Behind the circulation desk at the Logos sits a small whiteboard where library staff record interesting facts they come across. Below are a few of our favorite fun facts from the Fall 2022 semester!
Fun Fact: As of May 2022, bees are legally considered fish in the state of California. Source
Fun Fact: Sloth moths are symbiotic with sloths and live in their hair. Source
Fun Fact: Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows is carved out of the ice at an Argentinian base in Antarctica. Just 800 miles from the South Pole, it is the southernmost place of worship in the world. Source
Fun Fact: “Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword” (a philosophical razer) states that What cannot be settled by experiment is not worth debating. Source
Fun Fact: The Chicago metropolitan area is bigger than the country of Israel. Source: Google
Fun Fact: On average, college football teams score ~7 points more per game than NFL teams. Source 1 – Source 2
Fun Fact: Many rarely eaten North American fruit (such as Osage oranges) likely used to be eaten by extinct giant mammals (like giant ground sloths). Source
Fun Fact: With the release of Midnights, Taylor Swift is the 6th ever artist to achieve >10 #1 albums on Billboard. The others are The Beatles, Jay-Z, Drake, Bruce Springsteen, and Barbra Streisand. Source
Fun Fact: Antarctica has the lowest infant mortality rate of any continent. 11 babies have been born there; all survived past infancy. Source
Fun Fact: In 1965, “Jingle Bells” became the first song performed in space. Source
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