Before alarm clocks and way before smartphone alarms, there were people called knocker-uppers who would literally knock on people’s window to wake them up in time for work. Up until the 1970s, knocker-uppers used a long stick, soft hammers, rattles, or even pea shooters to reach their clients’ windows!

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Brushing Teeth too soon after eating or drinking can soften the tooth enamel.

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The teddy bear is named after President Theodore Roosevelt. After he refused to shoot a captured black bear on a hunt, a stuffed-animal maker decided to create a bear and name it after the president.

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Turkeys were once worshiped as Gods. The Mayan people believed turkeys were the vessels of the Gods and honored them with worship.

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Beards can slow the aging process by stopping water from leaving the skin, keeping it moisturized.

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Don't cross your legs.

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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?

One banana can provide you with 400mg of Pottasium. The high Pottasium content in a banana is associated with the ability to control high blood pressure.

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When a Google employee dies his/her spouse receives half pay from the company for 10 years and their children get $1,000 per month until they turn 19.

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Defecation can stimulate the vagus nerve and produce a pleasurable sensation that is called ‘poo-phoria’.

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Women find bald men more attractive, confident and dominant according to a study.

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To avoid being eaten by the female, some male spiders will often tie her up before mating.

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You can develop leg paralysis by sitting on your wallet too often.

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This isn’t exactly a “fun” fact, but there are over 200 dead bodies of climbers on Mt. Everest because it’s so difficult to bring them down.

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The same skin cells making up a human vagina are the same type of cells that are in a human mouth.

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Caffine does not actually give you energy. It just blocks the adenosine receptors in your brain - the ones that let you know when you are tired.

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In camera terms, the human eye is about 576 megapixels.

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A 2013 survey found that 46% of mothers said their husbands cause them more stress than their children.

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There exists a Variation of soccer where three teams face each other at the same time.

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You can always see your nose, but your brain has the ability to ignore it.

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Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs

Alternatively, they’d use periodicals like the Farmers Almanac, which was designed with a hole so it could hang in outhouses. Necessity is the mother of invention, after all. If corn could talk, here’s what it would tell you.

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