These 14 Happy Facts Will Brighten Your Entire Day
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Need a pick-me-up? These 14 happy facts from a recent Reddit thread 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.
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Scotland's national animal is a unicorn.
Reddit user chrisboshisaraptor is right, this magical fact is actually 100 percent true.
New Zealand's fiercest terrestrial mammal is a ferret.
Redditor time2crash 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, 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.
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. Phewf.
Rats are ticklish.
"Scientists believe that rats can actually laugh when tickled," says Reddit user tddawg.
Seahorse mates will cuddle each other.
Because everyone loves a good postcoital cuddle. Fact courtesy of Reddit user brandondase.
There's an island called Okunoshima in Japan filled with tame bunnies.
An island of cuddly bunnies exists, says Reddit user Carneyvore. Sounds kind of like heaven.
Dolphins protect surfers from sharks.
The mammals are notorious for bonding with people. Redditor Tischlampe 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.
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.
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The official website for Space Jam has not changed since 1996.
See it in all of its late-'90s glory.
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.
Cows have best friends.
And if they are separated, they get stressed out, said Redditor furiousfennec.