facts - ESL Blogs - MyEnglishClub2024-03-29T00:11:05Zhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/blogs/feed/tag/factsLearning silly fun stuff.https://www.myenglishclub.com/blogs/learning-silly-curious-funny-stuff-everyday2019-11-09T16:35:15.000Z2019-11-09T16:35:15.000ZMARYhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/AWESOMEGURL<div><p><em>Aloha there.</em></p><p><em>I just came across a cool site that shares fun facts with animated-illustrated gifs (NotAClue, I know you're gonna love this so much) and I thought this could be a nice EC blog material :P</em></p><p><em>So... let's learn some useless fun stuff!!</em></p><p><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1554405427233-NCJHVPFQNLWAMKH0ZR08/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/A-cockroach-can-live-for-a-week-without-a-head.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1554405427233-NCJHVPFQNLWAMKH0ZR08/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/A-cockroach-can-live-for-a-week-without-a-head.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="A-cockroach-can-live-for-a-week-without-a-head.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="255" height="255" /></a></p><p><em>I bet some politicians too! :P</em></p><p><em><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1553972829344-97IQQM9ZF447TCIVDWKM/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/ketchup-was-sold-as-medicine-in-the-1830's.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1553972829344-97IQQM9ZF447TCIVDWKM/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/ketchup-was-sold-as-medicine-in-the-1830's.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="ketchup-was-sold-as-medicine-in-the-1830's.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="251" height="251" /></a></em></p><p><em>I'm sure it was medicine-to-kill... This also proves my point that ketchup can't be good... it tastes as gross as medicine :P</em></p><p><em><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1553512856177-N5CLKJTNPLBTL4PWIC5V/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/mageirocophobia-is-the-fear-of-cooking.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1553512856177-N5CLKJTNPLBTL4PWIC5V/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/mageirocophobia-is-the-fear-of-cooking.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="mageirocophobia-is-the-fear-of-cooking.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="255" height="255" /></a></em></p><p><em>And here I just found the perfect excuse for not to cook! XD</em></p><p><em><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1554829936903-KTI04XNWLS0MIS3N8ICL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/the-bible-doesnt-say-the-forbidden-fruit-was-an-apple.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1554829936903-KTI04XNWLS0MIS3N8ICL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/the-bible-doesnt-say-the-forbidden-fruit-was-an-apple.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="the-bible-doesnt-say-the-forbidden-fruit-was-an-apple.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="258" height="258" /></a></em></p><p><em>What a surprise... people making up stuff that it wasn't even written in the holy scripts :P<br /> (I already knew this one btw)</em></p><p><em><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1552506091932-ATWH79IM93W171TYQ0CK/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/high-heels-were-originally-made-for-men.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1552506091932-ATWH79IM93W171TYQ0CK/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/high-heels-were-originally-made-for-men.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="high-heels-were-originally-made-for-men.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="261" height="261" /></a></em></p><p><em>Guys with <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">height complexes :P </span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title=""><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1552406250955-6PMV97JQABGG13J221IL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/A-group-of-crows-is-called-a-murder.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1552406250955-6PMV97JQABGG13J221IL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFQQgP34qnCpeHaeAOzTt7pZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIvwpK0aFuhG0GtLLHqvbV4raqY38tdDiF-KTEvoUH9G4/A-group-of-crows-is-called-a-murder.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="A-group-of-crows-is-called-a-murder.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="256" height="256" /></a></span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">I've always liked crows... Now I know why :D</span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title=""><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1547569945166-27TBTAMHV40N73VLSJUH/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/16-goldfish-can%27t-close-their-eyes.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1547569945166-27TBTAMHV40N73VLSJUH/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/16-goldfish-can%27t-close-their-eyes.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="16-goldfish-can%27t-close-their-eyes.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="260" height="260" /></a></span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">Poor them :(</span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title=""><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1548423249472-DL26XAH7AI75NK0RTLZL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/19-222-cups-of-tea-is-a-lethal-dose.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1548423249472-DL26XAH7AI75NK0RTLZL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/19-222-cups-of-tea-is-a-lethal-dose.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="19-222-cups-of-tea-is-a-lethal-dose.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="263" height="263" /></a></span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">Hell yeah! :P</span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">Let's kill ourselves in an endless tea party! XD</span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title=""><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1548762830011-TL91JSNUJO25DU6EDZBN/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/26-the-emoon-is-moving-away-from-the-earth.gif?format=500w" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1548762830011-TL91JSNUJO25DU6EDZBN/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPx25wW2-RVvoRgxIT6HShBZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxp8SK2yZDC8sLtVprOyP9xilpMqmr5qElvqElFYURlwnSzTaHLYeySc8Xfr8nFWbQ/26-the-emoon-is-moving-away-from-the-earth.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="26-the-emoon-is-moving-away-from-the-earth.gif?format=500w&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="259" height="259" /></a></span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">Can't blame the Moon... I'd like to do the same :P</span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title=""><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1549295104953-FWAP5YP6BLBBE9UT4RXS/image-asset.gif?format=500w&content-type=image%2Fgif" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5c293b5d55b02c783a5d8747/1549295104953-FWAP5YP6BLBBE9UT4RXS/image-asset.gif?format=500w&content-type=image%2Fgif&profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="image-asset.gif?format=500w&content-type=image%2Fgif&profile=RESIZE_710x" width="263" height="263" /></a></span></span></em></p><p><em><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span title="">Woah! And I can't even be fluent in one! XD</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>---</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk/" target="_blank">"Learn Something Every Day"</a> are doodled facts created by illustration and animation studio <a href="http://byyoung.co.uk/" target="_blank">Young</a>.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Hope you like it,</em></p><p><em>Feel free to share any other fun fact you know!</em></p><p> </p></div>