13 Random Facts That"ll Make Everyone"s Day A Bit Better

Summer might officially be over, but it’s still a beautiful day in the neighborhood — and a perfect time to sneak in some random fun facts to boost your brain power. They’re good ones, we promise. So go ahead, kick back, relax, and enjoy them while they’re still here because, like the good weather, they could all disappear soon.

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1. Nutella uses a quarter of the world’s hazelnut supply.

Ferrero, the Italian-based company that makes Nutella, uses more than 100,000 tons of hazelnuts in their products per year. 

2. A swarm of 20,000 bees followed this car for two days.

The queen bee somehow managed to get stuck in a parked car. And where the queen bee goes, her drones will follow.

3. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had trouble casting the Oompa Loompas thanks to Nazi Germany.

They wanted to cast genuine little people for the roles, but at the time of the film’s production in 1970 Germany, very few remained. This was due to Hitler’s ignorant policies on murdering those with birth defects, in which little people were sadly included.

4. It cost more to build the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium than to finance a NASA mission to Pluto.

Cost to construct the new U.S. Bank Stadium? One billion dollars. The New Horizon satellite project that travels the solar system for 10 years? A mere $720 million.