, Fruit, or Vegetable?
Strawberries actually don’t live up to their name. They aren’t classified as berries. But, bananas as well as watermelon are technically considered berries. And on the topic, tomatoes are in fact a fruit and not a vegetable! There are many of these scenarios.
How Old Is Old?
One of the world’s wonders known as the Great Pyramid is actually very much older than most know. Cleopatra lived well after this was built. Mammoths, which went extinct many centuries ago, were still alive when the Great Pyramid was being made.
Texas Hogs Tigers
Interestingly enough, there are actually currently more tigers alive in the state of Texas than there are in the rest of the world. This could be due to the number of zoos and rescues in Texas, but honestly it’s quite an odd occurrence.
Dinosaur Water
Any water you drink has an extremely high probability to have at least one molecule that once was inside of a dinosaur. The technical odds are almost 100%. That’s pretty insane when you think about it, but it’s because of how much Earth’s water recycles.
Raining Gems
Saturn and Jupiter have such unique atmospheres that they in fact experience gemstone rain. To be more exact, these two planets have rain that causes diamonds to fall from their skies.
Now that you’ve had your fill of unique and hard to believe facts out there in our big world, you can use them to share with friends and family for knowledge and fun! There’s so much to learn and study, especially for those in school, so taking a short break today to enrich your mind with something fun that isn’t so heavy on your mind can be great. We hope you found this list of mind-blowing facts that are actually true of use today!