Insane Facts You Never Thought Were True (3 of 4)

Cell Phones Are Infested With Bacteria

If you’re a germaphobe, then this fact is going to gross you out forever. While popular lore suggests our smartphones can cause cancer or spark flames in gas stations, we do know for a fact that mobile devices are loaded with bacteria. According to British scientists, the average phone carries about 18 times more potentially harmful germs than even toilet handles in public restrooms.

Termites Are The Longest-Living Insects

Cockroaches may have lived through nuclear meltdowns, the dinosaurs, and all kinds of harsh weather and have been stepped on, but they have nothing against termites. Specifically, termite queens, as they can outlive any other insect out there. Scientists have estimated that these disgusting and obese critters can live up to 100 years.

Bananas Are Unable To Reproduce

Can’t go wrong with a Cavendish banana right? Well, this type of banana that we love so much is actually a hybrid of two other species of plants. Oddly enough, there are no seeds that these bananas leave behind, making them one of the fruits unable to be reproduced. So how do we produce these bananas today? Well, it comes down to the farmers who remove and transplant part of the plant’s stem in order to create more of them.

You Can’t Hum While Holding Your Nose

Much like our inability to exhale while holding our nose and closing our mouth, we can’t hum while plugging our nose. The reason is that the humming noise we make is produced when air passes through our larynx. We can’t get access to that while we plug our nose, as we are unable to exhale. Seems odd.