22 Bits Of Trivia That Are Hard To Believe But True

1. A reservoir in space holds the amount of water 140 trillion times that in Earth's oceans.

2. Beavers' eyelids are transparent, so they can still see while closing their eyes underwater.

3. The red balls on a power line are called visibility marker balls; they are designed to make the conductor crossings visible to aircraft.

4. The sunsets on Mars are blue.

5. Your dog can tell if a person is trustworthy or not based on their behavior.

6. Lightning can heat the air it passes through to a sizzling 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

7. The seahorse is the only animal on the planet in which the male gives birth to their young.

8. A coke with a sunny yellow cap is kosher, or fit for drinking on Passover.

9. A magnet will lose its magnetism when you heat it.

10. The majority of the world's polar bears - around 60% to 80% - live in Canada, not the Arctic.

11. Holding a sneeze via blocking nostrils and mouth can be dangerous.

12. There is a fish that has transparent bones and white blood; it's the Antarctic blackfin icefish.

13. There are 293 methods to make change for $1.

14. A chameleon's tongue is roughly twice the length of its body.

15. A "jiffy" is an actual time unit; it equals 0.01 seconds, or 10 milliseconds.

16. Most oysters have fluid sex, so they don't require a male to reproduce.

17. There is an asteroid that holds $95.8 trillion worth of minerals; it's named 241 Germania.

18. Chihuahuas have the largest brain-to-body ratio amongst all dog breeds.

19. England is considered the world's tornado capital for it gets more tornadoes per square mile than any other country.

20. A blue whale's tongue alone can weigh 4 tons, as much as or more than an adult elephant.

21. Nearly 15% of Los Angeles' incorporated land is used as parking lots.

22. Hippos' skin produces an oily red substance that works as a sunblock and moisturizer.