23 “Believe It Or Not” Facts About Daily Things

12. The first webcam ever created wasn’t to video chat with friends. It was for a better reason.

It was actually set up by scientists at Cambridge University to check the levels of a coffee pot from their desks.

13. Liners in plastic bottle caps were there for a reason.

Without them, pop would have gone flat a lot quicker because they created a tight seal that kept both liquid and carbonation in the bottle. Pretty important, I’d say.

14. Believe it or not, in the 1700s, chocolate milk was thought to have therapeutic qualities.

It was sold as medicine by Irish botanist, Sir Hans Sloane. I would say medicine is definitely good for the soul, maybe not the body, but definitely the soul.

15. Notice anything different about one of the kings on these cards?

In a Rouennais pattern deck of cards, the king of hearts is the only one without a mustache. Again, never going to unsee that now.

16. Now here’s one you’ll be able to use! That hole in the spaghetti spoon has a real use.

It holds what is thought to be one appropriate serving of dry pasta.

17. In one day, 400 million M&Ms are produced.

In the United States, M&Ms are made in New Jersey and Tennessee. Would love to know how many have ever been produced.

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