A new study found that California has a mini earthquake (less than a magnitude of 1 on the Richter scale) roughly once every three minutes.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/every-three-minutes-one-earthquake-california/
henry viii built his servants a 14 seat toilet by
Henry VIII built his servants a 14 seat toilet by the river Thames at Hampton Court called ‘The Great House Of Easement’.
oxford university has been operating since 1249
Oxford University has been operating since (~1249 AD) before the founding of the Aztec Empire (1325 AD), and it’s not even the oldest known university (India’s Nalanda University was around for hundreds of year beforehand).
every leaf in the world no matter what latitude
Every leaf in the world, no matter what latitude it’s at, has an internal temperature of 69.8°F or 21°C. This temperature allows them to photosynthesize effectively.
Source: https://www.nature.com/news/2008/080611/full/news.2008.884.html
there are at least 100 men that have been
There are at least 100 men that have been medically diagnosed with two penises. The medical condition known as Diphallia occurs in 1 in ~5.5 million baby boys.
in 1938 singer frank sinatra was arrested for
In 1938, singer Frank Sinatra was arrested for seduction (the act of a man enticing,without the use of physical force, a previously chaste/unmarried woman to consent to sexual intercourse). The charge was later dropped after the woman revealed she was married.
Source: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/07/20/554172/-Frank-Sinatra-busted-for-seduction
while on his honeymoon in 1825 british geologist
While on his honeymoon in 1825, British geologist William Buckland inspected and identified the bones at the shrine of St. Rosalia in Palermo, Italy as goat bones and not the bones of an adult female. The goat bones are still on display today.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jmbwzg/the-weird-and-fraudulent-world-of-catholic-relics-456
the british call a ladybug a ladybird they also
The British call a ladybug a ladybird. They also have a variety of species including the 2-spot, 7-spot, 10-spot, and 14-spot ladybird, but they all can have a random number of spots e.g. the 2-spot ladybird can have upto 16 black or red spots.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2013/jul/22/ladybird-species-harlequin-uk-insects
a chinese farmer who always wanted his own plane
A Chinese farmer who always wanted his own plane built a full-scale, non-working replica of an Airbus A320 out of 50 tons of steel. It took him and friends 2 years at a cost of $400,000.
Source: https://www.rt.com/news/448452-china-airbus-large-model/