Back in the 18th century ⏳, pigeon poop 💩 was actually used to make gunpowder 💥! Because of this, King George I declared that all pigeon droppings were the official property of the British Crown 👑. Talk about some royal waste! 😂 history 👑 facts fun fact

While filming Troy 🏺, where Brad Pitt played the mighty Greek hero Achilles 💪, he ironically injured his Achilles tendon 🦵 during an intense battle scene ⚔️. This was a real-life twist on the legend of Achilles, whose only weakness was his heel 🦶. The injury delayed the film's production by two months! ⏳ facts fun fact entertainment entertainment

Did you know that solar flares release enough energy to equal millions of 100-megaton atomic bombs exploding at the same time? 😱💣 Thanks to Earth's protective atmosphere 🌍, we're shielded from their powerful radiation. 🛡️⚡ facts fun fact science

Héctor Castro, a player from Uruguay, lost his right forearm in a saw accident as a teenager. 💥 Despite this, he played in the 1930 World Cup, and in the final match against Argentina, he scored the winning goal in the last minute! 🕐 The final score was 4–2, and Uruguay became the first-ever World Cup champion! 🌎🏅 facts fun fact sports history

No need to stress, humans have a massive amount of DNA! 🧠💫 Scientists estimate we have over 3 billion base pairs of DNA and more than 25,000 genes in our genome 🧬. Plus, every one of our 30-40 trillion cells has a full copy of it! 🔬💪 facts fun fact science