Monthly Fun Facts of March

Students and faculty,  the second installment of Fun Facts is here! Fun Facts is a monthly list of ten cool, weird, and crazy facts that you may or may not know. If you ever need a brain break or just want to learn something new, this installment is for you.

Enjoy the monthly list of Fun Facts for the month of March below!

#1: The human thigh bone is almost as hard as concrete. (Source)

#2: Bananas have a curved shape because of a unique process called negative geotropism, where instead of growing towards the ground, they start to grow towards the sun. (Source)

#3: The largest recorded snowflake fell in 1887, in Keogh, Montana. It was 15 inches wide. (Source)

#4: In 1386, a pig in France was publicly tried and subsequently executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. (Source)

#5: The number representing all of the possible moves in a game of chess is known as the Shannon Number, which is estimated to be between 10^111 and 10^123. That is more than there are atoms in the observable universe! (Source)

#6: Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour. (Source)

#7: In 2006, an Australian tried to sell the country of New Zealand on eBay at the starting price of $0.01 AUD. The price got up to $3,000 before eBay shut it down. (Source)

#8: The British Crown has ownership of all unmarked mute swans in open water in the U.K. (Source)

#9: The full name of the cartoon character Minnie Mouse is Minerva Mouse. (Source)

#10: The Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi) is a hotel in Sweden made entirely out of ice, and it is rebuilt every year. (Source)