The Insides of These Everyday Objects Are Totally Unexpected

A Fire Hydrant

Have you ever wondered how a fire hydrant actually works? After all, you rarely ever see them in use, only in movies or in the event of a massive tragedy. As you can see from this photo though, it's actually just a clever covering for a high-pressure hose. The only question left is why do they make them red...

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The More You Know

  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
  • One in four Americans thinks that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
  • A newborn baby is more than 3/4 water.
  • There's an asteroid that's worth $95.8 trillion.
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