I thought it would be fun for everyone to post any random facts they know (or something you Googled or whatever). It can be about anything as long as it's HP-appropriate. One player posts one fact. I'll start:

The Icelandic word for computer is tölva. It was coined in the '60s and is a combination of the words tala (to count) and völva (prophetess).

The number 4 is the only number with the same number of letters as the meaning of its name.

Giant Pandas would rather eat than reproduce.

Some animals can be allergic to people.

"huh?" is understood in all languages

The 100 folds in a chefs hat represents the 100 ways to cook an egg. 

Bacon was used to make explosives during World War II

Many towns in Canada have more rural citizens than population in the town itself.

Nostrils take turns receiving the majority of the air you breathe, which explains why one is usually stuffier than the other.

Earmuffs were invented by a 15 year old

The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India, is home to 20,000 rats who are believed to be descended from an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga.

Dorsal striples miust have fine parameters and go into the tail to indicate dun colouring.

"The Square Dance is the official state dance (or folk dance) of 24 states."

According to one study, most dogs reach peak cuteness between six and eight weeks old.

Arbians have unique bone structure but genetically differ very little from Morgan horses.

Half of the world's geothermal features, and two-thirds of all the world's geysers, are found in Yellowstone National Park.

Dubia roaches are an invasive species in Florida.

Your tongue grows new taste buds about every two weeks.

Plants have ways of communicating with each other. The scent of freshly cut grass is equivalent to a cry for help.

that was kind of sad lol

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1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.

• Brown eyes are blue underneath, and you can actually get a surgery to turn brown eyes blue.