101 Facts About... Anything & Everything
TLDRIn this entertaining video, Sam presents 101 random and fascinating facts, covering a wide array of topics from historical trivia to bizarre modern anecdotes. Highlights include why feudal Japan's wealthy lords had squeaky floors, the medicinal history of ketchup, the curious name origins of the hashtag, and unusual experiments like dolphins using pufferfish to get high. Other intriguing tidbits reveal the surprising number of escalators in Wyoming, Viking onion soup practices, and how the Vatican bank offers Latin ATM transactions. This video is a delightful mix of quirky and enlightening facts that keep viewers engaged throughout.
Takeaways
- 🏰 In feudal Japan, 'Nightingale floors' were built to deter ninjas by making stealthy movement difficult.
- 🍯 Honey is the only food product that never spoils, with some even safe to eat from ancient Egypt.
- 🍅 In the 1830s, ketchup was sold as a medicine, though its specific uses remain unclear.
- ⏰ The term 'second' is due to it being the second division of the hour, after the minute.
- 📌 Wyoming has only two sets of escalators due to its rural and flat landscape, favoring buildings built out rather than up.
- 🌏 Antarctica is considered the largest desert in the world due to its extremely low moisture levels.
- 💧 There is enough sperm in a single man to theoretically impregnate every woman on Earth.
- 🔄 The hashtag, also known as the 'octothorpe', has been around for a long time and has various names.
- 🏴☠️ The real Captain Morgan was a Welsh pirate who later became the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
- 🏪 The Vatican Bank is unique in allowing ATM transactions in Latin and can provide account summaries in marble.
- 🌨️ The largest recorded snowflake was in Keogh, Montana, in 1887, measuring 15 inches wide.
Q & A
Why were Nightingale floors built in feudal Japan?
-Nightingale floors were built in feudal Japan by wealthy Lords to make it more difficult for ninjas to walk in and assassinate them, as the squeaky floors would alert the occupants of any intruders.
Why is honey considered the only food product that never goes bad?
-Honey is the only food product that never goes bad due to its unique composition, which includes low water content and high acidity, inhibiting the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms. Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs is still safe to eat.
What is the reason behind the US state of Wyoming having only two sets of escalators?
-Wyoming has only two sets of escalators because the state is very rural and flat with an abundance of open space, leading to buildings being built out rather than up, and most multi-story buildings are serviced by stairs and lifts.
Why is Antarctica considered the largest desert in the world?
-Antarctica is considered the largest desert in the world because deserts are defined as areas with very little moisture, and since everything in Antarctica is frozen solid, there is no moisture present.
What was the real-life Captain Morgan known for?
-The real-life Captain Morgan was a Welsh pirate who later became the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, thus making something of himself beyond his pirating days.
Why was the Vatican Bank the only bank to enable ATM transactions in Latin?
-The Vatican Bank enabled ATM transactions in Latin as a reflection of the historical and cultural significance of Latin within the Catholic Church and its institutions.
What is the significance of the largest recorded snowflake?
-The largest recorded snowflake, which fell in Keogh, Montana in 1887, is significant because it measured 15 inches wide, larger than some birds and most planes, showcasing the extremes of natural phenomena.
Why did a British man change his name to Tim Purr Purr Purr in 2012?
-The British man changed his name to Tim Purr Purr Purr to deter cold callers, as he believed they would be deterred by the unusual name and think twice before bothering him.
What is the connection between the Western lowland gorilla and the narrator's full name?
-The connection is that the scientific name for the Western lowland gorilla is 'Gorilla gorilla gorilla,' which the narrator humorously relates to his own full name, Sam Sam Sam.
What was the purpose of the Viking's onion soup for wounded warriors?
-The Viking's onion soup was given to wounded warriors to test if they had a perforated stomach. If the onion scent was detected from the wounds after eating the soup, it indicated that death was likely, allowing them to allocate medicine to those with a better chance of survival.
Outlines
🎉 Introduction to Random Facts
Sam introduces the video, highlighting that it will cover over 100 random facts on various topics including car chases, mythological squirrels, and anti-incest apps. The video is likened to a box of chocolates with unexpected contents. Sam teases several intriguing questions and urges viewers to enjoy the randomness.
🏯 Feudal Japan's Squeaky Floors
The script explores 17 diverse facts. These include feudal Japan's Nightingale floors designed to thwart ninjas, honey's indefinite shelf life, ketchup's medicinal use in the 1830s, and Wyoming's scarcity of escalators. Additional facts cover Antarctica as the largest desert, sperm quantity, and the scientific name for the hashtag symbol.
🌌 Saturn's Floating Potential
The script discusses 18 varied facts, starting with Saturn's hypothetical ability to float in water. It mentions Google's early $1M sale offer, a house on the US-Canada border, the enormous number of ants, and German scientists' ant experiments. Other topics include the Trevi Fountain's coin collection for charity, Britain's paracetamol packaging reducing overdoses, and a Norse mythology squirrel.
📽️ Iconic Movie Releases of 1994
Facts range from historic figures living in close proximity in Vienna in 1913 to human endurance over long distances. It mentions Berlusconi's criticism of Finnish cuisine, the Pizza Berlusconi, iconic movies in theaters in October 1994, big cats' attraction to a specific aftershave, Harrison Ford's Star Wars earnings, and a destructive phone app. Other facts include rice cultivation, NASA's satellites Tom and Jerry, and Sergey Bubka's pole vault records.
🎬 The Shawshank Redemption Filming Secret
Covering 30 facts, the script highlights Viking warriors' onion soup test, an early US law offering Canada automatic statehood, dolphins getting high on pufferfish, Wisconsin's high bar density, Martin Sheen's arrests, and Mythbusters' explosive discovery. Other topics include the Williams sisters' tennis challenge, Coronation Street's longevity, Iceland's incest detection app, the decision to ground US planes on 9/11, and Friends cast earnings.
🌍 Earth's Unique Fire-Burning Capability
The final 34 facts cover diverse topics such as Popeye's nephews, Kazakhstan's tourism boost from Borat, Sesame Street's Count von Count, a German architect's plan to drain the Mediterranean, and blackcurrant's US ban. Additional facts include the computational power of smartphones, attempts to buy Greenland, the number of humans who have lived, compressing human mass, the green tint of mirrors, Hugo Boss's Nazi uniforms, and Earth's unique ability to support fire. Other interesting facts include Ismael Ibn Sharif's offspring, PlayStation 3 supercomputers, Microsoft's iPhone mock funeral, exponential growth in paper folding, and Uranus's rotation.
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Highlights
Nightingale floors in feudal Japan were designed to squeak, making it difficult for ninjas to sneak in undetected.
Honey is the only food that never spoils, even honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs is still edible.
In the 1830s, ketchup was sold as a medicine for digestive ailments.
The US state of Wyoming has only two sets of escalators due to its rural and flat landscape.
Antarctica is classified as the largest desert in the world due to its extremely low moisture levels.
There’s enough sperm in one man to impregnate every woman on Earth.
Captain Morgan rum is named after a real Welsh pirate who became the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
The Vatican Bank is the only bank in the world that allows transactions in Latin.
The largest snowflake ever recorded fell in Montana in 1887 and was 15 inches wide.
A pig was tried and executed in France in 1386 for killing a child.
The western lowland gorilla’s scientific name is Gorilla gorilla gorilla.
More than a million coins are thrown into Rome’s Trevi Fountain each year, funding a supermarket for the poor.
In 1913, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, and Sigmund Freud all lived within two square miles of each other in Vienna.
Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Jurassic Park, and The Lion King were all in theaters simultaneously in October 1994.
Tigers, jaguars, and leopards are particularly attracted to the scent of Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men.
The app 'Send Me to Heaven' was created to destroy as many smartphones as possible by encouraging users to throw them in the air.
NASA’s Tom and Jerry satellites track gravitational anomalies by chasing each other around Earth.
When Viking warriors were given strong onion soup, it was used to determine if their stomachs were perforated based on the smell from their wounds.
Dolphins have been observed deliberately pricking themselves on pufferfish to get high.
The Mafia show The Sopranos was so accurate that real mobsters discussed it in disbelief over how closely it mirrored their lives.
During the moon landing, the computational power used by NASA was less than what’s available in a modern smartphone.
Before filming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the main actors were asked to write essays about their characters. Emma Watson wrote a 16-page essay, Daniel Radcliffe wrote one page, and Rupert Grint forgot to turn his in.
The Six Sense was released in China under the title 'He's a Ghost,' which was a major spoiler for the film’s twist.
When human breasts are permanently enlarged, they are unique among mammals.
Elvis Presley wore symbols from multiple religions to avoid missing out on heaven due to a technicality.
Guam has 40 times more spiders than neighboring islands due to a lack of forest birds.
William Shakespeare invented the name Jessica for his play The Merchant of Venice.
The original name for Los Angeles was El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula.
The pop-punk band Blink-182 named their production company 'Poopoo Butt Inc.' just to hear their attorneys say it in serious meetings.
Rebel Wilson decided to pursue a career in acting after experiencing hallucinations due to malaria where she envisioned herself as a famous actress winning an Academy Award.
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