Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

The Fermi Parazox

Don't you think that since there are unbelievably large numbers of habitable planets within our galaxy that we should have received some sort of transmission from an alien lifeform? Well, the Fermi paradox suggests that there is a concept that exists called the Great Silent Forest within space. Basically, the Great Silent Forest is a theory that every alien planet in our galaxy is aware of some danger that we are not aware of, therefore they are not reaching out for fear of being detected by said danger. 

No Funny Business, Okay?

"Fancy Riding" of bicycles is illegal in Illinois. That means you are not allowed to remove your feet from the pedals, your hands from the handlebars, or your butt from the seat under any circumstances while you're riding on the road. Yes, this is a stupid law. 

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The More You Know

  • Wasting food is illegal for supermarkets in France.
  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • Singapore plans to build floating burbs.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.