Shaking ketchup makes it 1,000 times thinner

There’s a good scientific reason for shaking your ketchup before you pour it on your fries: The more you shake it, the thinner the consistency gets. Why? Spherical tomato particles form into thinner ellipses when shaken, making your ketchup 1,000 times easier to get onto your fries.

SQUIRRELS

Squirrels often forget where they buried their nuts, resulting in hundreds of new trees growing every year.

WINNIE THE POOH

Jim Cummings, the iconic voice behind Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, uses his spare time to call sick children in hospitals and tell them how brave they are in Pooh’s voice.

SELFIE BUDDIES

In Rottnest Island, Australia, you can hang out with the native quokkas, famous for having a perpetual smile on their face, making for the most adorable selfie buddies.

MOON GRAFFITI

NASA astronaut Gene Cernan wrote his daughter’s initials on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission. The initials “TDC” are still there, and will probably be for tens of thousands of years to come.

ANIMAL ACCENTS

Studies have showed that goats have accents.

SEA HORSES

Sea horses not only mate for life, they also travel holding each other’s tails.

PIG ISLAND

An island in the Bahamas is inhibited by cute wild pigs, which tourists and locals can swim and interact with. The pigs like to cool down, and are even used to hanging out aboard the boats.

MICKEY & MINNIE

Wayne Allwine (the voice of Mickey Mouse) and Russi Taylor (the voice of Minnie Mouse) were actually married in real life.

NO ANGRY BUBBLES

You can’t say the word “bubbles” in an angry way.

DOG NOSE PRINTS

Just like human fingerprints, dogs’ nose prints are never the same.

RABBIT SHOW JUMPING

There’s a very adorable competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning—rabbit show jumping.

SIR PENGUIN

A penguin called Nils Olav was knighted by a Norwegian regiment visiting Scotland where the bird resides, becoming the first winged, black-and-white Sir.

BUTTERFLY TASTE

Butterflies can actually taste with their tiny feet, as that’s where their sensors are.

BLIND SMILE

Blind people smile when they are happy, even if they’ve never been able to see a smile for themselves, as it is a basic human instinct.

A GROUP OF RABBITS

A group of bunnies is called a fluffle.

TICKLISH MICE

Rats and mice are ticklish, and even laugh when tickled.

A PRICKLE

A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.

BEST FRIENDS

Cows choose a best friend and spend most of their time together.

FACEBOOK

Facebook developers originally wanted to name the “Like” button the “Awesome” button.

DOLPHIN NAMES

Dolphins have different names for each other.

OTTERS

Otters hold hands while they snooze so they don’t drift away from each other.

HUGGING HEALS

Cuddling helps wounds heal faster due to the release of oxytocin, also known as the “love hormone.”

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