Facts You Probably don’t Need

• Goats have rectangular pupils. The weird shape helps them stay aware of their surroundings.

• For most Disney fans, the evil queen from “Snow White” has been known as just that. But the comic strip adaptation refers to her as “Queen Grimhilde.”

• There are approximately 2,000 thunderstorms happening around the world at any given moment, according to the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory.

• Uranus has four 21-Earth-year-long seasons.

• Richard Nixon’s favorite snack was cottage cheese and ketchup.

• The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 shoe.

•  In the sixteenth century, Venice city officials urged citizens to drink their own urine each morning to rid the city of plague.

• UPS’ signature color was originally called “Pullman Brown,” and was reportedly picked because the rich tone was considered “the epitome of luxury” back when UPS trucks were first painted with it in 1916. The company trademarked the color in 1998.    

Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.