Strange Random Facts That Will Put You To Sleep Fast

Strange Random Facts That Will Put You to Sleep Fast is a unique audio experience designed to gently ease you into a peaceful slumber. This soothing session blends calming background music with an intriguing collection of strange, little-known facts to lull your mind into a restful state. Each fact is carefully selected to pique your curiosity just enough without overstimulating, helping you unwind and drift into a serene, dreamlike space.

Voice: Matthew Ferguson

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Without saliva,

Humans are unable to taste food.

We feel hangry because it's harder for us to control our emotions when our brains are low on glucose.

The world's oldest surviving bank is Banca Monte di Paschi di Siena,

Which was founded in 1472 and is currently Italy's third-largest bank.

English is not native to the British Isles.

It was brought to Britain in the mid-5th to 7th centuries by German,

Danish,

And Dutch settlers.

The word Velociraptor comes from the Latin words velox,

Which means swift,

And raptor,

Which means robber,

Literally,

Speedy robber.

By applying even pressure to an egg,

It is nearly impossible to break the shell by squeezing it.

Garrett McNamara holds the record for the largest wave ever surfed,

Set in 2011 in Nazare,

Portugal.

The wave was 78 feet tall.

Brain fibers lose 10% of their total length every decade.

They can shrink even more so under acute stress.

The average American child is given $3.

70 per tooth that falls out.

Ancient Roman surgeons were trained to block out the screams of human pain.

Madagascar once was a stomping ground for lemurs,

Which were the size of today's gorillas.

The Sesce Terrier is the rarest breed of dog in the world.

Around 350 of them exist in total worldwide.

The oldest unopened bottle of wine was found in a Roman tomb that is over 1,

650 years old.

Abraham Lincoln loved cats and once let one eat from the table during a formal White House dinner.

Kiss means pee in Swedish.

Rabbits can be literally scared to death if approached by a predator when they are totally unaware.

In 2007,

Scotland spent £125,

000 devising a new national slogan.

The winning entry was,

Welcome to Scotland.

Despite being landlocked,

Mongolia has a navy consisting of seven men and one vessel,

The Sukhbaatar III,

Stationed on Lake Kovskol.

People who donate blood in Sweden are sent a text message each time their blood saves a life.

The center of a comet is called a nucleus.

To properly write adjectives in order,

You would list them by amount,

Value,

Size,

Temperature,

Age,

Shape,

Color,

Origin,

And material.

Dinosaurs would swallow large rocks which stayed in their stomach to help churn and digest food.

The tall chef's hat is called a toque.

The world's largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.

China is spending $3 billion to build panda-shaped solar farms in order to get more young people interested in renewable energy.

A man who was hanged for his part in the Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot had his skin removed and it was used to bind a book that listed his offenses.

Some butterfly species are extremely fast.

The skipper butterfly can fly faster than a horse can run.

The longest cricket test match lasted over 12 days between England and South Africa.

It only ended because the English team would have missed their boat home.

The NYPD had a police officer follow Andre the Giant whenever he went out drinking.

This was to make sure he didn't get drunk and fall on anyone.

In Switzerland,

It is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 p.

M.

The fear of vegetables is called laconophobia.

27,

000 trees are cut down every day to supply the world's toilet paper.

People who eat breakfast feel better both mentally and physically throughout the day.

The closest living relatives of hippopotamuses are whales,

Dolphins,

And porpoises.

Jesse Jay's full name is Jessica Ellen Cornish.

Einstein's brain went missing when he died in 1955 and was lost for 23 years.

The doctor who worked on his autopsy stole it and kept it in a hidden cider box.

The number of stars on the EU flag doesn't represent anything.

12 stars were chosen as a number with no political association and as a symbol of unity.

The earliest mention of the mythical creature,

The unicorn,

Dates back as far as 2700 B.

C.

In Asia and was described as a creature of great power and wisdom.

A mason in 1700's Jerusalem left his wooden ladder behind after doing some work on a church and now it can't be moved without the agreement and permission of six different Christian leaders.

It costs almost $290,

000 per year in fees to run a hot dog cart near the Central Park Zoo in New York City.

This does not include cart incurred costs.

Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo misspelled it.

The name stuck and the island was christened to the name in 1500.

The world's smallest mammal,

A bumblebee bat,

Weighs about the same as a U.

S.

Dime.

Native to Myanmar and Thailand,

These bats are endangered.

In the United States,

Each person owns an average of seven pairs of blue jeans.

That's one for every day of the week.

Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000 B.

C.

Which makes dentists one of the oldest professions.

Brussels Airport is the world's biggest chocolate seller,

Selling over 800 tons of chocolate a year.

Scotland was one of the few countries able to hold off being conquered by the Romans in the first century A.

D.

The smallest possible measurement of length is known as the Planck length.

Anything smaller than this would break everything we understand about physics.

An amateur beekeeper and a group of scientists found that wax worms are capable of eating and breaking down plastic bags.

The settings of a wax worm's stomach can be recreated to safely dispose of plastic bags and bottles.

At any given moment,

There are 1,

800 thunderstorms happening on Earth.

This amounts to 16 million storms each year.

In South Dakota,

You can get a driver's permit at age 14 with parental consent.

Once you turn 16,

You can get your license.

In Halden Prison in Norway,

Guards are encouraged to interact,

Play sports,

And eat with inmates.

This is to prevent aggression and create a sense of family.

Though most think it's Italian,

Pepperoni is an American invention.

The first use of the word dates back to 1919.

There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world.

Doggerland is the area of land connecting Great Britain to continental Europe.

It was flooded by rising sea levels between 6500 to 6200 BC,

Turning Great Britain into an island.

Another term for your nieces and nephews would be nibblings.

Antarctica is the only continent that turtles don't live on.

The average household income of the top 1% in the United States is $1,

260,

508 per year.

Ralph Lauren's real name was Ralph Lifshitz.

The 10 highest mountain summits in the United States are all located in Alaska.

August 5th is known as National Underwear Day,

The perfect day to add some new,

Confidence-boosting pieces to your underwear collection.

The Stockholm archipelago has more islands than the Pacific Ocean at around 30,

000.

A sunset on Mars is blue.

In Mississippi,

It is considered a federal offense to dine and dash on a check that is over $25.

In California,

It is only petty theft.

Evangeline Lilly is a notoriously bad driver.

She has been in at least eight car accidents,

And none of them were with another car.

As of September 2016,

The giant panda was downgraded from endangered to vulnerable on the Global List of Species at Risk of Extinction.

The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat at just 20 inches long.

Sweden has the most islands in the world,

With 221,

800 islands.

Hawaii's state flag is the only U.

S.

State flag to feature the Union Jack upon it.

October 19th is Evaluate Your Life Day,

A day to think about your situation in life and wonder how it could be improved.

Be sure to weigh the good and bad.

The full Bible has been translated into over 3,

000 languages.

Among those include fictional languages like Elvish,

Klingon,

And Navi.

One of the smartest bird species is the magpie.

They can even recognize themselves in mirrors.

Jupiter completes a rotation of the sun every 11.

86 years.

Forgiveness is the number one trait linked to happiness in humans.

Calling shotgun when riding in a car comes from the term shotgun messenger.

The Ethiopian calendar is 7.

5 years behind the Gregorian calendar due to the fact that it has 13 months.

The first known recipe for angel food cake was published in 1878.

Although many people think shaving causes hair to grow back quicker,

There is no scientific evidence for this.

Popularized by Shakespeare's play,

Many people think Julius Caesar's last words were,

And you,

Brutus?

In reality,

He said,

You too,

My child?

In 1937,

A major fire broke out at the Fox Film Studios in New Jersey.

The fire destroyed 75% of their movies,

Including most of their silent films.

Nobody knows how the Academy Awards came to be referred to as the Oscars.

The earliest mention was in 1932 and was made official in 1939.

There are more than 70 species of mushrooms that glow in the dark.

Lake Superior contains 10% of the world's fresh water.

It is the size of South Carolina and contains 2,

900 cubic miles of water.

Walking uses a total of 200 muscles with every step you take.

If you were to have your picture taken by the very first camera,

You'd need to sit still for eight hours.

There are 30 times more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.

It's estimated that there are 100 billion stars and 3 trillion trees.

Bob Ross's hair was naturally straight,

But he chose to get a perm so he could save money on haircuts when touring the U.

S.

,

Penniless in his mobile home.

Bob actually hated his curly hair,

But kept it as it was iconic.

During the Aztec reign,

A slave could be bought for 100 cocoa beans.

The cardboard holder that you often get around a takeaway cup of coffee is called a zarf.

Surgeons who play video games at least three hours a week perform 27% faster and make 37% fewer errors.

Nowhere in the Bible does it say there were three wise men,

Just three gifts.

Fungus is more closely related to animals on a genetic level than they are to plants.

Aaron Carpenter got verified on Instagram on April 29,

2015.

Peaches are the third most popular fruit grown in America.

There is an underwater version of rugby unsurprisingly called underwater rugby.

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the U.

S.

,

With a population of 629,

849,

Meaning that it is not part of any county.

Bookworms are actual insects that bore holes in books.

A major book-feeding insect is a paper louse that feeds on a microscopic mold in poorly kept books.

The scientific name for the giant anteater is Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

This means ant eating with three fingers.

Owners of personalized license plates in Uganda are facing a tax increase of over 300% which will raise the tax from $1,

498 to $5,

992.

Cats which have blue eyes for the duration of their lives are likely to be deaf.

In 2000,

The first permanent crew inhabited the International Space Station,

The ISS.

Since then,

There's always been a human presence in space.

When we're born,

The only innate fears we have are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.

All other fears are learned.

Of the top 20 most-watched TV broadcasts in the United States,

19 were Super Bowls and the other was the 1983 finale of MASH.

In Zimbabwe,

It is illegal for citizens to make offensive gestures at a passing car.

Cameron Dallas' middle name is Alexander.

Webster's Dictionary accidentally made a word that didn't exist in it for five years,

Doared.

According to scientists,

The weight of the average cumulus cloud is 1.

1 million pounds.

28 is the atomic number of nickel and the atomic mass of silicone.

The money for the Statue of Liberty came from fundraising from auctions,

A lottery,

And boxing matches in Europe and the U.

S.

The statue cost the French about $250,

000,

Which today would be over $5.

5 million dollars.

The Latin name for banana is Musa sapientium,

Which translates to fruit of the wise men.

The wife of Anthony Perkins,

The original Norman Bates,

Barry Berenson,

Died as a result of being a passenger on one of the 9-11 planes.

Pope Francis has been given many extravagant gifts over the years,

And one of them was a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

However,

Rather than keeping it for his own pleasure and adventures,

He sold it off and used the money to benefit homeless people.

There is a liquid that you can breathe in,

Called perfluorohexane.

Animals can be submerged in a bath of perfluorohexane without drowning.

In ancient Bafia culture,

One could purchase a wife for the price of 30 potato mashers.

Only 2% of the world's population has green eyes.

The American roulette wheel is different from the European wheel.

The American one has two green spaces while the European one has one green space.

Although on both,

If you add up all the numbers on the roulette wheel,

You will get 666.

All new FBI special agents and intelligence analysts are required to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Tsundoku is a Japanese word for the habit of buying too many books,

Letting them pile up in your house and never reading them.

Jada Smith formed a metal band called Wicked Wisdom in 2002,

Which is still active today.

Jack Daniel,

The founder of the whiskey,

Died from kicking a safe.

When he kicked it,

He broke his toe,

Which got infected.

He eventually died from blood poisoning.

Giving up alcohol for just one month can improve liver function,

Decrease blood pressure,

And reduce the risk of liver disease and diabetes.

Originally,

Cigarette filters were made out of cork,

The look of which was incorporated into today's pattern.

Iceland was chosen as the training ground for Apollo astronauts because it was the most moon-like surface.

After a waitress at a pizzeria helped a customer choose the numbers for a winning lottery ticket in 1984,

He tipped her $3 million,

Half of his $6 million prize money.

November 17th is known as Unfriend Day.

On this day,

You should unfriend anybody who you don't know or speak to.

Despite Mercury being the closest planet to the Sun,

Venus is the warmest planet.

It's also known as the warmest planet on Earth.

Dylan Dossat's fan base is known as Dylanators.

Crows can remember the faces of individual humans.

They can also hold a grudge.

Honey and items immersed in honey can be preserved for centuries.

The long shelf life is due to an enzyme found in the stomachs of bees.

Santa Claus was issued a pilot's license by the U.

S.

Government in 1927.

They also gave him airway maps and promised to keep the runway lights on.

Long ago,

People chewed on tree bark as a method of pain relief.

Willow bark has a high amount of salicylic acid,

An ingredient still used in aspirin today.

April 12th is known as Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day.

The poodle is one of the cleanest breeds of dogs,

Making them a great choice for people with pet allergies.

They don't mold much at all,

And they rarely smell either.

The German autobahn has no speed limits because western Germany saw them as a Nazi relic.

This became effective in 1972.

Writing down your worries before taking an exam can help combat test anxiety,

Improve performance,

And boost your test scores.

Small as they may be,

Ladybugs have a unique smell that humans are incredibly sensitive to.

The world's first motel is in San Luis Obispo,

Which was built in 1925.

When it opened,

It cost $1.

25 for a two-room bungalow with a kitchen and a private adjoining garage.

Animals yawn based on how large their brain is.

The bigger the brain,

The longer they will yawn.

Kosher salt is salt traditionally used for koshering meat,

A process that removes the blood from it.

It's also fantastic for cooking with,

As it contains no iodine or anti-clumping agents.

In Cambodia,

Rats are being trained to sniff out landmines.

They can clear 200 square meters in less than 35 minutes,

Which usually takes two to three days with a deminer.

In order to protest the high tariffs enforced by a UK censorship board,

A filmmaker sent in a 10-hour movie of white piglets.

In order to get the right amount of paint drying,

They had to watch the entire film.

In English,

12 is the largest number that has just one syllable.

Although dingoes are about the same size as a springer spaniel,

They are brave enough to target an adult kangaroo when hunting in packs.

They now get a headstone with a QR code.

Called living headstones,

They show pages with photos,

Video biography,

And comments from loved ones.

The Japanese term for a shotgun wedding is deki-chata-kekkon,

Which literally translates to,

Oops,

We did it,

Marriage.

A red blood cell takes only about 20 seconds to make a complete circuit throughout your body.

In America,

It is a federal crime to use your roommate or a friend's Netflix account.

Every second,

The human eye moves about 50 times.

The Roman-Persian Wars are the longest in history,

Lasting over 680 years.

They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD.

The largest known prime number has 24,

862,

048 digits.

The new prime number is 2 multiplied by itself 82,

589,

933 times,

Minus 1.

Kesha was an extra in Katy Perry's music video for I Kissed a Girl.

Katy had some of her friends in the video,

Among these,

A then-unknown Kesha.

Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen in your body.

Valentine's Day in South Korea is a little different.

Only women give gifts,

Not men.

Marie Antoinette's last words were to her executioner after accidentally stepping on his foot,

Saying,

"'Pardon me,

Sir.

I meant not to do it.

'" Movie theaters make roughly 85% of their profit off concession stands.

This is because ticket revenues have to be shared with the movie distributors.

At the 1936 Olympic Games,

Competitors from Leichtenstein were shocked to discover their flag was the exact same as Hades.

Leichtenstein added a crown to their flag a year later.

If a polar bear and a grizzly bear mate,

Their offspring is called a pizzy bear.

Although GPS is free for the world to use,

It costs $2 million per day to operate.

The money comes from American tax revenue.

Elephants can die of a broken heart if their mate dies.

In New Jersey,

It's illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a violent crime.

The largest living thing on Earth is a giant sequoia named General Sherman.

On April 1,

2005,

NASA pulled an April Fool's prank telling the world that they had found water on Mars.

Over 290 people have died climbing Mount Everest since 1922.

Most deaths occur because of avalanches,

And not all bodies have been recovered.

Eminem's mother filed an $11 million defamation lawsuit against him because of his lyrics about her.

She settled for $25,

000,

And $23,

354.

25 of that went to her lawyer.

During a conversation,

Each speaker's turn averages two seconds,

And the pause in between is only 200 milliseconds.

That figure is nearly universal.

The human eye is so sensitive that if the Earth were flat and it was a dark night,

A candle's flame could be seen from 30 miles away.

The distance from your wrist to your elbow is the same length as your foot.

Airport runway numbers actually indicate direction on a compass.

Alaska is the state which produces the most serial killers.

A group of parrots is known as a pandemonium.

Of parrots.

Hard cheeses have a longer shelf life than soft cheeses.

PewDiePie supported his YouTube channel by selling hot dogs.

His persistence paid off when in 2012,

His YouTube channel garnered over 1 million subscribers.

The color red doesn't really make bulls angry.

They are colorblind.

Time anxiety occurs in a person when they are perpetually afraid of being late or of others being late.

It's an Australian tradition to eat sausages at polling stations on Election Day called democracy sausages.

For many communities,

This is the biggest fundraising event of the year.

It's believed that Orlando Bloom has swinophobia,

Which is a fear of pigs.

He was seen running away from a pig on the set of Kingdom of Heaven.

In 1942,

A 12-year-old lied about his age to join the Navy.

He became a decorated war hero at age 13,

But was thrown out of the Navy after his mom found out.

In ancient Greece,

Throwing an apple to a woman was a symbolic declaration of love,

And to catch it was to show acceptance of that love.

Norway has a 25-year statute of limitation on murder.

This means if the murder happened more than 25 years ago,

They cannot be charged.

There was a man in the late 1700s who had such a constant and severe appetite that he was once kicked out of a hospital because they thought he ate an entire toddler.

Arizona driver's licenses don't expire until you're 65.

You then have to renew in person every five years.

The total population of insects is estimated to be a billion times greater than that of the human population.

Although there is currently no drug proven to help kill insects,

To make someone tell the truth,

Some countries like Russia,

Canada,

And India use truth serums.

The King of Macedon threatened Sparta with,

If I bring my army into your land,

I will raze your city.

The Spartans replied,

If.

No attempt was made to capture the city.

A single strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto.

If a snake has its head chopped off,

That chopped off head can still bite and unleash a huge amount of venom.

A crocodile escaped out of a duffel bag on board a flight in the Congo,

Causing everybody in the country to panic.

This caused everybody to go to the front of the plane.

This caused the plane to crash,

Leaving only one survivor.

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