15 Facts That Will Make You Stop And Think, "Wow, I Don't Know Anything"

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1. Did you know blue stop signs actually exist?

Blue stop sign in Hawai’i from mildlyinteresting

2. As do traffic lights where the pole lights up, too?

These traffic lights in the Ukraine. from pics

3.Did you know you can set your iPhone to take screenshots by tapping on the back? (It's true, I just tested it!)

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4. Did you know chickens can lay eggs that are not just white or brown but also green?

The variety of colors in the eggs my friend’s chickens laid from mildlyinteresting

5. Did you know that black apples exist?

Black Apples. Wonder if they taste good from mildyinteresting

6.Or that store-bought apples are oftentimes a year old (or more)?

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7.Did you know that Sony Vaio's logo is a clever mashup of old tech and new tech?

8.Or that the Cisco logo represents both an electromagnet AND the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (where the company was founded)?

9. Did you know they actually make cleaning machines for pit balls?

this cleaning machine for ball pits from mildyinteresting

10. Did you know that lily pads can 1) grow to be this large, and 2) look like this underneath?

Underside of a lillipad from mildyinteresting

11. Or that frogs could be this TINY?!

This morning I found by far the smallest frog I have ever seen in my entire life (my average-sized fingernail for scale) from mildlyinteresting

12. Did you know that in Iceland, some hotel phones have a special button to wake you up if there are northern lights to see?

My hotel phone in Iceland has a special button that will wake you up if there are northern lights in the sky. from mildlyinteresting

13. Did you know they will sometimes literally just use spoons to collect specimens during surgery?

Sterile spoon used for specimen collection during surgery. from mildlyinteresting

14. Did you know those "bonus" fries at the bottom of your Five Guys bag aren't actually a bonus? (Sorry.)

TIL why Five Guys gives extra fries at the bottom of the bag. They do it so the guests think they are getting a good deal. However, the extra fries are already factored into the menu price. Founder Jerry Murrell also says it is better for customers to feel that their serving of fries was too large. from todayilearned

15.And finally, did you know that Costco's hot dog combo has been the same price, $1.50, since 1984?

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H/T: r/mildlyinteresting.