Need a pick-me-up? These 14 happy facts from a recent Reddit thread [1] will melt your cold mid-Winter heart, because it's impossible not to get a smile from an adorable swarm of bunnies and cows kissing.
Scotland's national animal is a unicorn.
Reddit user chrisboshisaraptor [2] is right, this magical fact is actually 100 percent true [3].
New Zealand's fiercest terrestrial mammal is a ferret.
Redditor time2crash [4] provided this amazing fact, and we can see why it's true — just look at how scary they are!
Cuddling with pets can cause the release of hormones for love and happiness.
The hormones, says Reddit user soy_leche [5], are called oxytocin and dopamine. Cuddling also releases a similar hormone in your pet. Mutual love.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
One of the best facts ever, courtesy of Reddit user monsterr101 [6].
There are more public libraries in the US than there are McDonald's.
Libraries: 120,096 in US. McDonalds: 35,429, according to Reddit user containsmilkandsoy [7]. Phewf.
Rats are ticklish.
"Scientists believe that rats can actually laugh when tickled," says Reddit user tddawg [8].
Seahorse mates will cuddle each other.
Because everyone loves a good postcoital cuddle. Fact courtesy of Reddit user brandondase [9].
There's an island called Okunoshima in Japan filled with tame bunnies.
An island of cuddly bunnies exists, says Reddit user Carneyvore [10]. Sounds kind of like heaven.
Dolphins protect surfers from sharks.
The mammals are notorious for bonding with people. Redditor Tischlampe [11] added that they even help fishermen catch fresh fish in some areas of the world!
Once, a military campaign left with 80 men and came back with 81.
"One of the most successful military campaigns in history was Liectenstein during the Austro-Prussian War. They didn't kill anybody, and sent 80 men. They returned with 81: as they befriended one of the people from the opposition," said Reddit user rhyswynne [12].
A cat has been the mayor of a town in Alaska for over 15 years.
"His name is Mr. Stubbs and every afternoon, he goes to a nearby restaurant and drinks water out of a wineglass laden with catnip," says Reddit user spockmeow [13].
The official website for Space Jam has not changed since 1996.
See it in all of its late-'90s glory [14].
Norway knighted a penguin.
Norway once knighted a brave little penguin because he was "in every way qualified to receive the honor and dignity of knighthood," said Redditor finez [15].
Cows have best friends.
And if they are separated, they get stressed out, said Redditor furiousfennec [16].