Unbelievable Facts You Didn't Know

The Top Ten
1 There are more possible positions in a game of chess than there are atoms in the universe.
2 Birds are descendants of a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods.

Chicken, an animal we usually eat, evolved from the T. rex. It's amazing, from a giant beast to something we eat

3 Consuming a polar bear liver can be fatal due to an overdose of vitamin A.
4 The world's largest living structure is the Great Barrier Reef.
5 The pistol shrimp is recognized as having one of the loudest sounds in the animal kingdom, louder than the vocalizations of blue whales.
6 Roy Sullivan, a park ranger, was reportedly struck by lightning seven times and survived each strike.
7 Some species of fish have the ability to move on land.

I saw a movie with carnivorous fishes and they can walk on land :O

8 Observations suggest that the geometry of the universe is flat, according to cosmological measurements.
9 Viewing the color red is associated with increased heart rate in some studies.
10 Hippos are considered to be more dangerous to humans than lions due to their aggressive nature.

I've read somewhere that hippos kill more people than lions in Africa

The Contenders
11 Sharks have been in existence since before the first dinosaurs appeared on Earth.
12 A one-eyed "cyclops" shark specimen was found off the coast of Mexico.
13 There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S.A. than real ones.
14 Parachutes were invented before airplanes.
15 Caterpillars have more muscles than humans.
16 Some alligators have been known to live up to 80 years.
17 Slugs have multiple rows of teeth.
18 Some studies suggest that females, on average, have more taste buds than males.
19 Before achieving success, members of Wham! were part of a band called The Executive which did not gain substantial success.
20 Dogs can perceive color, but their color vision is not as vibrant as that of humans.
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