Fascinating Facts and Trivia

You've probably heard that dolphins are pretty clever, but this is especially impressive.

According to National Geographic, dolphins actually have names for one another, using a unique whistle to distinguish between different members within their pod.

Though we usually just pull them up and toss them into the trash, some weeds have nutritious properties.

For example, dandelions are loaded with vitamins A, C, and K—not to mention calcium, iron, and potassium. So consider pulling up these weeds and making them into a salad.

Bernie Ecclestone is going to be a father for the fourth time at 89 years young.
Guinness World Records say that the oldest father was 92 although Wikipedia says it was a James E. Smith whose 38 year old wife gave birth in 1951 when he was....101.
So plenty of time for more Ecclestone's.

Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman.

Saint Lucia was discovered by the French after they were shipwrecked on the island.

They arrived on December 13th which is the feast day of Saint Lucy – hence, why they named it Saint Lucia!

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.

You would think this would make them hard to spot, however since eggs are laid by the tens of thousands, it would be hard to miss a massive cluster of pea-sized octopuses!

The average male gets bored of a shopping trip after 26 minutes.

Meanwhile, women don’t get tired of shopping until around 2 hours!

Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”

The original name was quite a mouthful. It translates to “town of our lady the Queen of Angels of the River Porciuncula.”

In 2000, ABBA was offered $1 billion dollars to reunite for 100 shows – which would have been $250 million per member.

They turned it down.

Birds don’t urinate.

Contrary to what most mammals do, birds convert nitrogen to uric acid.

They get rid of this uric acid through the same place as they get rid all their other waste – their anus.

^ How do they know to dump it on my car when I've washed it?