135 Amazing Facts for People Who Like Amazing Facts

By Alvin Ward

133. China owns all of the giant pandas in the world.
They rent them out for about $1 million a year.
134. In season two of The Joy of Painting, Bob Ross created a monochromatic landscape.
Ross did this for a viewer who was worried that his color blindness would prevent him from being able to paint.
135. Bones found at Seymour Island indicate that, 37 to 40 million years ago, penguins stood at a formidable 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds.
Emperor penguins today are about 4 feet tall and 100 pounds.
This story was originally published in 2018; it has been updated for 2023.