During WWII, Juliana the Great Dane was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for an unusual act of heroism—she peed on an incendiary bomb and put out the fire! 💦💣
Odyssey Of Curiosities
If you love mind-blowing facts, weird history, and curiosities you didn’t know you needed, we share fascinating facts daily, so stick around for more surprises. 🚀📚✨
The name “Google” was an accidental creation
In 1997, Larry Page & Sergey Brin wanted to name their new search engine “Googol”—a math term for 1 followed by 100 zeros, symbolizing infinite data
You shed your entire skin about 1000 times in your life
Your skin completely renews itself every 28-40 days, meaning you get a fresh “coat” about 12 times a year. Over an 80-year lifespan
A pig was once put on trial and executed
In 1386, a pig in Normandy was put on trial for murder after allegedly killing a child. The medieval court chained it up, held a full trial
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
With massive golf ball-sized eyes and a tiny brain, ostriches are built for seeing danger—not necessarily thinking through it
Cats can’t taste sweetness
Did you know that cats can’t taste sweetness at all? Unlike humans (who love sugar a little too much), cats lack the receptors for sweet flavors
Horses used to be the size of a dog
Millions of years ago, the ancestors of modern horses, called Eohippus, were tiny creatures no bigger than a fox or small dog
Texas once had a law limiting how many dildos you could own
Back in 1973, Texas banned owning more than six “obscene devices” at once. Because, apparently, six was fine, but seven? That was too much power.
Breaking a mirror = 7 years of bad luck? Here’s why
This superstition dates back to ancient Rome, where people believed mirrors reflected not just your image, but your soul
Some turtles can breathe through their butts
the Australian Fitzroy River turtle, have a special adaptation that allows them to absorb oxygen through their cloaca (aka their butt)