20 Interesting Facts that will Amaze You

The only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table is J.
In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola.
If you point your car keys to your head, it increases the remote’s signal range. This works by using your brain to act as a radio transmitter.
Astronaut is a compound word derived from the two Ancient Greek words “Astro” meaning “star” and “naut” meaning “sailor”. So astronaut literally means “star sailor”.

The flashes of coloured light you see when you rub your eyes are called “phosphenes”.
The Lego Group is the world’s most powerful brand. There are more Lego mini-figures than there are people on Earth.
75% of the world’s diet is produced from just 12 plant and five different animal species.
IKEA is an acronym which stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, farm where he grew up, and hometown.
In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travellers, but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended.
Standing around burns calories. On average, a 150 pound person burns 114 calories per hour while standing and doing nothing.
Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.
The colour red doesn’t really make bulls angry; they are colour-blind.
There is a punctuation mark used to signify irony or sarcasm that looks like a backwards question mark ⸮
Scientists discovered sharks that are living in an active underwater volcano. Divers cannot investigate because they would get burns from the acidity and heat.
More gems are transferred for handshaking than kissing.
Bananas can help improve your mood.
A banana has approximately 30% of your daily recommended intake of vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 helps the brain produce serotonin, which is considered a mood stabilizer. Serotonin impacts your motor skills and emotions. It is also the chemical that helps you sleep and digest food. Eating a banana can help relieve depression and anxiety by stimulating the serotonin levels in your body.
Honeybees can recognize human faces. Even though they don't have a Brain.
Medical Errors are the top cause of Death.
The tiny pocket in Jeans was designed to store Pocket Watches.
Cherophobia is an irrational fear of fun or happiness.