Topic: Interesting Facts

[Ken]

In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/627185a28bf67d0008be9a02

Strange stuff. 

[Skhilled (OP)]

6 Amazing Facts About Elves

https://www.interestingfacts.com/elf-facts/Y4-YutQzDwAI3GWF

[Ken]

Some fun stuff there.

[Skhilled (OP)]

I remember reading about some of it when I was young.

[Skhilled (OP)]

A giant wave of molasses once flooded the streets of Boston.

https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/a-giant-wave-of-molasses-once-flooded-the-streets-of-boston/

[Ken]

Cheap bastards trying to pinch a penny. 

These issues occurred in part because the walls were only 0.31 to 0.67 inches thick, far too thin to contain the weight of a full tank of molasses.

[Skhilled (OP)]

There's a tree in Georgia that owns itself.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/65825b8f00ffe2b36aa3c408

Here's a little tidbit that was also in the email:

Oak trees can drop up to 10,000 acorns in one year.

Oak trees are known to shower yards, cars, and even people with a deluge of acorns — some autumns more than others. The number of acorns a single tree drops depends on the year, since oaks follow a pattern of lean and heavy acorn-producing seasons. In “mast years,” aka years when trees produce a heavier-than-normal supply of the nuts, oaks can drop up to 10,000 acorns. Scientists aren’t entirely sure what causes mast years, but the cycle occurs every two to five years, regardless of weather or rainfall. One working theory is that the mast year cycle outsmarts predators such as squirrels and chipmunks, allowing oak trees to saturate their environment with more acorns than can be eaten and giving future saplings a shot at sprouting.

[Skhilled (OP)]

Plants make sounds when they're stressed.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/6566996ad5a86c158e03cd8c

[Skhilled (OP)]

Only one ship of the U.S. Navy is authorized to fly the Jolly Roger.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/6579045725d93324cf70d7b3

[Ken]

Although I was in the US Navy, I did not know about this! 
Interesting and fun to now know about Capt Kidd.

[Skhilled (OP)]

An ongoing music performance at a German church is scheduled to continue until 2640.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/624255c8c4a14e0007c1ace5

[Skhilled (OP)]

New York City subway cars have been dumped into the Atlantic to create artificial reefs.

This makes me wonder what harmful effects it will have...the metal rusting and all...

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/6594cf157926894bece2f225

[Skhilled (OP)]

New York City subway cars have been dumped into the Atlantic to create artificial reefs.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/6594cf157926894bece2f225

[Skhilled (OP)]

Coin flips are not actually random.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/6594ccc06b492f0817fb2ec9

[Skhilled (OP)]

Hot and cold water make different sounds when poured.

https://www.interestingfacts.com/fact/659dd68cfb44ffa27ee52952