It took the creator of the Rubik’s Cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the cube after creating it; as of June 2018, the world record is 4.22 seconds.
@Zardoz in April 2021
Japanese square watermelons are ornamental plants and are not edible.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints, and no two tigers have the same pattern.
Ketchup originated in China as a boiled-down brine of pickled fish and spices called “ke-chiap.”
In Morse Code -.- means k.
In 2005, a fortune cookie company called Wonton Food Inc. correctly foretold lottery numbers, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation. No fraud was involved.
Two PlayStation 1 games, FIFA 2001 and Gran Turismo 2, have scratch & sniff discs. The FIFA 2001 smelled like a soccer field, while Gran Turismo 2 smelled like car tires.
Boeing uses potatoes to test their in-flight Wi-Fi, as they reflect and absorb the signals similarly to people. The project is called Synthetic Personnel Using Dialectic Substitution- or SPUDS.
In 2014, Sony made a cassette tape that can store 185TB of data!
The collars on men’s dress shirts used to be detachable. This was to save on laundry costs as the collar was the part that needed cleaning the most frequently.
There’s a flower that smells like chocolate! Native to Mexico, this dark red flower is not edible. It is called “cosmos atrosanguineus” or “chocolate cosmos.”
In 2014, a missing woman on vacation in Iceland was found when it was discovered that she was in the search party looking for herself.
If you sneeze while traveling at 60 mph, your eyes are closed for an average of 50 feet.
Your tonsils could grow back if there were tissue left behind during the removal process. Sometimes it’s accidental; other times, it’s left on purpose.
Alligators will give manatees the right of way if they are swimming near each other.
Crystal – the monkey from The Hangover 2 and Night at the Museum, has her own IMDB page!
Although the TV show “Friends” is based around life in New York City, the entire show was filmed in California.
“O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” Ps. 95:1-3
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” Ps. 100:4-5
A Prayer for a Thankful Heart Jesus, I want to be like You who obeyed the Father without complaint. You embraced the chains of humanity when You walked this earth. Convict me whenever I complain or compare myself with others. Give me Your attitude of humility and thankful acceptance. I want to be like the Apostle Paul who learned contentment in every circumstance. I choose to continually offer You a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that give praise to Your name…
Heavenly Father, I call on you right now in a special way. It is through your power that I was created. Every breath I take, every morning I wake, and every moment of every hour, I live under Your power. Father, I ask You now to touch me with that same power. For if You created me from nothing, you can certainly recreate me. Fill me with the healing power of Your spirit. Cast out anything that should not be in me. Mend what is broken. Root out any unproductive cells. Open…
Magpies are considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world and the only non-mammal species able to recognize themselves in a mirror test.
The world record for the longest human chain (holding hands) is 652.4 miles, and it consisted of 5 million people in Bangladesh as part of a campaign.
Baked beans are actually not baked but stewed.
Rowan Atkinson – also known as Mr. Bean – is the voice of Zazu in The Lion King.
Sheet Pan Cauliflower Nachos Yield: 8 servings Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 6 ounces tortilla chips 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 Roma tomato, diced 1/3 cup…
Portuguese chicken burger Ingredients 3 thyme sprigs, leaves roughly chopped 2 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton) 2 garlic cloves, crushed Zest and juice of 1 lemon 1 tbs olive oil 2 tsp dried chilli flakes 3 x 180g Lilydale Free Range Chicken Breast, cut horizontally into thin slices 4 slices tasty cheese 1/2 cup (140g) thick Greek-style yoghurt 1 garlic clove Juice of 1/2 lime 4 soft wholemeal rolls, split, toasted 4 oak lettuce leaves Baked parsnip chips, to serve Piri piri…
Gwyneth Paltrow's carbonara "Carbonara is the perfect lazy dinner—it’s cozy, comforting, and shockingly easy to make. Not to mention the fact that everyone almost always has the ingredients on hand. Keep some chopped bacon or pancetta in the freezer so you can make this anytime, in just minutes," says Gwyneth Paltrow. Ingredients 115g pancetta or bacon, finely chopped 1 large egg, plus 2 extra egg yolks (or 3 to make it extra creamy) 1½ cups (240g) finely grated parmesan…
Forget takeaway! These simple pizzas are ready in less than 10 minutes. Ingredients 2 Lebanese breads 1/3 cup (90g) basil pesto 2 x 150g buffalo mozzarella balls, torn 1 tsp dried chilli flakes 1 long green chilli, thinly sliced 10 slices hot salami 250g mixed cherry tomatoes, some halved 1/3 cup (40g) pitted green olives Basil leaves, to serve Extra virgin olive oil, to serve Method 1. Preheat the oven to 250°C. Place breads on a large baking tray or individual trays.…
The most popular item at Walmart is bananas. They sell more bananas than any other single item they have in stock.
Sunsets on Mars are blue.
“lbs” comes from the Latin word “libra,” which means “pound.”
The small indents in the bottom of frozen pizzas are there to prevent air bubbles from forming inside the dough.
The term “footage” comes from films being measured in feet when being edited in the early days of filmmaking.
A Bedtime Prayer of Thankfulness “Dear Lord, thank You for allowing me to live another beautiful day. I am grateful for the beauty of the sun and Your other creations. Despite sometimes forgetting to proclaim my thanks, I am overjoyed by the wonders around me. Thank You for my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.”
In 2005, Mark Zuckerberg unsuccessfully tried to sell Facebook for $75 million. Back then, it was called TheFacebook.
There is an opposite of albino animals, which aren’t white, but black. These are known as Melanistic animals.
In 2016, a student left a pineapple in an art museum in Scotland. Two days later, it had been placed in a glass case as part of an exhibition.
The first film with a $100 million budget was True Lies, which was made in 1994.
“Digging a hole to China” is theoretically possible if you start in Argentina.
Researchers found fossils of a “Mega Penguin” that stood over 6 feet tall and weighed in at over 250 pounds.
Strawberries can also be white or yellow, and some can even taste like pineapples!
Gratitude Prayer for Healing https://youtu.be/HPIUtN3dyfc
30 - second prayer for healing https://rb.gy/uc4grs
The term “brah” is Hawaiian pidgin, short for brahdah (brother), and was popularized by surf culture.
As of 1998, over 50% of Iceland’s population believed in the existence of elves.
The Boston Marathon didn’t allow female runners until 1972. The Boston Marathon didn’t allow female runners until 1972. The first woman to finish the Boston Marathon, Roberta Gibb, actually ran the race a few years earlier in 1966.
Creamy Beef and Shells Yield: 4 servings Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 8 ounces medium pasta shells 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound ground beef 1/2 medium sweet onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups beef stock 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce 3/4 cup heavy cream Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 6 ounces shredded extra-sharp cheddar…
When watermelons are grilled or baked, they lose their granular texture and can even be used as a meat substitute, a “watermelon steak.”
Nebraska’s official state slogan is “Nebraska: Honestly, it’s not for everyone.”
Some cat breeds (called “puppy cats”) are bred specifically to exhibit dog-like behavior.
Morning Prayer https://youtu.be/dsK1R5DroKg
In October 2015, United Airlines made a man with Cerebral Palsy crawl off one of its flights. The flight attendants just watched as he struggled.
“Bluetooth” technology was named after a 10th Century king, King Harald Bluetooth. He united Denmark and Norway – just like wireless technology united computers and cell phones.
All dogs are banned from Antarctica since April 1994. This ban was made because of the concern that dogs might spread diseases to seals.
There’s a sport called “squirrel fishing,” in which participants try to catch squirrels and lift them into the air by using a nut on a fishing pole.
In Slovakia, they have Christmas Carp that live in the family bathtub for a few days before they are eaten.
50 sec morning prayer https://fb.watch/4Wj2zAru1k/
Banks have therapists known as “wealth psychologists” who help ultra-rich clients who cannot mentally cope with their immense wealth.
Hackers uncovered a flaw in Hotmail’s security in 1999, which allowed access to any Hotmail email account by entering “eh” as the password.
A small population of Mammoths survived on the Wrangel Island until 1650 BC, about 900 years after the construction of The Great Pyramid of Giza was completed.
The office Treasurer of the United States has been held by women since 1949.
The Flintstones was the most profitable network cartoon franchise for 30 years, that’s before The Simpsons came along.
The University of Minnesota is older than Minnesota, the state itself!
Tickling has been divided into two types. Knismesis refers to “light feather-like” tickling, and gargalesis refers to “harder laughter-inducing” tickling.
As of 2019, the site MySpace still gets 8 million visitors per month!
C-3PO and R2-D2 had their own 1985 single-season 13 episode spin-off TV series called Star Wars: Droids. The season showed the adventures of R2-D2 & C-3P0 before they joined Luke Skywalker.
People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.
Your nose is always visible to you. Your mind ignores it through a process called Unconscious Selective Attention.
There are twice as many pyramids in Sudan then there are in Egypt. There are twice as many pyramids in Sudan then there are in Egypt. When most people think of pyramids, they instantly think of Egypt, but this couldn’t be more wrong! Sudan has somewhere between 200 to 255 pyramids, while Egypt is home to just 118 to 138 of them. So how did so many pyramids end up down in Sudan? From 3,000 BC, Egypt’s armies were sent south to conquer whoever they found, reaching as far as…
The word “Jurassic,” which we so often associate with dinosaurs, comes from the Celtic word for “forest.”
The brain is our fattiest organ and is composed of nearly 60% fat.
Guy Fawkes is the reason guys are called “guys.”
February used to be the last month of the year, which is why it has the shortest number of days.
Lego toys are a better investment than stocks, bonds, or gold.
A Canadian company started selling fresh air in a can as a joke, then Chinese consumers made it real, paying up to $20 a can.
In September 2007, a guy named Kevin Shelley broke 46 wooden toilet seats with his head in one minute to create a world record.
College of the Ozarks doesn’t charge tuition. Instead, students work on campus at least 15 hours a week and have two 40-hour workweeks.
The Japanese have a work philosophy called “kaizen,” where people constantly seek ways to improve methods instead of just doing it the same way.
Since 2014 the Welsh government has donated a fruit tree to families in Uganda for every child born or adopted in Wales.
In 2008 the “Plant!” scheme was announced, which would celebrate the birth or adoption of a child in Wales by planting a tree. With an aim to create new woodlands for future generations, it was already a magnificent scheme, but it became even better with the changes in April 2014. In Uganda, fruit trees are planted because they can provide vital fruit and timber in a region which has been decimated by deforestation.
Tyromancy is the practice of predicting the future with cheese.
Shoe shops used X-Ray machines to measure shoe sizes in the 1940s before the risks of X-Rays were fully understood.
Iguanas have three eyes. Two normal eyes and a third eye on top of their head that only perceives brightness.
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) in London is leaning over so much it can now be seen with the naked eye. In 4,000 years, it will be at the same angle as the tower in Pisa is now.
The reason the taste of artificial banana flavoring and artificial banana flavored products doesn’t taste like bananas are because it is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950s.
Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach everyday for over 27 years!
It was Nicholas Cage who first advised Johnny Depp to pursue a career in acting, during the mid-1980s.
The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.
The directors of the film Despicable Me actually wrote their own language for the Minions called Minionise.
The mayor of the Alaskan town, Talkeetna, is called Stubbs and has been mayor of the town since July 1997. Stubbs is a cat.
The Nazis were the first ever people in modern history to start an anti-smoking and tobacco movement.
Due to the humid and moist conditions that a sloth lives in, moss and other similar plants will sometimes grow in its hair. Sloths also have very bad eyesight. These two factors can sometimes culminate in a sloth grabbing its own arm, whilst thinking it is a branch, and falling to its death!
Every year in June a bizarre festival takes place in the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos in Spain during which men dress up like the devil and then jump over babies born in the previous twelve months of the year! Known as El Colacho, this strange custom is part of the country-wide Corpus Christi celebrations yet only happens in this small village.
Viagra, when dissolved in water, can make cut-flowers stay erect for up to a week longer than they usually would.
There is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas known as Pig Beach, which is populated entirely by swimming pigs.
Catnip is ten-times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the main substance used in insect repellents.
If eaten in one meal, 30 to 90 grams of polar bear liver is enough to kill a human being.
American microbiologist Maurice Ralph Hilleman is accredited with developing 8 of the 14 routine vaccinations used today, these being; Measles, Mumps, Hepatitis A & B, Chickenpox, Meningitis, Pneumonia, and Hemophilia influenza. He also discovered that Chlamydia was not a virus as it was previously thought to be.
In 2002 alone, more people in the U.S. were killed by dogs than in shark attacks in the past 100 years.
American college, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, deems certain students who take courses in Pistol Marksmanship, Archery, Sailing and Fencing as certified ‘Pirates’.
It is predicted that the reason why night insects, such as moths, are attracted to lights is because they mistake them for the light of the moon, which they used to navigate the Earth before mankind made artificial lights.
Justin Bieber once held up a sign from his hotel room window saying “Go to McDonald’s and get me a Big Mac”. He got his Big Mac.
In the early 1900’s, Lobster was considered the “cockroach of the ocean” and was synonymous with the poor – often eaten regularly by the homeless, slaves and prisoners. It wasn’t until after World War II that lobster became considered a delicacy and a food associated with the aristocratic classes.
Low-Carb Garlic Butter Cod with Lemon Asparagus Ingredients: 1 medium cod fillet, cut in 3 or 4 chunks (or halibut fillet) 2 bunches of asparagus, rinsed and trimmed 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1/2 cup (125ml) low-sodium vegetable broth (or white wine) 1/2 stick unsalted butter 1 tablespoon hot sauce, optional (we used Sriracha) Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tablespoon minced parsley (or cilantro) Crushed red chili pepper flakes, optional Slices of lemon, for…
Creamy Chicken Soup with Pasta and Spinach (US-style Sopas) Ingredients: 1 lb (450g) cooked shredded or chopped chicken breast (or rotisserie chicken) 4 cups (1l) low-sodium chicken broth, or vegetable broth 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 cup diced carrots 1/2 cup diced celery 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese 1 cup cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and fresh black pepper 2 cups uncooked ditalini…
Oven Baked Chicken Bites Ingredients you need 1 pound (450g) chicken breasts, skinless and boneless 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon instant chicken stock, optional (lower the salt amount if using) 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish Directions 1. To make the…
Spinach Salmon Casserole with Cream Cheese and Mozzarella Ingredients you need 4 individual slices of salmon fillets 8 oz cream cheese, softened 2 cup spinach, rinsed 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 4 oz Mozzarella cheese, shredded 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, optional Directions 1. To prepare the spinach salmon casserole: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400ºF (200°C). 2.…
Cheesy Chicken Fritters Ingredients you need 1 1/2 lb (700g) skinless, boneless chicken breast, finely diced 2 medium eggs 1/3 cup almond flour or coconut flour 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, optional 3 Jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely diced 1 spring onion, sliced + for garnish 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder A pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil, to fry Directions 1. To make the…