Here in East Tennessee, there’s nothing better to warm up a Friday like a few fun facts!
- The beluga whale is nicknamed the “sea canary” because of the birdlike chirping sounds it makes.
- All of the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.
- There are 7 stars in the Big Dipper.
- Diamonds are the hardest natural substance.
- Tennis was originally played bare handed.
- The Sahara desert has the highest sand dunes.
- The red sea is not red.
- The United States is the world’s largest consumer of coffee.
- A “jiffy” is actually 1/100th of a second.
- The lie detector was invented by John Augustus Larson in 1921.