Miscellaneous Facts: Cool stuff you might not know about wealth, sleep, history, and more

Miscellaneous Facts: Cool stuff you might not know about wealth, sleep, history, and more

Have you ever found yourself wondering about the wealth gap between the richest and poorest people in the world? Or maybe you’ve been curious about how much sleep you really need to feel rested?

In this collection of miscellaneous facts, we’ll explore a variety of interesting topics, from the history of ancient civilizations to the science behind sleep patterns.

Whether you’re a trivia buff or just looking for some fun facts to impress your friends, you’re sure to find something here that will pique your interest. So grab a cup of coffee (or maybe a nap!) and let’s dive into the world of miscellaneous facts!

• The 62 richest people in the world are now wealthier than the rest of humanity combined.
• New parents experience a significant decrease in sleep satisfaction and duration, with effects lasting up to six years.
• New mothers lose an average of 62 minutes of sleep, compared to 13 minutes for new fathers.
• Adolf Hitler was convicted of High Treason in 1924, for which the penalty could have been death. The judges sentenced him to five years, holding sympathy for his ‘patriotic’ motives.
• Hitler was released after serving just nine months and became a dictator within eight years.
• The average American woman owns 8 times more makeup than she uses on a daily basis.
• The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back.
• The man who invented pop-up ads has apologized to the world for creating one of the Internet’s most hated forms of advertising.
• India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
• The Lion King will forever hold the record for best selling VHS of all time, with over 50 million copies.
• If someone has something bad to say about you, it’s probably because they have nothing good to say about themselves.
• The difference between like, love and in love, is the same as the difference between for now, for a while and forever.
• There are 1.4 billion insects for every human on Earth.
• Don’t listen or think about anything other people say about you. Just live your life and prove them wrong.
• Sunburn is the result of your skin cells committing mass suicide to protect you from their damaged DNA, which can cause cancer.
• Kissing can almost burn 3 calories a minute, whereas the body burns around 1 calorie a minute at rest. A vigorous kiss can burn 8-16 calories altogether. This shows that kissing can double up your metabolism, making it a light and easy exercise move.
• Orgasnom is a term used to describe the chills you get after eating something extremely delicious.
• Purple is known as a ‘royal’ color because it was the hardest dye to extract—it came from sea snails, so only the royalty could afford it.
• More than 1 in 5 teenagers experience some level of depression during their teens.
• Your nostrils work one at a time. As you breathe in and out through your nose, one nostril does most of the work, switching to the other nostril every 2-3 hours. This is what’s known as the “nasal cycle.”
• The color you see in perfect darkness is “Dark Gray” not black and it is called “Eigengrau”.
• Russia didn’t consider beer an alcoholic drink until 2011. It was considered a soft drink.
• “Talikodgenic”: A person who looks good from behind.
• A protein in human saliva called histatin can help wounds heal faster! “Licking Your Wounds” works.
• Tetris is a game, which if played for 30 minutes a day, can make you smarter.
• Go. is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
• People usually don’t notice the things you do for them until you stop doing those things.