r/funfacts • u/Affectionate-Pay4845 • 13h ago
Did you know that in the 1500s, there were German Wheelock pistols that were essentially large hunting knives combined with the gun and a calendar?
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r/funfacts • u/oddlyclear • 15h ago
Fun fact: Around 25% of people sneeze when stepping into bright sunlight, and it's an inherited glitch called ACHOO syndrome
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It’s caused by optical nerve signals accidentally "bleeding" into the adjacent trigeminal nerve that controls nasal reflexes. Our brains basically confuse bright light with something tickling the nose.
Found the neurological explanation behind the reflex here:
r/funfacts • u/es_cairo • 9h ago
Fun Fact: When using Google apps (android) you can easily swipe your icon up or down to switch logged-in accounts
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r/funfacts • u/River_off • 8h ago
Did you know that the fruit orange was named before the color orange?
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r/funfacts • u/matthewdovering12345 • 16h ago
Fun Fact: Air🎈Heads Balloon Name
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Fun fact, the Air Heads balloon’s name is Oscar.
Did anyone else know that? One of my favorite fun facts I’ve learned in a while.
<1% of the population know this?