Five Random Facts for Tuesday

Here are some random facts for you.

1.  Scientists are working on potty-training cows.

2.  Technically, the president is not supposed to salute military officers, because even though he’s the commander-in-chief, he’s a civilian.  The first president who started saluting was Ronald Reagan.

3.  Apples can be stored for up to a YEAR before they’re sold.

4.  There was an infamous game of roulette in Monte Carlo on August 18th, 1913, where the ball fell on black 26 times in a row.  Gamblers lost millions expecting it to land on red along the way, making “the gambler’s fallacy” famous.  That’s the false notion that independent events of chance must somehow even out.

5.  By age 32, you’ve been alive for over one billion seconds.

 

(Science.org / AMNation / CBC / Wikipedia / Algebra)