15 Weird Facts for a Saturday Morning

Every once in a while one needs to be weird and out there on a Saturday morning  (although I’m weird and out there more often than not…)

So here are 15 wild and weird facts to stimulated your already over stimulated mind this morning …

Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee. They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers.

There is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas known as Pig Beach, which is populated entirely by swimming pigs.

Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs. Alternatively, they’d use periodicals like the Farmers Almanac, which was designed with a hole so it could hang in outhouses.

The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.

A flock of ravens is called an “unkindness”. They’re also known as a “conspiracy.”

The world’s smallest wasp is smaller than an amoeba. The Megaphragma mymaripenne wasp has the same body parts as any other bug (brain, wings, eyes, and more) but is a fifth of a millimeter long, making it smaller than most amoebas, which are made of just one cell.

Apples, peaches, and raspberries are all members of the rose family.

Jousting is the official sport in the state of Maryland.

Humans cannot walk in a straight line without a visual point. When blindfolded, we will gradually walk in a circle.

It is physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

Ketchup leaves the bottle at a measured speed. It leaves the bottle at a rate of 25 miles per year.

A jiffy is an actual measure of time. It is calculated as 1/100th of a second. This is 10 milliseconds.

A kiss stimulates 29 muscles and chemicals. This causes the person to relax. Women are found to like light and gentle kisses, while men are found to enjoy more intense ones.

Hope I helped pack more nebulous nonsense into your head this morning!