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Let’s start with the basics. What are “fun” facts and what’s so fun about them? The thing with fun facts is that you could continue living your life perfectly well without this information, but knowing it is somehow cool. Usually, they’re not the kind of things you learn at school but more like random facts about life around you, which you find out through experience, hear from someone, or read about in a Bored Panda article.

Did you know that there are apps and websites that will give you daily facts on a variety of topics or on one specific one? Many teachers claim that collecting random cool facts and sharing them with the class often helps them in the study process. Kids love hearing stuff that is not in the textbooks and, as a result, end up with tons of useful knowledge.

But don’t think that this only works for kids. Fun facts for adults are just as entertaining and stimulating. Reading them is a good way to help your brain wake up during your morning coffee or while relaxing on your lunch break. Also, it really is an effective method to learn a lot of interesting facts that could change your perspective on many things.

In this article, we have collected tons of fun facts that you will hopefully enjoy. You’ll probably also discover something new you didn’t know before. What was the most interesting random fact you have ever learned? Share with us in the comments.

#1

Cherophobia is the word for the irrational fear of being happy.

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#4

The Netherlands is so safe, it doesn’t have enough inmates to fill its prisons, so it rents out places to other countries.

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#5

You can survive longer without food than you can without sleep.

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#6

The brain of Einstein was stolen when he died.

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Marek Čtrnáct
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IIRC, Einstein specifically did NOT wish that his brain becomes an object of study. His wish was promptly ignored.

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#7

In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.

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doubledutch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this, they should do it worldwide (and for rats too, they're not meant to be solitary). My heart breaks for lonely and bored pets 💔

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#8

You share your birthday with about 20 million people.

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#10

The first written use of "OMG" was in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill.

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Asher Tye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can almost see British Intelligence trying their darndest to figure out what special code was being used before slapping their collective foreheads at the explanation.

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#12

Once McDonald's created broccoli that tastes like bubble gum.

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Huddo's sister
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had to find out more, so thought I'd share- https://www.eater.com/2014/11/14/7220413/mcdonald-s-almost-included-bubble-gum-flavored-broccoli-in-happy-meals

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#13

The Hawaiian alphabet contains only 13 letters.

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#14

In 2014, there was a Tinder match in Antarctica.

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#15

In 1927, Santa Claus received an official pilot's license.

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#16

It only takes six minutes for alcohol to affect your brain.

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#17

The majority of plant life is located in the ocean.

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#19

Depression is the most common mental illness.

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#20

Apart from Vitamin C, eggs contain every single vitamin.

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#21

Someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay but was stopped once the bid reached $3,000.

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#22

Cutting down a cactus in Arizona might get you 25 years in prison.

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Marek Čtrnáct
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, your toilet seat in prison will be made from that cactus (not actually true, but should be).

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#23

The actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie mouse got married in real life.

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#24

There was a prehistoric dragonfly that's wings spanned more than two feet.

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#25

A Brazilian man was killed when a cow fell through the roof and landed on him as he was in bed.

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Mia Black
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For all wondering how but don't want to click the link: "The one-tonne cow was grazing on a hill behind the small house, in the town of Caratinga, when it stepped onto the asbestos roof, which collapsed under its weight. Joao Maria de Souza, 45, was lying in bed when the animal fell on him. He was taken to hospital and died the day after, reportedly of internal bleeding. "

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#26

The winning vehicle's speed in the first U.S. race was seven miles per hour.

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#27

"Arachibutyrophobia" is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I counter that with butter over my peanut butter so it doesn't stick to my mouth - but only with toast, otherwise it's spoon directly in the jar.

#28

Once fans cheered so loudly during a Louisiana State University football game that it was registered as an earthquake on a local seismograph.

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#29

There's a Starbucks cup in every shot in the movie Fight Club.

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#31

Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of glasses and around 70 wands during the making of the Harry Potter movies.

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#32

Three U.S. presidents—Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter—have won Grammys.

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#33

It's against the law to feed pigeons on the streets or sidewalks of San Francisco.

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#34

More than 10% of the world population is left-handed.

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#35

Pandas fake pregnancy for better care.

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#36

Crocodiles are one of the oldest living species, having survived for more than 200 million years.

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#37

Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.

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#38

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

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Asher Tye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard that. The reason being that the Lion is England's national animal and the two are supposed to be mortal enemies.

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#39

The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest book ever published that doesn't contain the letter 'e.'

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's called an Oulipo. George Perec wrote La Disparition in French, translated to English by Gilbert Adair as A Void ~1969 and has 256 pages. Gadsby has ~260 pages. The letter "e" is one of the most used, if not the most, in both English and French so that was a feat in itself.

#41

Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words.

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#42

Scientists made a "nanoguitar" which is the size of a human blood cell.

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#43

The urine of all mammals glows under a blacklight, but especially cats.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The urine of all humans and every animal glows under a blacklight, because it contains phosphorus.

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#45

Green diamonds are the rarest type of diamond.

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Oerff On Tour
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Colorless diamonds, though being more expensive than blue, red or yellow ones, are the most common. The Beers are stockpiling them in massive vaults, just to keep prices up

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#46

Charles Darwin's personal pet tortoise didn't die until recently.

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#47

The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.

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#48

Indians spend 10+ hours a week reading, more than any other country in the world.

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Huddo's sister
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm curious to know how accurate the assessment of this is, as many people overestimate how much they read when asked. I think some populations might do so more often than others. Not saying the fact isn't true, just curious how it is assessed.

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#50

The largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide.

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#51

Beauty and the Beast was written to help girls accept arranged marriages.

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Elliot Fowler
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How? is it cause an arranged husband is seen as a beast by a woman at first but then with time he turns into a prince

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#52

The Chupa Chups logo was designed by Salvador Dalí.

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#53

When heated in the microwave, grapes light on fire.

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#54

Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.

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#55

Scientists once gave mice superhero-like night vision using nanoparticles.

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#56

French fries were invented in Belgium.

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#57

Small breeds of dogs live longer than larger breeds.

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Asher Tye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I head this has something to do with how quickly a big dog's critical organs give out from overwork compared to their smaller counterparts. I do know my miniature dachshund made it to 21 while her "puppy," a great Dane, passed at 11.

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#60

David Bowie helped topple the Berlin Wall.

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#61

You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from two miles away.

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#62

The world's most successful pirate was a woman.

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Elliot Fowler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ching Shih. She had so much men, power, and money that the largest and strongest empires in the world at that time were not able to defeat her. He actually surrendered of her own free will, got to keep her money, and live out the rest of her days in freedom. She won piracy.

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#63

The Aurora Borealis has a sister phenomenon in the southern hemisphere called the Aurora Australis.

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#64

Scots have more than 400 words for "snow."

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#65

In the 16th century, poets exchanged rap battle-like stylized insults in an act called "flyting."

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#66

Brunch was originally invented to cure hangovers.

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#67

A group of frogs is called an army.

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#68

The scientific terminology for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”.

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#69

Leonardo DiCaprio improvised his famous Titanic quote, “I’m the king of the world.”

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#70

Google images was literally created after Jennifer Lopez wore that infamous dress at the 2000 Grammys.

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#71

Spaghetto, confetto, and graffito are the singular forms of spaghetti, confetti, and graffiti.

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#72

There's a toilet museum.

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#74

A cat spends most of its life sleeping.

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#75

Koalas can sleep for up to 20 hours a day.

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Jodi Rinker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

largely because they're too stupid to eat anything but eucalyptus (they even won't eat it if presented on a plate instead of a tree-like structure) and it has almost no nutritional value

#76

Cows do not have upper front teeth.

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#77

A person will sleep an average of 25 years in their lifetime.

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#78

Monopoly is the most played board game in the world.

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#79

Women buy 96% of candles produced.

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Huddo's sister
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what percentage are bought by churches and other religious places like temples?

#80

You only get bitten by female mosquitoes.

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#82

NASCAR drivers can lose up to 10 pounds in sweat due to high temperatures during races.

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#83

The IKEA catalog is the most widely printed book in history.

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Albert
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, it's the most widely printed CATALOG! The most printed book is still the Bible.

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#84

The cracking sound your joints make is the sound of gases being released.

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xolitaire
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No it's not. It CAN be gases. But the cracking can also have several other reasons.

#85

In the '90s, North Korean teachers were required to play the accordion.

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#86

The world’s first cosmonaut was a dog named Laika.

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#87

Vikings discovered Russia.

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Oerff On Tour
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They also discovered what's now known as America. Columbus only discovered The Dominican Republic/Haiti

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#88

The smallest bones in your body are found in the ear.

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#91

The average household in U.S. has 300,000 things in it.

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#92

A broken laser pointer was the first item to be sold on eBay.

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#93

In Antarctica, the ice sheet averages just over 7,000 feet thick, but is more than twice that thick in places.

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#94

There's a Guinness World Record for the stretchiest skin.

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#96

The shoe size of Lady Liberty is 879.

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#97

The U.S. Supreme Court building has a basketball court.

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#98

Wombat feces is cube-shaped.

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#99

Cheesemakers are studying whether music can change the taste of cheese.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My nose smells cheese when I'm about to get a pneumonia. My doctor laughed at me the first time, but never again. He sends me to x-rays when I complain of this.

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#103

White is considered the safest color for a car.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except....winter and cloudy days. Lime yellows and oranges or most visible under more circumstances

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#105

The staple food of 50% of the world population is rice.

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#106

70% of the world’s toys are made in China.

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#107

There are more chickens in the world than there are people.

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#108

Humans have just 1 bone fewer than horses.

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#109

The Dead Sea is an inland lake.

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#110

President Lyndon B. Johnson owned a water-surfing car.

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#111

Male students at Brigham Young University in Utah need special permission to grow a beard.

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SerumSeven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, and they need extra-special permission to be of African descent, because the Mormon church is run by toolbags.

#112

The average mammal empties its bladder in 21 seconds.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The average male wouldn't believed that from a female. Just saying; we stay longing in there.

#113

Chewing gum is banned in Singapore.

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#114

Lobsters have clear blood.

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#115

One of the largest pyramids in the world is a Bass Pro Shops in Memphis, Tennessee.

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#116

Almost half the world's population watched both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup games.

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#117

There's a planet that's shaped like a potato.

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#118

"Strengths" is the longest word in the English language with one vowel.

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#119

It would cost $18.3 million to make a replica Darth Vader suit.

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#121

Gold never erodes.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corrodes is correct. However, when gold winds up in water for panning, it isn’t the gold that erodes; it’s the soil around it that erodes.

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#122

There is no sound in space, at least not the way we experience it on Earth.

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#123

There are 1,665 steps on the Eiffel Tower.

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#124

China is bordered by 14 countries.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it's on this post, is it because it's the country with the most borders?

#125

The most popular sport in the world is soccer.

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#126

Research shows that all blue-eyed people may be related.

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#127

The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.

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#128

There's a bridge exclusively for squirrels.

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#129

Instead of saying "cheese" before taking a picture, Victorians said "prunes."

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#130

It is proven, that we can smell rain.

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#131

Dolphins have actual names.

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#132

South Koreans are four centimeters taller than North Koreans.

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#133

Apple briefly had its own clothing and lifestyle line in 1986.

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#134

Trypophobia is the strong fear or disgust of closely-packed holes.

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#135

The Spice Girls were originally a band called Touch.

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#136

Baby rabbits are called kits, kittens, or kitties.

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#137

Pigeons can tell the difference between Picasso and Monet.

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#138

The real name for a hashtag is an octothorpe.

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#139

The longest name of any place in the world is 169 letters long.

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#140

One time, a single watermelon was sold for $6,125.

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#141

Flamingos eat with their heads turned upside down.

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#142

Cold water is just as cleansing as hot water.

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#143

American Airlines saved a boatload by removing a single olive from meals.

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#145

People are more creative in the shower.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought you were talking about sex but the article seems to be about singing.

#146

The Spanish national anthem has no words.

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#147

In the morning of the Titanic tragedy, a lifeboat drill was canceled.

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#148

There are 118 ridges on the side of a dime.

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#149

Coins in the Trevi Fountain are collected and given to charity.

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#151

You can actually fold a piece of paper more than 7 times.

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#152

The most requested funeral song in England is by Monty Python.

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#153

Nearly 30,000 rubber ducks were lost at sea in 1992 and are still being discovered today.

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#155

A sea lion once saved a man.

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#156

Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

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#158

The first airplane flew on December 17, 1903.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

False! Otto Lilienthal made the first successful flight in an aircraft in 1891. The Wright Brothers made the first successful controlled MOTORIZED flight in 1903.

#161

Medicine bottle foil seals exists because of poison.

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#162

Kim Kardashian has a 'glam' clause in her will.

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