13 Movie, Science, History, And More Now-You-Know Facts

Why the heck are female sharks' skins so thick? And what's the total number of bones within your body? What color are a scallop's eyes? What did people do before toilet paper was invented?

Why aren't more individuals interested in science? We feel it might have to do more with how science is taught in our classrooms and less with the info itself, because there is a lot of fascinating stuff out there.

With all that in mind, we've compiled a list of fascinating scientific facts, which we hope will motivate you to learn new things every day, as they have for me. This collection, however, is far too small: contribute to it by leaving your own facts and data.

In this unusual list of scientific and historical interesting facts, you'll find the answers to these and other questions.

You'd think having a large restaurant chain named after you would be flattering, but apparently not. Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, had to apologize to his daughter Wendy. Continue reading for more information on it, as well as 12 more stories...