Fun fact frenzy
The world (nay, the universe) is a weird, wacky, fascinating place. If you’re looking for a few (or more than a few) bits of random trivia to share with your friends or just boost your own arsenal of knowledge, we’ve got fun facts galore—about food, animals,
geography, famous people and inventions, and everything in between. Stump your buddies with “did you know” facts most people don’t know, too. And while these facts are quirky and cool, if they’re not quite bizarre enough for you, we’ve got plenty of weird facts too.
Fact: McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli
This interesting fact will have your taste buds crawling. Unsurprisingly, the attempt to get kids to eat healthier didn’t go over well with the child testers, who were “confused by the taste.”
Fact: 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.
