- Ever heard of bonobo chimps? They are some of the smartest animals, but their name is actually the fact this week. They were named after the town Bolobo, Zaire where they were first discovered. However, a result of a spelling error on the crate the chimp was delivered in resulted in the word, bonobo, and it stuck. So, now we have the bonobo chimps.
- The oldest person in the world is Kane Tanaka, who turned 119 on January 9th. She has lived through two world wars, the Spanish flu, and the year 2020 which I see as an accomplishment in itself.
- The country with the most pyramids isn’t Egypt, which I expected, but actually Sudan. Sudan has 255 pyramids, while Egypt has 138. Who knows how many are hidden, though.
- The origin of French fries is disputed, but most agree it wasn’t France. Belgium claims that one winter in the 1600’s, people began frying potatoes instead of the fish they couldn’t access due to river Meuse being frozen. Additionally, German chocolate cake was made in Texas.
- Reno, NV is further west than Los Angelos, CA. Time for a road trip.
- When life gives you lemons, put them in water to see them float. Limes will sink. Maybe that’s why life doesn’t give you limes because you could drop them in a pond.
- The stories about Johnny Appleseed are somewhat true. A man named John Chapman did plant thousands of apple trees, but they weren’t for eating. They were intended for making hard cider. Guy must have really liked his cider.
- The language with the most letters is Khmer, spoken in Cambodia. It has 74 letters, some that aren’t even used. The language with the shortest alphabet is Rotokas, which is spoken mainly in Papua New Guinea. It has 12 letters.
- The origin of Kleenex tissues was World War 1, where they were meant to be used as a filter inside gas masks. The war ended before it was perfected so they were made softer and became the tissues we know today. Otherwise, we would still be using handkerchiefs. Imagine dealing with that during this pandemic.
- Cats and dogs are more often left-handed or left pawed, than humans. Only about 10% of people are left-handed,
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