Ridiculously Obscure Facts

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I bet many of you never knew these wonderfully interesting facts. I'm also sure you never gave any of these trivial facts any thought either. But like a good joke here are 3 facts I found which you can spring on someone to impress them with your amazing knowledge of useless information. MANY ORANGES ARE ACTUALLY GREEN -Yes it's true, when ripe, oranges contain plenty of chlorophyll the green color pigment found in the cells of plants. Then why do we see the color orange with this fruit? It comes down to temperature. In a country like the U.S. where it is colder, oranges lose their chlorophyll thus the color change. So, in a tropical climate like South America, oranges are green all year round. Have you ever tasted a ripened Green orange? PLAYING DANCE MUSIC CAN REPEL MOSQUITOES -Not just any dance music, but electronic dance music! Seems the "very high and very low frequencies" as well as "excessive loudness and constantly escalating pitch" discourages the yellow fever mosquito from biting victims and mating. Now that's the kind of news that makes one want to get up on their feet and party! How do you keep mosquitoes from biting you? HAWAIIAN PIZZA WAS INVENTED BY A GREEK BY WAY OF CANADA -A creative way to use a can of pineapple and messing with your taste buds. Who knew such a wild and crazy guy could popularize a pizza topping just by having fun? Here is how it all came about... Restaurant owner Sam Panopoulos was born in Greece but moved to Canada when he was 20 years old. In 1962, this restauranteur decided to put pineapple on pizza. Have you ever tried pineapple on your pizza? I was never a fan myself. How about you? Hope you found these interesting obscure facts entertaining. Now, your ready to dazzle your friends with some useless information... Which fact did you find most interesting? Source- Best Life Photo- pixabay