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As absurd as it can sound on paper, the truth is that facts are just fun, the more obscure, weird and random, the better. After all, everyone needs a handful of interesting trivia to pull out at parties or during very awkward silences.

Someone asked “What is the most unusual fact you know?” and thousands of netizens answered the call, sharing the bizarre and fascinating parts of the world that most people don’t even know about. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and if you have your own “fun facts,” be sure to share them in the comments below.

#1

Curious otter peeking from water near a moss-covered log, illustrating unusual animal behavior. Otters carry around their favorite clam-opening rock in their armpit, and mothers will even pass on their favorite rock to their baby.

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    Furry caterpillar on a green leaf, showcasing unusual facts with its vibrant bristles and unique appearance. When a caterpillar enters a chrysalis and becomes a butterfly, it doesn't just sprout wings and legs. It essentially disintegrates into goo, and a new butterfly is built from that.

    But that's not the weirdest part. The weirdest part is that it's possible to teach something to that caterpillar, and after it becomes goo and then re-forms as a butterfly, it still remembers what you taught it.

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    #3

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know I noticed this when visiting museums, looking at old paintings: hands are often ‘hidden’, covered by flowers, clothing or they disappear in the shadows. I researched it later and learned it is true. Even the best painters struggled with drawing and painting hands. I look for hands in every painting now.

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently that's one reason why Da Vinci is so highly regarded - he could paint hands properly.

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    #5

    Supermarket checkout with unusual egg nog sign, bread, and other items. That divider at grocery stores that separates stuff on the conveyor belt is called a spratchet.

    TemptingWomen1 , Amada44 Report

    #6

    Honey being poured from a spoon into a small white dish, showcasing its golden color and smooth texture. A weird fact is that honey never spoils; archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly good to eat!

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    LaurieAnnaT
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Medical-grade honey is used by medical professionals for wound care. I know because honey was just used on my sister’s terrible fracture blisters. After 9 weeks they are healed. Never any infections. (Fracture blisters are pretty much like 2nd degree burns and honey is used in those cases too.)

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    #7

    Pelican with wings spread wide, showcasing unusual features in a natural setting. Pelicans have three stomachs and one of them is just for bones.

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    #8

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know The swimming pools on the Titanic are still full of water to this day.

    ComedyCrypt , KORRIBAN_SENTINEL Report

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    #9

    People crossing a city street, showcasing urban life and uniqueness in everyday moments. The minimum number of humans required for the species survival is about two hundred. The minimum number required for *any* level of survival is fifty. Below that, the inbreeding becomes a problem in the long term.

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    #10

    Polar bear standing on snow, showcasing unusual facts about Arctic wildlife. If you eat polar bear liver it will kill a human and if a polar bear eats your liver it will too.

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    #12

    Shark underwater with open mouth, showcasing unusual facts about marine life. Great white sharks have never been seen mating. Ever. By anyone. Zero record made by a human. Strange considering what a mighty presence they have on humans.

    Stunning-Queen5 , Mile Ribeiro Report

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    #13

    Close-up of a small, furry spider on a leaf representing unusual facts. Spiders curl up when they die because the thing that keeps their legs out is blood pressure, which releases when they die.

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    #14

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know All cheetahs are genetically cousins. They almost went extinct thousands of years ago, down to like 100 individuals.

    Ambivalentistheway , Piet Bakker Report

    #15

    Colorful laser beams intersecting in a dark setting, showcasing an unusual light display. LASER is an acronym (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) but in most cases should be LOSER because the light is oscillated, not amplified.

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    Rhonda Espinosa
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Now playing My Chemical Romance loser ligh show!" Business owners; "Omg! I'm doing another Scrooge McDuuuuuuck dive over here!"

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    #16

    Octopus on ocean floor showcasing unusual facts in marine life. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood so fascinating!

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

    And nine brains - each for every arm and a central dominant one. Going further, one arm serves the purpose as reproduction organ which means that male octopusses really are able to think with their d**k

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    #17

    A tiger showing its teeth while lying on a log, highlighting unusual facts about wildlife. Off the top of my head, maybe that fact that the great cats roar, but do not purr; lesser cats purr but do not roar.

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    #18

    Close-up of a blue eye with detailed focus, showcasing unusual facts about eye features and colors. Your eyes have their own immune system. If your "normal" immune system discovers this it will attack your eyes and you'll go blind.

    Legitimate_Bird_5712 , Lisa Fotios Report

    #19

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know John Tyler, the 10th US president, was born in 1790 - that is during the first US president George Washington’s first term.

    His grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler, is still alive - that is the current US president Joe Biden's term.

    Think about it - just three generations (father,son and grandson) to cover the entire US presidential history.

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    Sand Ers
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's 96, so this one isn't going to remain true for too much longer. John Tyler was 63 when Harrison's father was born, and his father was 75 when Harrison was born. While technically correct, this factoid stretches the concept of "generation" pretty tightly. Each of them barely knew their fathers, and were decades away from having been able to meet their grandfathers.

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    #20

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know Killer whales are a natural predator of moose.

    1stPeter3-15 , Dianne Maddox Report

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    CD King
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At this point I think the Orca is the predator of everything and everyone

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    #22

    Grand Canyon landscape at sunset, showcasing unusual rock formations and vibrant colors. The Grand Canyon is so large that you could fit EVERYONE who ever lived inside it and still not fill it.

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    #23

    Old tombstone in a sunlit, leaf-covered cemetery. The first public game of basketball was played the same week and less than 100 miles away from the last American vampire hunt.

    On March 11, 1892, James Naismith debuted his new game in front of a crowd of 200 spectators at the Armory Hill YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.

    Meanwhile, on March 17, 1892, in Exeter, Rhode Island, a crowd of concerned villagers dug up the grave of 19 year old Mercy Brown. She had died two months earlier and locals had become convinced that her vampire was feeding on her sickly brother. In an effort to stop the undead Mercy, the crowd exhumed her corpse, burned her heart and liver, and gave the ashes to her brother in a tonic.

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    Doug the Special one
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I'd prefer to have the second one done to me instead of watching a game of basketball.

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    #24

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know The mantle plume hotspot that is half the cause of Iceland's intense volcanism (the other half being the Mid-Atlantic Ridge) is believed to have been the cause of the largest mass extinction event in the planet's history, back when it sat under what is now Siberia.

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    #25

    Person holding a partially peeled banana, standing against a yellow background. The spinal cord has the consistency of a ripe banana.

    Horny44Sweetheart , KoolShooters Report

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    I’ve Seen Things
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have recently recovered after crushing mine. Paralysis, wheelchair, learning to walk again, all with more pain than anyone could ever imagine. But I pushed through and I am walking unaided again. 💪

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    #26

    Elephant in a forest, showcasing unusual facts in nature, standing among lush greenery with sunlight filtering through trees. The only animal other than a human that can perform a headstand is an elephant.

    TheGhostOfDonaldDuck , Venkat Ragavan Report

    #27

    Close-up of a cow in a barn, showcasing an unusual fact about animal behavior. I grew up on a dairy farm1960's. US milk production today is twice what it was then and there are half as many cows. Each cow produces four times as much.

    OperationNo3934 , Ralf R Report

    #28

    Dentist wearing a mask examining a patient's teeth, illustrating unusual facts about dental practices. The career that has the most s****des per year is dentist and then serving
    Second most is veterinarians.

    Remarkable_Manner_45 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

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    Ba-Na-Na
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard this… ‘because who actually looks forward going to the dentist’ sad really.

    9vpcx68fqw
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you’re ever out, at a party, or whatever, and you get speaking to a veterinarian and they’re all depressed, saying things like “oh I’m so useless, my life is futile, nobody loves me, I think I’m gonna end it all” - remember to put your arm round them and say: “Oh come on now, don’t put yourself down”…

    Mimi M
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    5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH): 1. Medical Doctors 2. Dentists 3. Police Officers 4. Veterinarians 5. Financial Services 6. Real Estate Agents 7. Electricians 8. Lawyers 9. Farmers 10. Pharmacists. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): industry groups with the highest suicide rates included Mining; Construction; Other Services; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting. Major occupation groups with higher suicide rates included Construction and Extraction; Farming, Fishing, and Forestry; Personal Care and Service; Installation, Maintenance, and Repair; and Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot find any evidence of this "fact". All the data I could find on suicide rates comes from four sources: CDC, AMA, ADA, and NEJM, which are all American sources though. According to the CDC and the ADA there is no evidence to support that Dentists have a higher than average suicide rate, and according to the ADA, dentist suicide rates are lower than other medical professionals. The CDC states that Physicians have the highest suicide rates among medical professionals followed by Veterinarians. But among ALL professionals Miners and Military personnel have the highest rates overall. This is followed by construction workers, farming, forestry, hunting and fishing, agriculture (general), arts and entertainment, transportation, warehousing, administrative support jobs, and so on. Medical professionals are actually pretty far down the list. Perhaps they are the highest rate among white-collar professionals making over $200K/year. Which means among the people the media cares about.

    LNB87
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think in this sense, the military would be the umbrella employer, the MOS is the actual career. I was 15Q - Air traffic control operator which, at the time, had the highest suicide rate.

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    Bean Driller
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dentists as a group are horrible. They have learned that they make a lot more money when they lie about what you need!

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    #30

    30 Unusual Facts No One Really Asked For, But Are Pretty Cool To Know Most polar bears are left handed.

    Northman_76 , Francesco Ungaro Report

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    Joshua Russell
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So is that the paw they do the murderin' with, or the paw they sign their name with?

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    #31

    To forcefully remove a human ear requires the same force as opening a new jar of peanut butter.

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    #32

    After WW II Belgium had a lot of stray cats. They decided to put these cats to use. They outfitted them and trained them to deliver the post. This experiment was as successful as you may imagine. .

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    Sand Ers
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Garden variety urban legend. Never happened, in any of the multiple time frames that are claimed.

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    #34

    If you have tattoos your body is constantly trying to remove them.

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    #36

    Sharks are older than Saturn's rings.

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    #37

    Web-casting spiders have such incredible night vision that the sun's UV rays *melt their eyeballs* every morning because they don't have an iris. They rejuvenate at dusk.

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    #39

    Person using a chainsaw to cut a tree log, showcasing an unusual fact about cutting techniques. The chainsaw was invented as an aid to childbirth. Yes. It is as Gothic and horrible as you are imagining.

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    Sand Ers
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This stupid meme has to die. A hand held chain with saw teeth was invented to cut a baby stuck in the birth canal out of the body of a dead mother. It is -less- Gothic and horrible than you imagined, because it opened a possibility for the baby to survive instead of both dying.

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    #40

    Edit:
    Pin worms I sometimes get my butt worms mixed up.



    Tape worms lay their eggs on the outside of your a**s while you’re asleep, then wiggle their tail just enough so you’ll feel a tickle and unknowingly scratch your bum hole.
    When you wake up in the morning you’re going to find a way to put your hand to your mouth and the cycle continues and life goes on.
    They tickle.

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    sofacushionfort
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can rid yourself of them with a cookie, a hammer, and a friend with steady nerves. Lie down pantless, put the cookie just next to your butt, and when the tapeworm sticks its head out to bite the cookie, your friend bashes it.

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    #41

    Bright sun setting over clouds, illustrating unusual fact about solar phenomena. If the sun were to disappear we would still orbit it for approximately 8 minutes even though there's literally nothing there.

    We'd see it too, feel it's warmth and everything.

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

    Not correct, we would see it in the sky for 8 more minutes but the gravity would be gone in an instant and Jupiter would create chaos in the solar system. Edit: I stand corrected as Gravity appearently has a velocity

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    #42

    The bodies of more than 28 people were found in the basement of the house Benjamin Franklin lived in when he was in England. They were dated to the same time Franklin was living there.

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    Barbara Burns
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The remains were actually the result of an illegal anatomy school run by Franklin's friend and protege, William Hewson. It is apparently a good bet that Franklin knew of this activity.

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    #43

    Person in a knitted mini skirt with a belt, standing in a cozy room. Mini skirts are not actually called that because of their length, they’re named after the car! British fashion designer Mary Quant said the skirts were “exuberant, optimistic, young, and flirty… the perfect compliement to a Mini Cooper.”.

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

    That's BS, they are called that based on length, hence mini, midi and maxi

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    #44

    Blue blood exist. Also yellow blood and green blood.

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    #45

    Downtown city skyline under clear sky, featuring unusual architectural designs and tall buildings. There are 6 state capitals west of Los Angeles, CA.

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    #46

    Chalkboard filled with complex equations and unusual math facts. Pi is off the top of my head - 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288

    Silly, useless to know that much. And hilariously, it was because in grade school I helped a friend prepare for a contest to see who could memorize the most. I didn't even take part. Somehow that much is still stuck in my head.

    ElyorCat , Vitaly Gariev Report

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    Wintermute
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's a funner fact. To calculate the circumference of the observable universe with an accuracy down to the size of a hydrogen atom, you would only need around 39 digits of pi.

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