There are 35,047 uniformed members, and 17,457 civilian members of NYPD.
Fact 21: Brooklyn neighborhoods (by themselves) are more populous than most American cities
Fact 20: Data confirms that Aussies hate uncertainty, Kiwis are indulgent, Brits are macho, and Americans love freedom
Fact 19: Big Macs cost $7 in Switzerland, but under $2 in Lebanon
Fact 18: The average dishwasher weighs 77 pounds
Fact 17: Military definitions of “Riot” and “Breach of the peace” are crystal clear
Fact 16: Julia Child worked for the OSS and helped develop Shark Repellant
Fact 15: Unihemispheric Slow-Wave Sleep (USWS) lets birds nap while flying
Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep is a fancy wsy of describing the kind of sleep where one half of the brain rests while the other half remains alert. Birds are able take advantage of this during long migratory flights. You know… to get some shuteye while they fly.
Fact 14: Cogito, ergo luctari
Fact 13: The Hayflick Limit & Cellular Aging
Fact 12: Etymology of OMG Dates Back to 1917 in Letter to Winston Churchill
Fact 11: Bearcat Urine Smells Like Fresh Popcorn
2AP, also known as 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, is an aroma compound found in freshly baked bread, cooked jasmine rice, and cooked basmati rice. It also happens to exist in bearcat urine – a fact that researchers at Duke believe allows the animals to communicate their presence to one another. 🚽 ☎️ 🤣. Fascinating!!
Fact 10: Longest Televised Putt in History
Fact 9: Brannock Device
Invented and patented in 1925 by New Yorker Charles Brannock, the design underwent a single improvement in 1927, but has otherwise remained unchanged in 94 f***ing years! If only this guy made iphone charging cords?#!! 😡
Fact 8: Astronaut Pee
Feces is brought back to earth. The astronauts who landed on the moon left A LOT behind – including 96 bags of urine, feces, and vomit.
Fact 7: Crappy ATM Pin Codes
The next 4 most common codes are: 1111, 0000, 1212, and 7777. Read about this security dumpster fire here.
Fact 6: Ludicrous Speed Camera
A camera, developed at MIT in 2011, can record 1 trillion exposures per second, and is capable of capturing photons is “slow motion”.
Fact 5: Rope Climbing was an Olympic Sport
Fact 4: Dwarfism & Gigantism can occur in 1 Person
Fact 3: Semen Allergies are real
Severe symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. This is real.