Facts You Probably don’t Need

• The word “galaxy” comes from the Greek word meaning milk.

• Kiwifruits (now mostly just called kiwis) were originally called Chinese gooseberries. They were renamed for marketing reasons in New Zealand in the 1950s.

• There is evidence that shows that redheads require significantly more anesthetic than non-redheads in order to put them under.

• Penguins have an organ behind their eyes that turns sea water into fresh water. The filtered salt is then excreted through their nasal passages.

• It is estimated that Canada has between 2 million and 3 million lakes within its borders.

• Marijuana was not decriminalized in Jamaica until 2015, despite its association with the country.

• Spider legs are on a hydraulic system. To move their limbs, they use their hemolymph (blood) which is why when they die, their legs curl.

• The Sun is extremely loud, we just can’t hear it because sound can’t travel through the vacuum of space.

Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.