This list of 100 things we didn’t know last year, courtesy of the BBC, is fascinating. I’ve put some of my favorites below.
- Moby is related to novelist Herman Melville and was named after his most famous creation.
- You can hiccup while asleep.
- Monkeys floss.
- Franco had one testicle.
- The man who was the voice of Mickey Mouse was married to the woman who did Minnie’s.
- Bees warn other bees about flowers where dangers can be expected.
- There are so few redheads in Mexico they often greet each other in the street. [Ellie, let's go to Mexico together!!!]
- The BBC rejected Sesame Street in 1971 because it was “too authoritarian”.
- French babies cry with an accent.
Totally worth a click through and full scan!
H/T swissmiss
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