Here are some random facts for you.
1. On Japanese TV, when there’s a show or commercial that features food onscreen, it’s common for there to be a caption that says, “The staff ate it later.” That’s because it’s generally not socially acceptable to discard food in Japan.
2. King Richard the Third’s bones were found in England more than five CENTURIES after he died by a woman named Philippa Langley, who was researching the king for a screenplay she wanted to write.
That movie never happened, but there IS one about Philippa’s discovery. It’s called “The Lost King”, and it came out in 2022.
3. The average person sleeps for six hours and 31 minutes on weekdays, and seven hours and 22 minutes on weekends.
4. There are 20 fictional characters with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The most recent is Batman, who got his star in 2024. Mickey Mouse was first, in 1978. Minnie has one too, but it came 40 years later, in 2018.
5. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins. Because of their slow metabolism, sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. A dolphin can hold their breath for around 10 minutes. (The world record for a human is 29 minutes and 3 seconds.)
(Wikipedia / Macleans / Wikipedia / Wall Street Journal / Wikipedia / IFLScience)
