Random Facts #31 - Maillard Reaction

 

At one point, 50% of the CD’s produced worldwide had an AOL logo on it. The cost for the marketing campaign was in the billions – and it worked.

There are 30 times more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way. It’s estimated that there are 100 billion stars, and 3 trillion trees.

The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965.

According to Biblical Scholars, Jesus was more than likely born in a cave not a stable as the tale says.

The process by which bread toasts is called the “Maillard Reaction”.

The front paws of a cat are different from the back paws. They have five toes on the front but only four on the back.

The word “barbarian” originally referred to people who don’t speak Greek. The Greeks thought people who spoke a foreign tongue sounded like they were saying “bar bar bar” all the time.

A group of horses will not go to sleep at the same time – at least one of them will stay awake to look out for the others.

Antimatter is the most expensive substance on earth. It costs roughly $62.5 trillion per gram, or $1.75 quadrillion per ounce.

The word “friends” is said in every episode of Friends.

Alongside Sudoku, chess has been named as one of the best ways to improve the mind and the memory.

In Utah, birds have the right of way on a highway.

Logan was the most complained about movie in the U.K. in 2017 as viewers felt that the movie was too violent for its 15 rating.

It was Nicholas Cage who first advised Johnny Depp to pursue a career in acting, during the mid-1980s.

While hunting, stoats go crazy jumping, spinning, and twisting to get a rabbits attention. This hypnotizes the rabbit until the stoat gets close enough to attack.

Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. They don’t age and will never die unless they are killed.

Extreme ironing is a sport in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing. It originated in England.

Mickey Mouse was the first ever cartoon character to talk. In the 1929 episode, The Karnival Kid, Mickey’s first words were “Hot dogs!”

Bob Ross’s hair was naturally straight but he chose to get a perm so he could save money on haircuts when touring the US penniless in his mobile home. Bob actually hated his curly hair but kept it as it was iconic.

The longer you spend dating somebody before marrying, the less likely the marriage is to end in divorce.