Here are some random facts for you.
1. According to a new study, human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman to reliably avoid long-term extinction. That’s a much higher fertility rate than the 2.1 previously believed. The U.S. has a current fertility rate of just 1.66.
2. Only 17 state capitals are the largest cities in their states.
3. It’s impossible to poison a possum. They produce a protein that basically neutralizes ANY poison that enters their body. And scientists are trying to use it to build a universal poison antidote for people.
4. During the Cold War, the government briefly considered a plan to mark a bunch of extra-large condoms as “medium” and airdrop them in the Soviet Union, to make the men there think their junk was considerably smaller than American men’s.
5. The first live sporting event broadcast on ESPN was a professional softball game in 1979 between the Kentucky Bourbons and Milwaukee Schlitz.
(Yahoo / Infoplease / ResearchGate / Mental Floss / ESPN)
