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When a dire badger burrows, it leaves behind a usable 5' diameter tunnel.
Sorry, that's from 3.5e. Your tunnelage may vary.

If you divide 1 by 998001, the result will contain every number from 000 to 999 except 998.

A couple random dino facts off the top of my head:
Dinosaurs aren't all extinct since birds are classified as dinosaurs. Birds are reptiles, and dinosaurs aren't lizards as their name would suggest (saurus).
We have an idea of what colors some dinosaurs had through studies of melanosomes, mostly in feathers. The big spiky Borealopelta for example was a ginger.

Did you know that Skyrim is as old as Morrowind was when Skyrim released?
And that Bayer, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, knowingly sold HIV-contaminated medications in poor countries where there were no laws against this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGUF7GzGnA8

Reading the factoid about McDonaldization on the previous page reminded me of the Big Mac Index, which is used to compare purchasing power between countries/currencies, by using the price of a Big Mac hamburger in McDonalds restaurants. :)

The Big Mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level.
Burgernomics was never intended as a precise gauge of currency misalignment, merely a tool to make exchange-rate theory more digestible. Yet the Big Mac index has become a global standard, included in several economic textbooks and the subject of dozens of academic studies.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Big_Mac_index_50USD_2columns.png
https://www.economist.com/big-mac-index
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index

Seven moons are larger then Pluto, Venus is roughly the same size as earth, and there are a few moons that are larger then Mercury example Ganymede, Titan and Callisto being a bit smaller but also about the same size.
And the dwarf planet Eris in our solar system is about the same size as Pluto.

Oxford university is older than the Aztecs. As early as 1096, teaching had already started in Oxford. By 1249, the University of Oxford had grown into a full-fledged university. But the origination of the Aztec civilization, marked by the founding of the city of Tenochtitlán by the Mexica at Lake Texcoco, didn’t come until 1325.

Some species of mosquitoes can flip their wings up to 160,000 times per second. Yes you read that right, one hundred sixty thousand times. That creates a noise of 160 kilohertz, way above what human ear can perceive. Actually, if you hear a mosquito humming near your ear, it's because it's tired and it's flying "slow".
(Or it's not a mosquito, but some similar flying annoying insect. Unlike ladybugs. Ladybugs aren't annoying. Nor butterflies. Nor mantis - those are just scary. And they fly!)

As a second funny fact, there are several animal species named after Gollum/Sméagol. Not all are creepy.

Chainsaws, the traditional murder weapon in horror films, were invented to aid childbirth.

Traders in ancient times were incredible scammers.
Cinnamon was very expensive, even among other spices
You know why?
Because they told people that cinnamon is a stick that giant man eating birds use to weave their nests, so its extremely dangerous to get

All men's nipples are 9 inches apart

In the movies when a person dies with eyes wide open they always use the hand to gently close the eyes for dramatic effect on putting the deceased to rest, In real life it doesn't usually work that way and It may be only done a few hours after death, sometimes glue is even applied just to shut down the eyelid totally

For a wide range of fun facts on a number of underrepresented and underrated topics, mostly related to insects, arachnids, parasites, ticks, horror, monsters, and many other related subjects, I highly recommend checking out Bogleech's writing: https://bogleech.com/ and his Tumblr: https://bogleech.tumblr.com/
He also does art related to these topics, posting it on his website, Tumblr, and DeviantArt, and has written some books and sold some merchandise (pins and such) on Amazon and Etsy. He does blog semi-frequently about social justice issues and the like, some of which may contain triggering content, so tread carefully and mind his tags, especially if even some of his fun facts weird you out a bit too much!

Also, here are two fun facts for you: there is a protein named after the Pokemon, Pikachu! It's called Pikachurin and you can find more info on it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachurin Problems with the binding of this protein can be responsible for issues with your eyes.

Second Fun Fact: Have you ever watched Vinesauce? Specifically, this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq03CWp_-OQ The events that occurred in this video are responsible for popularizing what had previously been a relatively obscure glitch in all versions of GTA: San Adreas. The top comment of the video, by Harper, explains the glitch in more detail, but to sum up, drinking WAY too many cans of Sprunk at once causes memory issues with the game, making it crash. This normally wouldn't be an issue upon restarting the game, but because the "Definitive Edition" of the game on the Switch has an autosave feature, and it just so happened to save on the moment of the crash in the video, Joel ends up bricking the game permanently (although he was unaware of the glitch to begin with). The whole video is even funnier with the context of Joel's previous playthrough's of GTA games and his previous attempts at successfully betting on the horse races in the game, which unintentionally led to this glorious moment in gaming history.

I'll try as well :

A moose can dive underwater down to nearly twenty feet in search of food

For 20 years, uranium from Russian nuclear rockets was used by American nuclear reactors.

Fun fact - well fun comics fact for nerds: Super Strength is useless without Super Endurance as you need Super Endurance to not break bones and destroy your muscles while using Super Strength.

there is a frog species that looks hairy and it breaks its own bones to pop out and use as claws when it feels threatened

There are entire landmasses which were once fruitful lands during the Ice Ages such as the Doggerlands(surrounding British Isles) and the continent of Zealandia(New Zealand used to be part of it).

They are now underwater once the Ice Age ended.

I m sure you saw the sign 12M or 24M either 6 or 3 Symbol. That is the PAO symbol (Period-after-opening) stating the number of months a product should be used for after opening.

Feeling hungry, doesnt mean that you are.

Most people overeat, and are used to feeling internal pressure from their stomach. This trains your brain to misunderstand when you are actually in need of food, as most of us are used to both overeating, and/or eating to self medicate, as a full stomach has a similar effect to taking a sedative.

It is ok, and actually healthy to go at least one day without eating every few months, as this gives you a better ability to train your body, digestion, and overall make you more healthy.

One proof of how people medicate with food, is they react like drug addicts when suggesting they change what they eat, r go without eating for much more than 8 hours.

Someone who suffers from "anatidaephobia" believes that somewhere, somehow a duck or goose is constantly watching them.

I'm a locksmith that does mostly cars. There are only so many ways to cut a key. This seems obvious at first but when you factor in how the locks are made and restrictions on how the keys are cut, your key works in many cars. You can probably open several other cars of you same manufacturer in your town! And not all cars use all the cuts in every lock, so you may be able to open a door but not turn the ignition. This still grants an acceptable level of security because it is hinged on somebody with a ford not just randomly trying their key on every ford they find. The same goes for house locks. It is actually very likely if it has never been rekeyed by a locksmith because the hardware stores only sell so many different keys.

Did you know that Brazil and France almost went to war in 1961?
French fishermen were getting lobsters off the Brazilian coast. Brazilian navy drove them out.
Eventually, France sent warships to protect "its right to fishing in international waters". After a major builldup of foces, both sides agreed to have a court to arbitrate over the matter.
The French claimed that the lobsters 'jumped', so they'd be considered 'fish'
The Brazilian side stated that, in order to accept French's claim, France would have to accept that when a kangaroo 'hops' it would be considered a 'bird'.
The French left without further comments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_War

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We shake hands to show we’re unarmed
Yes, thats a fact lol

The Moon is moving approximately 3.8 cm away from our planet every year.