Facts You Probably don’t Need
- A cow-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo.”
- If you translate the Hebrew name for Jesus, “Yeshua,” into English you would get “Joshua.” The name “Jesus” comes from translating the original name from Hebrew, to Greek, to Latin, to English.
- Originally, cigarette filters were made out of cork, the look of which was incorporated into today’s pattern.
- In 1988, Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author, reportedly hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains after he was diagnosed with cancer. It was found in 2020 by a treasure hunter and was sold for approximately $1.3 million.
- After the release of the 1996 film “Scream,” which involved an anonymous killer calling and murdering his victims, caller ID usage tripled in the United States.
- The spiked dog collar was invented by the ancient Greeks to protect their dogs from wolf attacks.
- In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers, but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended.
Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.
