Fun Facts – 22 April 2015

– Because of the high proportion of 100-year-olds, Ikaria Island off the coast of Greece is called “the island where people forget to die”.

– Central American Stingless Bees have been cultivated by Mayans for thousands of years. The bees are regarded as pets and their hives hung in and around the home. Some hives have been recorded as lasting over 80 years, being passed down through generations.

– The last car to have a cassette deck come standard was the Lexus SC430, in 2010.

– The Japanese will repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight imperfections, not hide them. The process is called Kintsugi.

– Planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker is the only human in history to have their ashes buried on the moon.

– If you have no debts and have $10 in your pocket you have more wealth than 25% of Americans.

– The first ever modern commercial refrigerator was built in Australia in 1856 to keep beer cold.

– Figs aren’t always considered vegetarian. This is because when a wasp pollinates them, the fig’s inward facing flowers often trap the wasp and absorb her into the fig.

– When the first iPod prototype was shown to Steve Jobs, he dropped it in an aquarium and used the air bubbles to prove there was empty space and it could be made smaller.

– The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine in anticipation of the peak moment during a song.

Courtesy of crazyfacts.com