1)Some fungi create zombies, then control their minds

The tropical fungus Ophiocordyceps infects ants’ central nervous systems. By the time the fungi
been in the insect bodies for nine days, they have complete control over the host’s movements.
They force the ants to climb trees, then convulse and fall into the cool, moist soil below, where
fungi thrive. Once there, the fungus waits until exactly solar noon to force the ant to bite a leaf
and kill it.

2)The first oranges weren’t orange

The original oranges from Southeast Asia were a tangerine-pomelo hybrid, and they were
actually green. In fact, oranges in warmer regions like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green
through maturity.

3)A cow-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo”

You can even buy its meat in at least 21 states.

4)Johnny Appleseed’s fruits weren’t for eating

Yes, there was a real John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees on U.S. soil. But the
apples on those trees were much more bitter than the ones you’d find in the supermarket today.
“Johnny Appleseed” didn’t expect his fruits to be eaten whole, but rather made into hard apple
cider.

5)Scotland has 421 words for “snow”

421?! That’s too many fun facts about snow. Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or
snowing); feefle (to swirl); flinkdrinkin (a light snow).

6)Samsung tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot

Do these interesting facts have you rethinking everything? People stash their phones in their
back pockets all the time, which is why Samsung created a robot that is shaped like a butt—and
yes, even wears jeans—to “sit” on their phones to make sure they can take the pressure.

7)Peanuts aren’t technically nuts

They’re legumes. According to Merriam-Webster, a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry
fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.” That means walnuts, almonds,
cashews, and pistachios aren’t nuts either. They’re seeds.

8)The longest English word is 189,819 letters long

We won’t spell it out here, but the full name for the protein nicknamed titin would take three and
a half hours to say out loud.

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