As everyone should know by now, we live in a pretty strange world.

Some weird things go on here and, while that’s pretty concerning when you really sit down and think about it, it makes for some pretty interesting facts that’ll make you the hit of any social gathering (maybe). So, wanna impress your friends? Just repeat any of the 18 facts you’re about to read and watch everyone stare at you in awe.

1. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

2. The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations.

3. Dr. Suess wrote “Green Eggs and Ham” to win a bet against his publisher who thought he could not write a book using only 50 words.

4. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state’s third largest city.

5. Two-thirds of people on earth have never seen snow.

6. The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.

7. You are 1% shorter in the evening than in the morning.

8. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.

9. A group of pugs is called a grumble.

10. Men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

11. Polar bears trying to blend in with the ice will cover up their black nose with their paws.

12. Basically, anything that melts can be made into glass.

13. The state sport of Maryland is jousting.

14. It takes the typical person 17 months and 26 days to get over an ex.

15. Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.

16. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real flamingos.

17. If you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are that the new order of playing cards has never existed before.

18. A pencil has the potential to draw a line 38 miles long.