Here are some random facts for you.
1. No one is quite sure the origin of the tennis scoring system, but it’s been documented as far back as the 15th century.
2. Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes? According to science, their skin AND their default hair color is BLACK, and the white stripes are created by the lack of production of melanin in those striped areas.
3. Ancient Roman gladiators were mostly vegetarian. Their diet consisted of barley, beans, and dried fruit.
4. Those tiny sugar ball “sprinkles” are called “hundreds and thousands” in Australia and the United Kingdom. (And yes, these are the sprinkles that are the main feature in the super viral “DOT CAKES.”)
5. Blue whales and fin whales can interbreed, even though the genetic distance between them is the same as that between a human and a gorilla.
(Wikipedia / Live Science / NLM / Wikipedia / New York Times)
