According to Reddit, These Facts Will Amaze Your Child.
Reddit user ExpiringFrog needed some help . “What mind-boggling (but simple) facts would satisfy a four-year-old daughter’s daily request for one fact before bed?” they asked. Commenters came in with quirky, funny and truly amazing pieces of information that stunned even this grown woman (most elephants weigh less than a blue whale’s tongue? Say what ?!).
To make the daily ritual even more interactive, rediitor n0namesareleft suggested asking your child to “give you one fact for one fact,” an idea I love for older children. See if you can surprise each other. You will probably both find that you have become more curious about the world around you – and your child might even bring their own notebook to science class.
- “Herring fish are associated with flatulence.” – u / swil-phift They make noise by squeezing air bubbles from their backs, which the researchers believe can be used for communication.
- “Otters have leather pockets for their favorite stones.” – u / CryoWreck And they use these rocks to crack open shellfish, crabs, and other shellfish on their bellies.
- “Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale!” —U / Delica Marine mammals can reach 100 feet in length and weigh over 200 tons.
- “Pineapples are berry picking.” – u / Ace_Shades Watch thistime-lapse video in which several berries stuck together become one pineapple.
- “A group of elephants is a parade, a group of owls is a parliament, and a group of wild cats is destruction.” -U / The-Peep Show Find even more names for animal groups here . I enjoy doing business with ferrets.
- “It’s raining diamond on other planets.” – u / trisometriangle Diamond rain may be “the most frequent precipitation in the solar system.”
- “Butterflies smell like feet.” -U / scratchybanana more they try the taste of your feet . (Although you should tell your child that he cannot try it on his own at the dinner table.)
- “There is an island in Japan inhabited by fluffy rabbits.” – u / Dickcheese_McDoogles Okunoshima’s photographs are amazing, but the island’s history is actually pretty dark.
- “One strand of spaghetti is spaghetto.” – u / swil-phift You are probably still in shock .
- “Worms have 5 hearts.” —U / pumpkinadvocate They are segmented and pump blood throughout the body.
- “The red food coloring (carmine) that is used in a lot of candies is made from the beetle species.” —U / pumpkinadvocate Starbucks has stopped using dye after complaints, although unless you eat animal products or are allergic to cochineal (which is rare), you can eat it perfectly fine .
- “Wombat feces are cube-shaped.” – u / pumpkinadvocate This is due to the elasticity of their intestines .