30 Strange But Interesting Facts To Satisfy Your Never-Ending Need For Knowledge

Winter, and the holidays especially, is a great time for sometriviagames with friends and family. We here atBored Pandawant to help you up your game at the brainiac gatherings this holiday season, so, we’ve compiled yet another set of interesting facts to whip out during a trivia evening.These are coming to you courtesy of the “Undiscovered Facts” Instagram page. So, scroll down and find some intriguing, quick, butcool facts. Who knows, some of them might even surprise you; like how long it took the creators of the Oreo cookie to come up with its iconic design!More info:InstagramThis post may includeaffiliate links.

These are coming to you courtesy of the “Undiscovered Facts” Instagram page. So, scroll down and find some intriguing, quick, butcool facts. Who knows, some of them might even surprise you; like how long it took the creators of the Oreo cookie to come up with its iconic design!

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Prisoner in orange uniform reading a book in a cell, related to undiscovered facts about sentence reduction in Brazil.

Eco-friendly bamboo water bottles from Assam reduce plastic usage, showcasing undiscovered sustainable innovations.

Squirrel adopting an orphaned baby in a nest, showcasing an undiscovered fact about animal behavior.

There are a lot of interesting nuggets of knowledge on the ‘Undiscovered Facts’ Instagram, so, let’s explore some of them more in-depth, shall we? Let’s take the one about the top-secretCoca-Colarecipe. While it’s hard to say whether there are really only two people in the world who know what the recipe is or if that’s just apop culturestaple, the recipe still remains a secret to many.The brand takes this secret very seriously. They proudlystatethat they’ve protected it for more than 130 years. But expertsbelievethat it’s impossible for only two people to know the recipe just because of the sheer amount of syrup that they make every day. In 2011, then Coca-Cola marketing manager Jacquie Wansley told ABC News:“Not a lot of people know. We don’t know how many people know.”

The brand takes this secret very seriously. They proudlystatethat they’ve protected it for more than 130 years. But expertsbelievethat it’s impossible for only two people to know the recipe just because of the sheer amount of syrup that they make every day. In 2011, then Coca-Cola marketing manager Jacquie Wansley told ABC News:“Not a lot of people know. We don’t know how many people know.”

Cancer treatment success with Dostarlimab, eliminating tumors in patients, showcasing a major medical achievement.

Cheetah with a dog as emotional support, showing undiscovered facts about animal behavior in zoos.

Reindeer with glowing antlers in Finland, showcasing undiscovered facts about eco-friendly spray paint for animal safety.

I’m one of those people who almost always wakes up before their alarm goes off. I always thought that it was because waking up at a certain hour just becomes ahabitin my mind, but it might be that stress hormones wake us up.Dr. Russell Foster, head of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford in Britain,toldThe New York Times that our eyes can detect light changes even when closed. This triggers an increase in cortisol and adrenocorticotropin, which help prepare us for activity.

Dr. Russell Foster, head of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford in Britain,toldThe New York Times that our eyes can detect light changes even when closed. This triggers an increase in cortisol and adrenocorticotropin, which help prepare us for activity.

Wax sculpture by artist Sam Jinks, depicting an elderly woman holding a baby, on display with viewers observing.

Woman in a sequin dress smiling beside an image of her in military gear with a rifle, highlighting undiscovered facts.

A group of people in vintage attire, including a notable scientist, illustrating a quote about relativity—an undiscovered fact.

Today, we refer to the finger we put a wedding band on as the ‘ring finger.’ But the belief that there’s a vein that connects it straight to our hearts is only a myth from ancient cultures. Although itoriginatedin Egypt, the Romans called the vein ‘vena amoris,’ the vein of love. Today, of course, we know that all blood veins go to the heart, but the truth doesn’t make the sentiment any lessromantic.

Lion enjoying a bloodsicle in a zoo to stay cool during a heatwave.

Woman in bed with an alarm clock, illustrating an undiscovered fact about waking up and stress hormones.

Bionic eye held by a person, showcasing scientific innovation in restoring sight for the blind.

Facial cosmetic surgeon Dr. Julian De SilvadeclaredBella Hadid to be “the most beautiful woman in the world.” That’s according to the Greek ratio of Phi, a mathematical formula used to measure facial symmetry. Essentially, it means that Hadid’s face is the closest to perfect symmetry there is. That’s what De Silva discovered when he ran the model’s face through a computer mapping program. Hadid’s face was 94.35% close to ‘the golden ratio.’

“Family sitting at a restaurant table with phones away, enjoying a discount in Australia."

Dog illusion in snowy forest creates a surprising undiscovered fact.

Kangaroo flexing biceps, showcasing an undiscovered fact about male kangaroos using muscles to attract females.

Here’s a New Year’s resolution for you: how about challenging yourself to become ambidextrous? You might start with brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand. That might increase your brain’s neuroplasticity. It forces you to think about what you’re doing. “Since you’re using the opposite hand, you’re using the opposite side of your brain, which can help strengthen that side,” dentist Riddhi Gangolli, BDS, PhDexplained.

Woman in discomfort, lying on a couch, highlighting an undiscovered fact about menstruation duration in a lifetime.

Robotic fish leading others, a surprising fact from a Polytechnic Institute experiment, illustrating undiscovered aspects of biology.

Saffron threads and flowers on a plate, illustrating its labor-intensive harvesting process and expense.

Woman sleeping in bed; text about health risks from over-sleeping and inactivity. Undiscovered fact about sleeping habits.

Vintage comic from 1921 showing a meme about perception versus reality with a man in a tuxedo.

Couple brushing teeth with opposite hands for brain exercise, promoting self-control, in a bathroom setting.

The Instagram page also shares that we shouldn’t be showering every day; it does more harm than good. And dermatologists actuallyagree: they say that, ideally, you should shower every two to three days. “You can actually make yourself more prone to infection if you over-wash because the skin is protected with some really nice natural bacteria and things that protect it and you want to preserve those,” dermatological surgeon Dr. Mary Stevenson explained to Today.

Yellow school buses on the road with fact about their visibility as an undiscovered fact.

Emotional reunion at a wedding in China, revealing an undiscovered fact about a long-lost daughter.

Frozen lion cub preserved for 12,000 years, highlighting an undiscovered fact about scientists using its DNA for revival research.

If you ever come to Japan, don’t be surprised to see that people there don’t use handwritten signatures like we do. Instead, they use stamps. There arethree typesof seals the Japanese use every day: Mitome-in, Ginko-in, and Jitsu-in. Mitome-in is an unofficial, unregistered stamp, used mostly when accepting deliveries and such. Ginko-in is for bank accounts, and the Jitsu-in is the official and the most important seal.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian; an undiscovered fact about his workout adjustments during filming.