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There are 31 days left of 2018. Sure, that means 31 days of planning, stressing, shopping, baking and wrapping. But it also means 31 days of singing, laughing, gifting, playing and partying. We’re renaming December Gleecember, and to celebrate this most joyous month, we’re counting down to the New Year with 31 gleeful facts.
A group of pugs is called a “grumble.” From now on when you feel like grumbling, think about pugs instead!
In Japan, it is considered good luck when a sumo wrestler makes a baby cry. There’s even a festival dedicated to it (it’s cute, trust us).
Happiness is contagious – literally. Researchers say the emotion spreads from person to person, infecting with exposure. Best virus ever.
December 4 is National Cookie Day. And Americans are cookie monsters: The average person eats 35,000 in a lifetime. Eat up.
Dolphins are some of the smartest, most linguistically advanced creatures on earth. They even call each other by name, using a unique whistle to identify one another.
The largest bubblegum bubble ever blown was 20 inches in diameter. The chewer’s secret? Three pieces of Dubble Bubble gum. Try it!
The English word with the most potential meanings is “run.” It has hundreds of different uses; how many can you think of?
Somewhere, just now, a baby laughed for the first time.
The French didn’t have an official word for French kissing until 2014. Now the romantic act is known as “galocher.” Which is a little hard to say with your mouth full.
Playing with dogs is scientifically proven to improve your mood. Proof positive they really are man’s best friend.
The average person walks enough steps in a lifetime to circle the planet three times. Imagine that next time you’re on a treadmill.
Smile! It will make you feel better. No, really – smiling increases endorphins and sends happy signals to your brain, even when you do it for no reason.
Cap'n Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch – which is a lot of fun to say while eating Cap’n Crunch.
Mr. Rogers poured the wax to create the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. It was a limited-edition color, Blue Ribbon.
Sea otters hold hands to keep from drifting apart when they sleep. Awwwww.
According to an Instagram analysis, the most popular proposal spot in the world is Disneyland Paris (in case you were looking for inspiration).
It’s hard to believe sometimes, but humanity is actually getting smarter. Since 1950 global IQ scores have risen by an average of 20 points.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn, proving once and for all unicorns are real. Debate over.
Actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie Mouse - Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor – got married in real life.
The world’s tallest sandcastle was built in Duisburg, Germany, and soars nearly 55 feet in the air.
Norway once knighted a penguin at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. His name was Sir Nils Olav, and he was a very good boy indeed.
Oscar the Grouch used to be orange. “Sesame Street” explained his color change with a vacation to Swamp Mushy Muddy, where he turned green overnight.
The dot over lowercase letters “i" and “j” is called a tittle, which is just fun to say. Try it. “Tittle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt was an animal lover and had many exotic pets, but the best was probably a hyena gifted to him by Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. His name was Bill.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was nearly named Reginald, which would have totally messed up the song’s flow. Three cheers for Rudolph!
Right now, fewer people around the world live in extreme poverty than ever before.
The largest litter of Dalmatians ever born: 18 puppies. Not quite 101, but still pretty impressive.
The scientific term for an ice cream headache is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Try saying that with a mouthful of rocky road.
Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, wrote his daughter’s initials, TDC, in the lunar dust as he left the rover to return to Earth.
A flock of crows is called a murder. A group of owls is a parliament. But a group of flamingos? That’s a flamboyance.
Janus is the Roman god of beginnings, transitions and doorways. January is his month and derives its name from the Latin word for door. This New Years, walk through that door to your new beginning.
