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Many weird facts sound so strange that everyone thinks they are fake. However, sometimes, our limited knowledge makes us doubt things that are completely real. Take, for instance, the incredible fact that children are born without kneecaps, and they don't develop them until they turn three years old. Sounds made up, right? Or the interesting choice of Scots' national animal, which is a unicorn? Or the cool fact that moose are great swimmers? Hard to believe, but all of these interesting things are completely true!

If you enjoy strange and sometimes even fake-sounding things to know scroll below to read the list, we here at Bored Panda prepared for you! If anything, memorizing these interesting facts is undoubtedly a fun conversation starter or just a piece of information to show off your incredible knowledge. So scroll down below, and don't forget to tell us which random fact you found the most unbelievable!

#1

Scotland's National Animal

Scotland's National Animal

Scotland's national animal is a unicorn.

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    #2

    Greenland Shark

    Greenland Shark

    The Greenland shark has an average lifespan of 272 years, some of them can even live as long as 500 years.

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    Ryo Bakura
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandpa shark, do-do-do-do-do-do.

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    Moose Facts

    Moose Facts

    Moose are excellent swimmers. They are born knowing how to swim and can swim 6 miles per hour and has the ability to keep the pace for two hours.

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    The Mighty Mantis Shrimp

    The Mighty Mantis Shrimp

    Mantis shrimps can punch with the force of a bullet. They have one of the fastest and the most powerful punches in nature.

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    #5

    Honey Facts

    Honey Facts

    Honey never spoils. It has an excellent chemical composition which prevents organisms from living in it. So no matter how old is the honey it's probably perfectly edible.

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    glowworm2
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can still picture a bunch of archaeologists and scientists daring one another to eat some ancient honey they've discovered during one of their finds.

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

    They did find edible honey in some Egyptian tombs. Also, a few years ago, some archeologists found a 12,000 year old mummified bison in Alaska. They then took a little bit off of the shoulder and made soup.

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    Kevin Camp
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    However, the product in the picture is up to 50% corn syrup in America. Buy your honey from local farmers.

    Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *uncontaminated honey never spoils. Honey can however can grow mold, and it is NASTY

    Emily Bowman
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is. Never eat honey with a spoon from a bottle and redip. Our mouth has so many germs and it will make the honey off. It smells terrible when that happens

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    Mare Freed
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It will dry up and crystalize, though. Yet, it's still technically edible that way.

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

    If honey crystalizes, apply heat to it. Heat up a bowl of water (not boiling, just hot), put the jar of honey into the water, turn the jar occasionally to get all the honey hot. It turns smooth and liquid again.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In addition, honey is good for minor injuries. Next time you have a cut or a scrape, after cleaning it put honey on it instead of antibacterial cream. Works like magic!

    Nick Sady
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't there something about honey found in Egyptian pyramids that was still fine?

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

    If you ever get a gruesome wound and have no other way of cleaning it out then the next best thing is honey or a packet of sugar because both will prevent infection!

    Bored Moogle
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then why do they tell you not to give honey to infants because of the threat of botulism?

    Bored Fox
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clostridium botulinum bacteria is common in dirt and dust and both dirt and dust can contaminate honey. Honey itself is not dangerous for infants but contaminated honey is. It can be difficult to know is honey contamined or not so it is not worth to take risk. For the older children the botulinism risk is much smaller so they can eat honey safely.

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

    Except those little bears are half corn syrup in the US

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

    They actually found some in some Egyptian tombs and it’s still edible! Of course, they won’t actually be TESTING that theory but...

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

    Honey may not spoil, but if diluted with water all kinds of things can grow in it. Never feed it to hummingbirds. Use white sugar.honey. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/feeding-hummingbirds/

    Doglover45
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did you know an entire teaspoon of honey is 12 bees lifetime work?

    Eric Lambrecht
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true, but you probably don't want to after a while- it hardens. It is still safe to eat, but sort of crunchy

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

    Not true actually, there is one kind of yeast that can spoil honey.

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

    I've still got some 1978 on the shelf, because I like the jar.....

    Kristy P
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read recently that it's lack of water for bacteria to use for growth that keeps it fresh forever.

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    #6

    A Pub Argument

    A Pub Argument

    The idea of Guinness Book of Records came to Sir Hugh Beaver in the 1950's when he had an argument in a pub about the fastest game bird in Europe. Since he couldn't find an answer in any of the books, he decided to compile a book of facts and figures to help settle pub arguments just like the one he had.

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    Tor Rolf Strøm
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here he is seen with the man currently holding the record of looking the most like Hugh Beaver.

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    All The Trees On Earth

    All The Trees On Earth

    There are a lot more trees on earth than there are stars in the galaxy. NASA estimates that there could be from 100 billion to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The earth has more than 3 trillion trees.

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    Solar System

    Solar System

    Every planet of the whole solar system can fit between the earth and the moon.

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    #9

    LEGO Facts

    LEGO Facts

    The biggest tire manufacturer in the world is Lego. The company makes more than 50% more tires than other tire manufacturers such as Bridgestone or Goodyear.

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    #10

    A Group Of Ferrets

    A Group Of Ferrets

    A group of ferrets is called a business.

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    Andres Tejeda
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ferrets are great little pets and really do live up to their latin namesake: robber. They will steal almost anything they can get their little paws on.

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    Cheetah Facts

    Cheetah Facts

    Cheetahs can't roar, instead, they make a sound very similar to the house cat.

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    glowworm2
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, Cheetahs can meow--and they sound like they are reading off of cue cards.

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    Teeth Facts

    Teeth Facts

    Teeth can reattach to their roots after being knocked out if they are put back into their place.

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    The Cashew Tree

    The Cashew Tree

    Cashews are collected from the bottom of cashew apple which grows on the cashew tree.

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

    And the fruit and nut are also is covered in a poison similar to poison ivy.

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    IKEA Catalog

    IKEA Catalog

    Ikea’s catalog is as popular as the Bible and the Koran. More than 203 million copies of the catalog are distributed around the globe.

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

    I wouldn't call that popularity, I would call that spam mail.

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    #15

    Origins Of Nintendo

    Origins Of Nintendo

    Nintendo was founded more than 100 years ago, in 1889. The Japanese gaming company began operating as a card game business and slowly turned into a brand we know today.

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    Source Of Fire

    Source Of Fire

    The lighter was invented before the match was.

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    Alexandru Bucur
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course - after all, the lighter is just an automated version of bit of flint striking steel, which as THE preferred method for lighting fires for thousands of years. The first automated lighter was derived from the wheel-lock musket when the latter appeared around 1500 and was simply a toothed wheel driven by clockwork rotates against bit of flint to create sparks. You could also add a bit of gunpowder as an accelerator. Unfortunately, they were very expensive, so only nobles got to have them until 1823, when Döbereiner "Feuerzeug" tabletop lighter was invented, a hilariously complicated and unsafe mechanism containing zinc and sulphuric acid to make hydrogen which then reacts with a platinum metal sponge to create a flame... Frankly, I'm not sure that one was an improvement...

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    Human Bones

    Human Bones

    Humans are born without kneecap bones, we only develop them around the age of 3.

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    Ryo Bakura
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess we don't really knee-d them. I'm here all week. Tip your wait staff.

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    Penguin Facts

    Penguin Facts

    It may not seem like it, but penguins do have knees. The reason why they aren't visible is that penguin's legs are covered by dense feathers.

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    Largest Toy Distributor

    Largest Toy Distributor

    McDonald's is the largest toy distributor in the world. About 20% of McDonald's sales involve Happy Meals, which include a toy.

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    #20

    The Weight Of Clouds

    The Weight Of Clouds

    Clouds may look very lightweight but the science says otherwise. The average cumulus cloud you can see during the sunny day, weight around 500,000 kg (1.1 million pounds).

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    Spaghetti Facts

    Spaghetti Facts

    In the Italian language, a single strand of spaghetti is called spaghetto.

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    Human Population

    Human Population

    Throughout the history of the world, there have been more than 108 billion people alive. Since there are more than 7 billion people alive today, it means that around 7% of those who have ever lived exist today.

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    Terry T.
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes me wonder just how big the population would be today, if things like the black plague and the Holocaust had never happened.....

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    Bouncy Balls

    Bouncy Balls

    A glass ball can bounce higher than a rubber ball of the same size.

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    Ryo Bakura
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something to do with it being a harder material, thus retaining more of its kinetic energy when impacting the ground, while the rubber ball will cushion itself, losing just a little more energy, and not bouncing higher. This is probably b******t, but I don't care.

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    Peanut Facts

    Peanut Facts

    While the name may suggest otherwise, peanuts are not nuts. In fact they are legumes and belong to the same plant family as lentils and beans, etc.

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    CCL_2018
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also fix nitrogen into their root systems, that is a unique feature of legumes

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    #25

    The Last Guillotine

    The Last Guillotine

    France legally executed the last person by guillotine in 1977, the same year Star Wars: A New Hope came out.

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    Rhino Horn

    Rhino Horn

    Rhino's horn is made of keratin, the same protein substance that makes up the human nail.

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

    You hear that traditional chinese people? Just chew your own goddamn nails to get your d**k up..

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    Baby Carrots

    Baby Carrots

    Baby carrots are just chopped up normal carrots.

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    Pizza Sizes

    Pizza Sizes

    Two 12-inch pizzas are smaller in size than one 18-inch pizza.

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    Card Arrangements

    Card Arrangements

    There are more ways to sort a deck of cards then the amount of atoms estimated to be on earth. The standard 52-card deck has 8x10^67 possible arrangements of the cards.

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    #30

    Best Restaurant

    Best Restaurant

    In 2018 Taco Bell was voted as the best Mexican restaurant in America.

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    Andres Tejeda
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Mexican this just makes me so disappointed. Taco bell is a very cheap imitation of Mexican food.

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