Are you looking for some useless information that you can pull out at a party? Look no further! These facts are guaranteed to pull in a crowd that will want to learn all about owls, blue whales, giraffes, and dinosaurs among other things!
1. Owls can adjust their feathers in order to hear better.
Some owls have feathers around their ears or eyes that they can move in order to locate their prey. There are also some owls that have one ear higher than the other which also aids in locating their prey.
2. A newborn giraffe falls approximately 6 feet when born.
We all know that giraffes are amazingly tall, but do we ever stop to consider how far a giraffe falls when born? Well, 6 feet is the average fall of a newborn giraffe!
3. Betty White is older than sliced bread
Betty white was born in 1922. Sliced bread didn't come about until 1928.
4. A blue whale's tongue can weigh as much as an elephant, and it's heart as much as an automobile.
Blue whales are the largest mammal in the world, so it stands to reason that there are some pretty interesting statistics surrounding its size. Bonus fact about the size of a blue whale's heart: the valves are large enough that a human being could crawl through them.
5. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
This fact serves absolutely no purpose aside from being fun Disney trivia.
6. Elephants can die of a broken heart.
Do you want to crash the party and make everyone cry? Just tell them this fact, and then share this story! If an elephant loses a loved one, they may become despairingly sad and refuse to eat, drink, or move until they die. Unless you're a heartless monster, this will make you feel sadness deep in your bones.
7. The Stegosaurus & Tyrannosaurus didn't exist at the same time.
Contrary to what we have seen in Jurassic Park, the Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex did not exist in the same time period. The Stegosaurus roamed the earth around 150 million years ago, while the Tyrannosaurus Rex didn't exist until about 67 million years ago.
8. Baby bunny bellies
This plant is colloquially known as a "Teddy Bear Jew" as well as a baby bunny bellies plant because of how soft the fuzzy leaves are.
You may be wondering why these facts matter, and the technical answer is that they don't. However, they are great to pull out at a party when you're not talking about dinosaurs and you want to steer the conversation in that direction. Or if you want to avoid telling someone your middle name, drop Donald Duck's middle name in the mix! Needless to say, these facts are useless, but fascinating nonetheless.