Facts You Probably don’t Need
- Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the U.S., never touched a light switch in the White House due to his fear of being electrocuted. He also happened to be the first president that had electricity in the White House.
- The first settlers of Madagascar came from Indonesia. They arrived several hundred years before the Bantu people of Southeastern Africa migrated there. Because of this, the people of modern-day Madagascar have some Southeast Asian features.
- The Temple of Zeus was under construction for over 600 years until it was finally completed.
- There have been five mass extinction events in Earth’s history.
- The world only has 8 species of bear: Asiatic black bear, American black bear, brown bear, panda bear, polar bear, sloth bear, spectacled bear and sun bear.
- Sloth’s nipples are located in their armpits.
- There are no points in the State of Michigan that are more than six miles away from a body of water.
- If you request it, you can have your home blurred on Google Maps Street View.
Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.
