By Valaysia L. Smith
Teen Columnist
The first and well known fact that is going around that I will mention is “That Fish is Probably Labeled Wrong”, I know the name sounds pretty weird but according to a few researchers: the salmon you see in the stores are possibly or more than likely not salmon. Researchers have also estimated that about one-third of all fish sold in restaurants and grocery stores is mislabeled often to deliberately mislead consumers and get them to buy more expensive fish. Snapper was found to be mislabeled eighty-seven percent of the time, tuna was mislabeled 59 percent. It’s far too common an occurrence to be a fluke. And according to Time (time.com) a majority of the “Wild Salmon” has a forty-seven percent chance that it was actually farm raised.
The second fact that has been wowing people’s minds has been “Mirrors that you buy in the stores’ ‘, if you truly think about it and it’s true. Every mirror that you’ve bought from a store or online has been in used condition. Cool right? Also odd to think about at the same time because it’s seen everything and someone obviously has to move it meaning they’ve been in the view of the mirror as well. You’ve never bought a mirror that hasn’t been used.
The third fact is about bananas. Bananas can’t reproduce like other fruits which I know some probably haven’t realized and there are a few other people that know bananas are man made but you’d still expect it to be able to have an offspring for more bananas right? So it leaves you wondering, where all these bananas are coming from. I’m pretty sure the kids that don’t like bananas don’t care and want them to stop existing though. Another fact that I believe is truly an awesome thing to try to comprehend is that, when you’re watching the sunset somewhere on the other side of the world, someone is watching the sunrise at the same time as you. Cool right? Like who would take the time to actually take that thought in? If you know any other cool facts feel free to tell me or someone else just to rattle some fun in conversations.
