10 Weird Facts I found Fun and Funny

(1) Be safe out there, soon it will be donkey season!

I'm not gonna lie, I don't have much of a source for this one. But it makes sense, right? When you consider the scale of our world, there's gotta be more people interacting with donkeys than planes.

(2) Hippo's Milk is Pink!

Again, it's probably just not something I ever sat down and thought about. Apparently, this pink milk has about 500 calories in a single cup. So throw out that protein powder and get yourself a carton of that hungry, hungry hippo milk!

(3) Marilyn Monroe had an IQ of 163. Albert Einstein had an IQ of 160.

Now, this is all relative. Monroe didn't do nearly as much for the advancement of theoretical physics as Einstein did, and IQ tests are kinda wonky for various reasons.

Still, it's cool to know she wasn't the stereotypical "ditzy blonde" that a lot of people made her out to be. There she is reading James Joyce's Ulysses, which I can assure you is not a relaxing read.

(3) The Pomato is a plant that combines both potato and tomato alike!

It grows the potatoes on the bottom and the tomatoes on the top, of course. So, if you've ever wanted to grow french fries with ketchup ready to go, that's probably as close as you'll get!

(4) Ants Don't Sleep.

These li'l party animals can't stop, won't stop. Well, nah. They do rest and are almost useless in really cold temperatures, but basically, their nervous system isn't complex enough to allow for what we would call sleep. Poor little buggers have no dreams, just work — I guess I can relate.

(5) Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind — and that's why Facebook is blue!

Blue is the easiest color for Zuckerberg to notice and discern different shades of, so he chose it for the main look of his website. Apparently, it was a good call too, since a lot of marketing experts agree that blue is seen as a strong, trustworthy color. Again, this gives more credence to the phrase, "it's not easy being green."

(6) On average, cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats

A lot of little, everyday handheld items go unwashed in our cleaning routines, so it's not too surprising that they can build up a lot of grossness. Plus, if you're not tweeting from the toilet, when are you gonna have time to tweet, amirite?

(7) A couple in Sweden were fined for naming their kid "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclll mmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116."

According to the couple, the name is pronounced "Albin." Well, sure, that would've been my first guess.

They never registered this unapproved name, and the fine remained even after the couple offered to name their child "A" instead. I guess the moral of the story is to not let your cat name your kid by walking on your keyboard.

(8) Scientists are still searching for the "loneliest whale" in the world who has been singing to himself for over 20 years.

Back in the 1980s, some researchers began studying a unique whale song that was much higher pitched than any other.

They found that because its song was so much higher than the others, the lady whales didn't even recognize it. Well, that's the last time I sing any songs by The Weeknd at karaoke.

(9) According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the correct female equivalent for "dude" is actually "dudine."

(10) "Anatidaephobia" is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you...

So, it's not actually so much of a real word as it is basically a parody on the many possible phobias out there. Coined by cartoonist Gary Larson (ask your dad), this weird word made its way around the internet a while ago, causing all sorts of debates about its logistics.

At the very least, it's probably a great conversation starter if you're lost for words at a party.