Rubber bands will last much longer when they are refrigerated.
When a rubber band is placed in the fridge, it causes the polymers to relax. This keeps the band from breaking down as fast as it normally does.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
This includes change in dimes, quarters, and combinations of the two. Can you figure out all 293 combinations?
The Grand Theft Auto franchise has lawsuits that total over $1 billion.
There are a lot of controversies that surround the game due to the nature of its gameplay. Rockstar North has faced many legal claims of copyright and influencing young players to commit sexual and illegal acts.
All clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20.
Some people state that there are two scenes where the clocks are not set to this. Watch the movie to figure out which scenes they were.
The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.
Its eyes are around the size of a billiard ball. One eye is also smaller than the other. Perhaps this is why they tend to run in circles.
A dime has 118 ridges on its edge.
The ridges allow the coin to determine if it is real or fake. This was implemented on all coins before the 18th century. The ridges also make it harder to make counterfeit coins.
On average, a secretary will use its left hand for 56% of what they type on a keyboard.
This is because most of the most common letters in the English language are on the left side of the keyboard. The right side of the keyboard only contains i and n as the most common letters.
The largest pair of eyes in the world belongs to the giant squid.
Its eyes are the size of soccer balls and are at least 25 centimeters across. The largest fish eye is only around 9 centimeters wide which belongs to the swordfish.
The Pokemon Rhydon was the first to ever be created.
According to the lead video game designer, Ken Sugimori, Rhydon was the first-ever Pokemon to be created by the team. No, it was not Bulbasaur.
Super Mario Land was the most popular game on the Game Boy during its release.
It is also the first platform where the Mario games had released. To this day, Super Mario Land continues to be one of the highest-ranked games loved by retro gamers.