Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

Take a Peek at That Ankle

Flamingos actually bend at the ankle and not the knee. Flamingo's knees are higher up on their body closer to their torso. They are also usually completely covered with feathers. 

This Might Be a No-Brainer

It has been proven more than once that there are some human beings out there that do not enjoy listening to music. Seriously, there are tons of people who can't stand what the majority of humanity loves. Scientists haven't been able to piece together the method of thinking behind an individual's disdain for music, but it's actually against human biology to feel that way. 

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The More You Know

  • You only breathe out of one nostril at a time.
  • The first time Reddit was mentioned in the New York Times, it was described as "foolish collectivism" that "grinds away the Web's edges and saps it of its humanity".
  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
  • Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.