Fun Facts

[rattfan]

Several friends on DW write posts based on the prompts from this site, Long and Short Reviews here www.longandshortreviews.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge/  I thought I'd take a look and the one just gone says, "Share one interesting fact you know."   My brain instantly shut down because it is crowded with trivia.  Only once in my life was it ever useful that I knew Queen Victoria had nine children, and that I could name each of Hitler's "circle of evil" upon hearing their job title.  And yes, those were quiz nights.

Okay.  Rats giggle when you tickle them.   Humans can't hear this, so some scientists went to a lot of techie trouble to find it out.   They also boggle their eyes in and out and grind their teeth when happy [not the scientists] which we can perceive and this makes some people think they're about to have a fit, but no.

Comments

[fred_mouse]

Oh, that's lovely about the giggling. I've certainly encountered rats that invited tickling, so assumed that they find it pleasurable, but it had never occurred to me that they would have audible (to rats) response!

[mific]

Lovely to know about giggling rats. Raccoons purr, like cats!

[ganimede]

I think I read about rats giggling recently. My brain is full of useless information but I don't think I could produce an interesting fact on demand! I'd have to think about it for a while.