Facts You Probably don’t Need

• At certain points in prehistory, multiple human species coexisted on Earth, including Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo floresiensis.

• Each day, Earth travels about 2.6 million kilometers around the Sun.

• Roughly three out of every four ginger cats are male.

• Some penguin species can dive deeper than 500 meters in a single dive.

• A rainbow-like optical phenomenon on Venus is called a “glory.”

• All mammals can experience goosebumps, a reaction formally known as piloerection.

• The world’s largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra’s birdwing, can have a wingspan of over 30 centimeters.

• A lightning bolt can be several times hotter than the surface of the Sun.

          Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.