Fun Facts That Make You Go ‘WTH?’

Here we are with another collection of unusual facts that will astound and amaze.

Number 4 is interesting. Number 10 is a head scratcher.

1.  Ever heard of Pistol shrimp? Me either, but they can make a noise loud enough to break glass!

2.  Someone has figured out that there's a strong statistical connection between how much chocolate a country eats, and the number of Nobel Prize winners they have. The more chocolate, the more Nobel Prizes.  Huh.

3.  The core of the Earth is hotter than the surface of the sun.

4.  The smell of pumpkin pie, licorice, chocolate, and donuts diverts the blood flow from a guy's brain to his "other brain."  Yep, they are true aphrodisiacs.

5.  The extinct Dodo bird got it's name from Dutch explorers. Loosely translated it means "fat ass."

6. In Italy, you can't insult a guy by saying he has "no ball." It's actually illegal.

7. In 1746, a scientist decided to have monks form a circle and be linked by iron wire. He then sent electricity through the wire that shocked them all at the same moment. His conclusion? The speed of electricity is very high. For his next experiment, he needed a new group of monks.

8. Piggy banks were actually originally called "pygg" banks after the orange clay they were made with. Over time, it turned into "piggy".

9. The most effective cure for hiccups according to doctors? Inserting a finger into someone's rectum.  It's the top recommended treatment for when a case of hiccups seems incurable. it is also the least used!

10. The most famous scene in the movie The Shining, where Jack Nicholson chops a door with an ax and sticks his head through while saying "Here's Johnny!" took 3 days to film and 60 doors!