Margaret Hamilton with her code, lead software engineer, Project Apollo (1969)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/pics
Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese that contains live maggots. When eating Casu Marzu some people wear eye protection as the maggots are known to jump as high as six inches and straight toward the eyeballs with exact precision. (x-post from /r/heresafunfact)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/WTF
Since 2005, horses, ponies, and donkies in the UK have been required to have a passport. (X-Post /r/HeresAFunFact)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/Awwducational
[HAFF] A&W introduced a burger that was bigger and less expensive than McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, but it failed because customers assumed 1/3 was less than 1/4.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Jainism is a religion so dedicated to non-violence that some Jains cover their mouths and sweep the path they walk to avoid killing smaller creatures. An extremist Jain literally wouldn’t hurt a fly.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] In 2000, Blockbuster Video turned down a chance to purchase a one-year-old company called Netflix for $50 million.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Standing like a Superhero for as little as two minutes changes our testosterone and cortisol levels, increases our appetite for risk, causes us to perform better in job interviews, and generally configures our brains to cope well in stressful situations.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Since 1945 all British tanks have come equipped the ability to make tea.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] This tiny crustacean called an Ostracod, is a shrimp-like organism about 1mm in size. When eaten by another fish, the Ostracod immediately releases a bioluminescent chemical in an attempt to illuminate the fish from the inside making it identifiable to predators.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Humans have the ability to see ultraviolet (UV) light, but it is filtered by the eye’s lens. People who have surgery to remove the lens can see UV light. The condition is known as Aphakia.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] In an emergency coconut water can be used as a blood plasma.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] There is a cofffee shop in North Dakota that has no employees staffing it, it runs entirely on the honor system — and it’s working.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Drivers in Ohio receive a yellow “scarlet letter” license plate if they have been convicted of a DUI.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Britain created the lie or myth that carrotts are good for your eye sight in WWII. The tactic was used to fool with Germans. Some believed if you ate enough you could gain night vision.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] EA hired people to portray Christians to accuse EA of being the Anti-Christ as marketing scheme for the video game Dante’s Inferno.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Jainism is a religion so dedicated to non-violence that some Jains cover their mouths and sweep the path they walk to avoid killing smaller creatures. An extremist Jain literally wouldn’t hurt a fly.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
This tiny crustacean called an Ostracod, is a shrimp-like organism about 1mm in size. When eaten by another fish, the Ostracod immediately releases a bioluminescent chemical in an attempt to illuminate the fish from the inside making it identifiable to predators. (x-post /r/heresafunfact)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/gifs
[HAFF] Tsar Peter III of Russia court-martialed and hanged a rat which had chewed the heads off his toy soldiers.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] NASA estimates that the value of minerals in the asteroid belt exceeds $600,000,000,000,000,000,000. Or nearly $100 billion per person alive.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] It’s illegal to pee in an elevator in Singapore, and that some elevators have a Urine Detection Device which detects urine odors, sets off an alarm, and close the elevator doors until the police arrive.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] In the German village Fuggerei the rent hasn’t been raised since 1520, it costs only 88 cents to live there for an entire year.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Over 20,000 people have purchased Alien Abduction Insurance. The insurance policy is redeemed if the insured person can prove they were abducted by aliens and returned to Earth. Some companies offer policies for alien pregnancy, alien examinations and death caused by aliens.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] There is a natural gas fire which has been burning continuously since it was 1971 in Derweze, Turkmenistan. It is known as the Door to Hell.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The word ‘gymnasium’ comes from the Greek word “gymnos”, which literally means “naked.” Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Over 20,000 people have purchased Alien Abduction Insurance. The insurance policy is redeemed if the insured person can prove they were abducted by aliens and returned to Earth. Some companies offer policies for alien pregnancy, alien examinations and death caused by aliens.9yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The world's primary feudal landowner is Queen Elizabeth II. She is Queen of 32 countries, head of a Commonwealth of 54 countries in which a quarter of the world's population lives, and legal owner of about 6.6 billion acres of land, one-sixth of the earth's land surface.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] In 15 years of conquest Alexander The Great never lost a battle. Today he has more than 50 cities named after him and one after his horse, 20 of these cities he conquered and named himself.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Up until the early ’90’s, appliances sold in Britain were NOT required to have a plug on them. If you purchased a toaster, you were expected to buy a plug and wire it in.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] At the Battle of Stalingrad Combat was so intense between the Soviets and the Germans at one point a railway station changed hands 14 times in six hours.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Snoopy is the personal safety mascot for NASA astronauts. NASA issues a Silver Snoopy award to employees that promote flight safety. The Silver Snoopy award is awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The Pilum was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It has been called the deadliest throwing spear ever. It could penetrate armour and even pin shields together. Most other javelins of the time were unable to penetrate a shield.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built between 280 and 247 BC. It took 12 years to complete, at a total cost of 800 talents, and served as a prototype for all later lighthouses in the world. (X-Post /r/HeresAFunFact)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/AncientCivilizations
[HAFF] War pigs are pigs that were used in ancient warfare as a countermeasure against war elephants. War pigs were doused in crude oil or resin, set alight and drove towards enemy war elephants. The elephants bolted in terror from the squealing pigs killing great numbers of their own soldiers.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia. Residence of the town live below-ground due to the scorching daytime heat. The town has underground churches, stores, galleries and and award-winning luxury cave hotel.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
The first dateable recorded sea battle occurred about 1210 BC. Suppiluliuma II, king of the Hittites, defeated a fleet from Cyprus, and burned their ships at sea. Suppiluliumas II was also the last Hittite king. (x-post from /r/HeresAFunFact)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/AncientCivilizations
HAFF The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism. It is a movement that promotes a light-hearted view of religion and opposes the teaching of intelligent design and creationism in public schools. (x-post /r/heresafunfact)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/atheism
[HAFF] The First Photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1826 or 1827. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niepce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. Since 1994 climbing of mountains in Bhutan higher than 6,000 metres has been prohibited out of respect for local spiritual beliefs, and since 2003 mountaineering has been forbidden completely.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
In the 19th century people were buried alive so often that inventors patented safety coffins that would give the “dead” the ability to alert those above ground if they were still alive. (x-post from /r/HeresAFunFact) (896x592)10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/CemeteryPorn
[HAFF] Every night in Vaadhoo, Maldives the beaches and waves glow bright blue10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek were family with blue skin. They gained their skin color through combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Andy's evil neighbor Sid from Toy Story makes a short cameo in Toy Story 3 as a garbage man.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] in the 19th century people were buried alive so often that inventors patented safety coffins that would give the “dead” the ability to alert those above ground if they were still alive.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards and their wings can beat at up to 80 times per second.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] In Japan no pagodas have ever suffered serious damage from earthquakes. Japan has been struck by magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquakes 46 times since 607AD. The pagoda at Horyu-ji Temple is one of the oldest wooden buildings existing in the world.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The Vox in Rama is the first official church document that condemns the black cat as an incarnation of Satan. As a result very few all-black cats survive in western Europe today.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is the deity of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism. It is a movement that promotes a light-hearted view of religion and opposes the teaching of intelligent design and creationism in public schools.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] Since 2005, horses, ponies, and donkies in the UK have been required to have a passport.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
Anyone else see a dude with a beret, sun glasses and mustache in the fireball?8yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/ClashRoyale
[HAFF] The Long Island Motor Parkway was the first roadway designed for automobile use only. The road was privately built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II. It opened in 1908 as a toll road and closed in 1938 when it was taken over by the state of New York in lieu of back taxes.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] There is a glacier in Antarctica called 'Blood Falls' that regularly pours out a red liquid making it look like the ice is bleeding.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built between 280 and 247 BC. It took 12 years to complete, at a total cost of 800 talents, and served as a prototype for all later lighthouses in the world.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
[HAFF] The average man makes about 250 million sperm a day: that's about 6,000 sperm every time his heart beats.10yr ⋅ _-dO_Ob-_ ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact