101 Weird Facts You Won't Believe Are True
Fun fact: the most popular flavor is vanilla.
83. Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.
You couldn’t make this up. Dentist William Morrison joined with confectioner John C. Wharton to invent a candy-making machine in 1897. The candy was known as fairy floss. Then another dentist, Josef Lascaux, updated the machine and came up with cotton candy.
84. Americans consume over 2 billion cookies a year.
That’s 300 cookies per person and roughly 35,000 over a person’s lifetime.
85. Pineapples take two years to grow.
Yep. Two years.
86. Broccoli contains more protein than steak.
Next time you’re at the pub, ask for a big plate of broccoli.
87. You can’t drink alcohol in British Parliament unless you are the chancellor delivering the annual budget statement.
No wonder everyone wants to be chancellor.
88. McDonald’s fries were cooked in beef fat until 1990.
They are now cooked in vegetable oil as it’s “healthier.”
89. There are approximately 49 million bubbles in a bottle of champagne.
That’s why it’s called bubbly.
90. Peppers have more vitamin C than oranges.
About two or three times more in fact.
Weird Facts About Sport
These are some weird and random facts about a variety of sports and athletes.
91. There are 366 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
These help the ball travel faster.
92. More than 100 children are conceived annually at the Super Bowl parking lot during tailgate parties.
This is what happens when you mix sport with booze.
93. A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.
The first and last stitches are completely hidden.
94. Babe Ruth is the only baseball player in history to have the last name Ruth.
There have been several named Babe though.
95. Pittsburgh is the only city where all the major sports teams (MLB, NHL, NFL) have the same colors: Black and gold.
