The transcript is from a YouTube video featuring Matthew Santoro, who shares 50 amazing facts. The facts range from unusual animal behaviors, like dolphins having the longest memories and sloths swimming three times faster than they move on land, to strange human behaviors, such as a man not bathing for 60 years and a person creating edible chocolate Legos.
Other facts include the high cost of Bugatti Veyron tires, the low production cost of Beats by Dre headphones, and the existence of a Twitter account that tweets the sound of Big Ben every hour. The video also shares interesting facts about the world's largest tigerfish, a hotel shaped like an elephant, and a vending machine that dispenses food and water for stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.
Some of the facts are related to history, such as the origin of the word "hurricane" and the existence of a clear-colored Coca-Cola called "White Coke." The video also touches on science, including the benefits of napping and the unique properties of blood that make it a viable substitute for eggs in cooking and baking.
Throughout the video, Matthew Santoro shares his reactions and comments on the facts, often injecting humor and personality into the presentation. The video ends with a shoutout to the sponsor, Opinion Outpost, and a call to action to sign up and earn rewards for sharing opinions.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The tires for the Bugatti Veyron cost $42,000 a set.
2. The tires for the Bugatti Veyron only last 15 minutes at top speed.
3. It costs only $14 to produce a pair of Beats by Dre headphones.
4. The cheapest pair of Beats by Dre headphones sells for $200, while the most expensive pair retails for $700.
5. Bottlenose dolphins have the longest memories in the animal kingdom.
6. Bottlenose dolphins can remember the whistles of other dolphins even after 20 years of separation.
7. A man named Paz crashed Paris Hilton's 30th birthday party and stole her $3,200 birthday cake.
8. Paz served the birthday cake to the homeless.
9. Honeypot ants gorge themselves with food so that other ants can extract nourishment from them.
10. In both Canada and the US, the federal government requires money acquired through illegal means to be reported and taxed.
11. Castoreum is an anal secretion beavers use to mark their territories.
12. Castoreum smells like vanilla and has been used in food and perfume.
13. Teddy Roosevelt had debilitating asthma as a child.
14. Doctors told Roosevelt to smoke cigars, drink coffee, and whiskey to cure his asthma.
15. Domestic animals can pretend to be sick to get special attention from their owners.
16. In Finland, there is an annual contest called eukonkanto where men race to carry their wives through an obstacle course.
17. The winner of eukonkanto receives his wife's weight in beer.
18. Sloths can swim three times faster than they can move on land.
19. Sloths can hold their breath underwater for up to 40 minutes.
20. It is possible to donate your voice through an organization called VocaliD.
21. Only three humans have died outside of the Earth's atmosphere.
22. The three humans who died outside the Earth's atmosphere were on the Soyuz 11.
23. Edward Jones, also known as Boy Jones, broke into Buckingham Palace and stole Queen Victoria's underwear when he was 14 years old.
24. Billboards have been banned in Vermont since 1968.
25. The goliath tigerfish is the largest of the tigerfish clan and can be found in the Congo River Basin.
26. The goliath tigerfish can eat small crocodiles and has attacked humans on several instances.
27. A 45-60 minute nap during the day can improve learning and memory by up to fivefold.
28. In Iceland, there has only been one instance of a man being killed by the police since it became an independent republic in 1944.
29. Violent crime is almost nonexistent in Iceland, and the police usually don't carry weapons.
30. In 2014, a Japanese designer created edible chocolate Legos that were functional.
31. The word hurricane was derived from the name of the Mayan god of wind and storms, Huracan.
32. In Chicago, the total number of murders is double the number of American forces that have died in Afghanistan in the last decade.
33. There is a Twitter account called Big_Ben_Clock that tweets "bong, bong, bong" every hour.
34. A psychologist named Daniel Kahneman explains that sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them.
35. The production of Nutella consumes about 25% of the world's hazelnut crops.
36. Blood has similar properties to eggs in cooking and can be used as a substitute in baking and making ice cream.
37. Mozart once composed a piece called Leck mich im Arsch, which translates to Lick Me in the Butt.
38. In 1940, two planes collided over Brocklesby, Australia, and interlocked, but the pilot of one plane landed both planes safely.
39. Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un's older brother, fell out of the line of succession after trying to fake a passport to get into Disneyland in Japan.
40. Cold showers are healthier than hot ones and can improve immunity and circulation.
41. A man named Amou Haji hasn't bathed in 60 years and smokes animal carcasses.
42. The Burj Al Arab in Dubai is the only 7-star hotel in the world.
43. Roger Frisch, a concert violinist, played the violin while undergoing brain surgery to get rid of his tremors.
44. Tiny pseudoscorpions are often found in rooms with dusty books and feed on book lice and dust mites.
45. In 2014, a homeowner in England left a spare bedroom window open for three months, allowing 5,000 wasps to build a massive nest on the bed.
46. Despite their size difference, praying mantises can easily catch and eat hummingbirds.
47. White Coke was a clear-colored Coca-Cola commissioned by Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov in the 1940s.
48. In 1992, the CEOs of Southwest Airlines and Stevens Aviation settled a dispute over who would get to use the slogan "Plane Smart" by arm wrestling.
49. Babies are capable of giving a thumbs up in the womb.
50. The Kumbuk River Resort in Sri Lanka is a hotel shaped like a giant elephant.