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Shocking Facts: The word 'muscle' comes from the Latin 'musculus,' meaning 'little mouse,' due to the way muscles move under the skin. This anatomical term was used by ancient Romans who thought muscle contractions looked like mice running. #Language Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

Shocking Facts: Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, even hotter than Mercury. Its thick CO2 atmosphere creates a runaway greenhouse effect, reaching 465°C. #Space Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

Shocking Facts: The 1969 Apollo 11 lunar module's computer had less processing power than a modern toaster—toaster RAM is 512MB, Apollo had 4KB. The guidance computer ran at 1.024 MHz, slower than a Casio calculator watch. #Tech Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

Shocking Facts: Bananas are radioactive. They contain potassium-40, a radioactive isotope, but the dose is harmless. #Food Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

A single bolt of lightning is about five times hotter than the surface of the sun. #Science Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

New York City has enough restaurants for one person to eat at a new spot everynight for 22.7 years without repeating a visit. #Places Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

Parrots can invent words.Some have created sounds that weren't taught to them. #Animals Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

The record for longest time without sleep was set in 1963 when 17 year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake on purpose for 11 straight days. #Random Join and Share 👉@SHOCKING_FACTSS

Psychopaths are immune to contagious yawning. Catching someone's yawn is linked to empathy, and psychopaths are often immune. #Research Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

Antarctica is technically the world's largest desert. Deserts are defined by lack of precipitation, not heat. #Geography Join and share @SHOCKING_FACTSS

Just as some people talk in their sleep, sign language speakers have been known to sign in their sleep. #Humans Join and share

If you cut $10 Australian dollars in half, you can legally use each half as $5. #Countries Join and share

Breathalyzers are extremely inaccurate and overestimate the Blood Alcohol Content about 25% of the time, and vary about 15% from actual Blood Alcohol Content. People with diabetes, or a fever, or who have used chemicals like oil-based paint will register Blood Alcohol Content over the legal limit even if they've had no drinks. #Random Join and share

🐭 Rats can laugh too The rat is the only mammal other than humans that can laugh. #General_Facts ❗️Join and Share➡️