Someone Asked People “What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?” And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses

In this modern world, where the amount of fake news, alternative facts, scams, and quasi-claims seem to be off the charts, it’s easy to doubt things. But despite our suspicions, many of us still enjoy and seek out good "truth is stranger than fiction" stories. Because life is weird. Science is crazy. Evolution is wild. And there are so many staggering or downright surreal things happening right under our noses we don't even notice.

Chances are, you've stumbled upon at least one piece of trivia that is so weird, it sounds totally made up. And you’re definitely not the only one. There’s an entire thread on 'Ask Reddit' where this subject matter takes center stage. "What is a true fact that sounds fake?" asked user TheMemeing and inspired hundreds of members to share their intriguing tidbits of knowledge immediately.

From snails having 14,000 teeth to Mantis shrimp generating light, just because something sounds a little bogus, it doesn’t mean it’s not real. We've gathered some of the most illuminating responses from the thread, so continue scrolling! Although remember that a little healthy skepticism goes a long way, so put your thinking caps on and take everything you read online with a pinch of salt. Then upvote the facts that surprised you most, and be sure to share your own nuggets of information with us in the comments.

Psst! When you've finished this list, take a look at our previous post filled with fake-sounding facts here.

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The oldest hotel in the world is The Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Japan and has been in business since 705AD. The crazy thing is that it’s still a family business. For 52 generations

novaorld , Boltor Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Female dragonflies drop out the sky and pretend to be dead to avoid unwanted male advances.

SuvenPan , Stijn Dijkstra Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Donald Trump was actually the US President at one time.

Zinger2020 , Shealah Craighead Report

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Say it ain't so!

161points

Katy McMouse 2 years ago

We tried that, but he was still there the next day.

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-Mellohi- 2 years ago

I will not go 🎶

12points

Aria Whitaker 2 years ago

You have NO IDEA just how much I wish I could....yuck.

10points

Ivan Praba 2 years ago

why do i sing it...

0points

LeeBreezy 2 years ago

your drug is a heartbreaker

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USN Patriot 2 years ago

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Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago

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The boredest panda 2 years ago (edited)

I think this one is by far the scariest and fake sounding

90points

Channon Doughty 2 years ago

IKR. Having read about his crimes and misdemeanors for 30 years prior I was truly shocked. Still am, honestly

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DC 2 years ago

Haha, who believes that? What moron would vote for that SOB?

46points

Diemond Star 2 years ago

Not me!!!

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Upstaged75 2 years ago

Too many of them apparently.

3points

Channon Doughty 2 years ago

50% of White women, for a start. SMH.

1point

Shaquille Oatmeal 2 years ago

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

Please don't remind us. I think this one is the most disturbing fact by far.

39points

Kathy Rayborn 2 years ago (edited)

US citizens: Please register to vote. It matters!!! We need an overwhelming tidal wave to support the marginalized and hurting in our country. If this doesn’t affect you right now, it may become intolerable for you in the future.

31points

Beachbum 2 years ago

Actually our vote does not matter, it all has to do with the Electoral votes. The most important elections are your local elections, where you vote actually matters.

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Panda in the Fake South 2 years ago

And he can't just go away. He is worse than any rash. Plus he's we get Trump spawn/clones like DeSantis

28points

SCamp 2 years ago

Oh his this has to be upvoted X 1 million. The fact that The Orange Klown 🤡 even got on the nomination ticket is a horrible horrible reflection on the US

26points

DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago

As a non-US citizen for me this is so unreal...like Trump...the guy from Home Alone and Ms. Universe? Damn.

25points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

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UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago (edited)

Even crazier, there are people who haven’t figured out what a bafflingly stupid man he is. Forget the actual politics. We can have actual discussions about abortion, foreign policy, the border, taxation, etc., etc. But this man, this sack of garbage is just so f*cking dumb and utterly amoral, and millions of people don’t see that. THAT is what worries me about humanity’s fate.

17points

E M 2 years ago

They see it. But they are also f*cking dumb and amoral so they relate to him. Finally a president who gave them permission to be complete a**holes.

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Robert T 2 years ago

And Idiocracy (2006) was not a documentary. It may however have been an accurate depiction of the future!

17points

Tree P 2 years ago

As I have always(jokingly) said!

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Living Example 2 years ago

You need help. Trump? President? (Brrrr) What an scary imagination you have.

13points

Amanda 2 years ago

And it was a horrible four years.

12points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

We aren't doing so great now either.

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Erin Hazard 2 years ago

I like how, for this official portrait, they edited the color of his skin and hair to look normal

10points

Katherine Hyde 2 years ago

The thought that he could be president again is a nightmare. He wants to be a King. Goodbye democracy.

7points

Tree P 2 years ago

My thoughts exactly. If he gets in again, what will he do when that term is over? Declare himself dictator?

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Jackie Stubitsch 2 years ago

Still having nightmares over this

7points

Emie N. 2 years ago

Please don't remind me. 🤮

5points

James Edwards 2 years ago

Now that was an election that should have been checked out throughly!

5points

Carole G. 2 years ago

45 degrees of failure as a human...

5points

Edward Shaw 2 years ago

And there was me thinking I could get through a list without politics.

5points

SGH 2 years ago

Well this just highlights the effect of his presidency, and electing a knuckling dragging, racist, misogynistic, bigoted, narcissistic imbecile to the highest office of the US

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Luis Gomez 2 years ago

It's not politics, it's a reminder of how racist the USA is. Do you complain about politics when someone makes fun of Hitler?

3points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

Really difficult on BP - the place where you can speak your mind as long as you are politically correct and follow the party line, but foolish if you vary from the acceptable viewpoint. There are some other countries where you cannot voice an opinion apart from the party line for fear of being imprisoned and not merely mocked. Guess we're lucky, but worried there will soon be harsher repercussions coming to the US as well.

2points

Karin Johansson 2 years ago

Yup. What’s worse is that the Rs are still following this bully, scam artist, liar, misogynist, racist. Take a look at all the vendors (small businesses included) that he put out of business because he didn’t want to pay. His strategy is to take businesses to court…. they can’t afford and they fold. He should not ever be able to run for public office again. He has done enuf damage to this country and was well on his way to further damage our environment. Putin should give him citizenship. He should take it or end up in an orange jumpsuit.

4points

Maisey Myles 2 years ago

I am sickened by this..... this thing

4points

Nicolas Maltais 2 years ago

And he was «tHe BeSt PrEsIDeNt»

4points

Bad Mole 2 years ago

We're never going to live that down.

4points

Your Average Panda 2 years ago

The way he acted, you'd think he wasn't.

4points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

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Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago

I have never hated a human being more than I do this walking pile of pig sh*t.

3points

Marie 2 years ago

This is still embarrassing 😳

3points

Sally Barry 2 years ago

Elected somehow, and failed at it spectacularly.

3points

L hill 2 years ago

Looking at his face makes me violently ill. Please go away!

3points

Magnifico Giganticus 2 years ago

It took me a while to reconcile this reality. S**t just keeps getting weirder.

3points

Amy Chirman 2 years ago

Nope! #notmypresident!

3points

Lydia Languish 2 years ago

This truly is the darkest timeline

3points

Demongrrrrl 2 years ago

I was hoping he was just a nightmare.

3points

Ele V 2 years ago

Still shocks me to my core. A nightmare that was and I'm not even American

3points

Linda van A. 2 years ago

And he keeps reminding us.

3points

Alaskatgal 2 years ago

Ikr, still boggles my mind

3points

Buren 2 years ago (edited)

I followed the counting and it stressed me out tremendously

3points

Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

Nah...THAT I can't believe. That's too improbable!

3points

Beachbum 2 years ago

lol Still hard to believe.I try to forgot those years.

2points

Anna Bananna 2 years ago

orange you glad that's different now.

2points

Anne McKinney 2 years ago

Stupid electoral college!!!

2points

Barbara Baldwin 2 years ago

Don't rub it in our faces..

2points

Shirley Creer 2 years ago

Illegitimate President

2points

Barbara Cochrane 2 years ago

Ewwww!

2points

Wooly 2 years ago

So embarrassing-

2points

v 2 years ago

The oldest hotel one is pretty cool but this one should really be at the top for how fake it sounds to say it.

2points

Sheena Morrison 2 years ago

Don't worry lots of people voted our version in. Boris.

2points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

Putin

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Lizard Queen 2 years ago

This isn't a fun fact... this is a Horror story... it can't be true... WAIT

2points

Lady Z Azrael 2 years ago

I say that was a glitch in the matrix

2points

Cassidy Moore 2 years ago

Oh brother this guy STINKS!!

2points

Happy Panda Nicole 2 years ago

And hopefully “one time” only. So bummed he’s running again

2points

backatya 2 years ago

no way would anyone be stupid to vote for that dummy

1point

grafxgal60073 2 years ago

Is there a way to erase 2017-2021 from my memory?

1point

Jeff Bunn 2 years ago

God help the stupid a*s country that did that!!!

1point

JonaLou2U 2 years ago

No way- FAKE NEWS!

1point

Tim 2 years ago

The Simpsons predicted it. But Lisa didn't become president afterwards, so...

1point

Nicki 2 years ago

The Simpsons called it...

1point

Oliver Seitz 2 years ago

Fake news! That clown Was just playing Golf...

1point

Rens 2 years ago

What if it happens again?? I would not be surprised...

1point

madbakes 2 years ago

I think him taking classified documents might be the actual thing that disqualifies him from running again. I don't think he will ever see the inside of a prison cell unfortunately.

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Herman goetter 2 years ago (edited)

Yes I am proud of having voted for him along with the 75 million other American Patriots . Historical facts will support his legacy .

0points

Cydney Golden 2 years ago

I still want to wake up from that nightmare.

0points

G'ma B 2 years ago

Nooooooo!

0points

moonlit muffins 2 years ago

i remember that when he was elected i was in single digits (age) and people in my class were saying that he would start world war 3

0points

Lynn Morello 2 years ago

What a bad move that one was.

0points

Petra Biedermann 2 years ago

So sad

0points

Pam 2 years ago

Are you sure? I’ve never heard of him

0points

Bonniebluebutler 2 years ago

NO. No. It can't be!

0points

Henry Edison Jurman 2 years ago

0points

Elise XD 2 years ago

He was? Wow! That is weird! Who would vote for him? /s

0points

Roger Winslow 2 years ago

What have you been smoking?

0points

Henrik Schmidt 2 years ago

Fake news!

0points

Issey 2 years ago

fake news.

0points

Sporsbo 2 years ago

Am from US. Unfortunately can confirm.

0points

Rhomel Republica 2 years ago

For real?...

0points

Jumped_up_pantry_boy 2 years ago

Mark my words this lunatic is coming back. Be on your guard beautiful America.

0points

Timbob 2 years ago

Glad to see there’s no one here that defends him.

0points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

I'm not defending him, just notice that only one point of view is presented and nobody notices any of the problems coming from Biden's White House. Nobody is that perfect.

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Ozymandias73 2 years ago

I still can't believe it.

0points

Russell Rieckenberg 2 years ago

Apparently, at one point he also had normal skin tone.

0points

Caroline Starr 2 years ago

ROFLMAO

0points

Key Lime 2 years ago

Damn the Simpson's for foreshadowing it.

0points

Duxall Inarow 2 years ago

Okay, that made my day.

0points

Taking My Antidepressants 2 years ago

Wow, really? Never new that!!

0points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

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Susan Bosse 2 years ago

I'm still trying to fathom this.

0points

Corey Smith 2 years ago

Shhhhh, don't jinx it!

0points

River (they/them) 2 years ago

Sad but true.

0points

Richard Graham 2 years ago

C'mon. Can't POSSIBLE be true.

0points

Moo Moo Futch 2 years ago

*shudders*

0points

Rival Hydra 2 years ago

This is impossible

0points

Laura Jackson 2 years ago

Bwahahahahahaha! *Takes deep breath: Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!! I could do this all day!

-1point

RawPapaya 2 years ago

Ain't that a fact already?

-2points

j miller 2 years ago

Resident Biden is pretending to "lead" the USA NOW! 5f3ff33b42...49514b.jpg

-2points

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Tamra 2 years ago

I agree that Bored Panda needs to work on this system and have more active monitoring on who gets banned, and for what. However, if you're looking for Trump fans, BP isn't the place you'll find them. The general consensus is that Trump is a lying, misogynistic con man, who is truly a national embarrassment at best, and a national danger, at worst. And those who believe that are 100% correct.

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Carol L Oosthuizen 2 years ago

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Tamra 2 years ago

Oh, Biden has his shortcomings, absolutely. You won't insult Biden voters that way, though, because they aren't a brainwashed cult who blindly worships him. And bad as he may be at times, he's still better than Trump.

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JR1734 2 years ago

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Tamra 2 years ago

Nah, but you tell yourself whatever you need to so that you can continue to look in a mirror everyday, and not hate yourself for supporting a deranged con man.

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Melissa 2 years ago

It is well deserved.

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Jennifer Hawkins 2 years ago

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madbakes 2 years ago

When he shuts up, I will too.

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Russell Tilling 2 years ago

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Mistletoe 2 years ago

See, you get downvoted if you have an opinion other than the masses.

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Daniel Erickson 2 years ago

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Mistletoe 2 years ago

I am not pro Trump. I am against people who give him no credit. I think Republicans should choose someone else so undecideds will vote against the problems our nation has now.

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Tamra 2 years ago

Trump supporters always say this, and it never fails to crack me up. Despite his horrific treatment of women, despite his long string of dishonest business dealings, lack of true leadership and intelligence, despite him actually committing crimes...you guys plaster his name on your car bumpers, his face on t shirts, hell, even have Trump themed weddings. My friend, that is the definition of "living rent free in your head". 😂

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Steve 2 years ago

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30_Helens_Agree 2 years ago

You’re in a cult.

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Susan Elizabeth 2 years ago

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Rosanna Jackson 2 years ago

Hey. All the economic status is a direct result of the previous administration. Just like is a kid can't read in the beginning of grade 3 it's a result of what happened in grade 2. Further, c**p leadership allowed Russia power like never before. He is also responsible for the global rise in extremist movements. Your "president" is the single greatest threat to global stability since Hitler.

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Richard 2 years ago

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Jan Bowyer 2 years ago

Of all the things you mention, most had nothing to do with trump except maybe the tax break which was NOT across the board. Did you forget about his Covid response (or lack of) which had long lasting consequences. Tell us how an insurrectionist did nothing to divide the country.

8points

Monika Rhodes 2 years ago

Delusional.

5points

Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago

You know what many majors donin my country? A couple of minths before elections they make major street reparations. Why? To empty all funds. Thay way, the next major hast to work from scratch and thus their work seems slow and disorganized. We have elections this sunday and so far, the only one not doing this is the major in my district, who is running to be reelected.

1point

Mistletoe 2 years ago

So, because of the automatic downvotes will this person be banned from BP? Isn't that how BP works?

-2points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

How do facts get downvoted?? He also got the vaccine ball rolling. You can dislike someone without denying every positive thing he did.

-2points

Mistletoe 2 years ago

Let's see. All those things are true. They don't count because Trump did them?

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses In 1895 there were 2 cars out of the entire state of Ohio and they still managed to crash into each other

Infamous_fire94 , dan_jimeta01 Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses There’s a penguin named Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III who is the ceremonial head of the Norwegian Royal Guard

Poorly-Drawn-Beagle , wikipedia Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Nestle intentionally created a famine by giving put free formula in African countries and pushed a campaign that said it was healthier than breast milk. Then when most of the population had converted and dwindled the number of mothers capable of nursing, they began charging exorbitant prices for formula. this caused thousands of children to starve to death and they got away with it.

CxT_The_Plague , Raúl Hernández González Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses There are more slaves today than in any point in history

tranc3rooney , Rio Lecatompessy Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.

klakkrr , Paul Bill Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Oxford University predates the Aztec Empire by 3.5 centuries.

astrielx , Anna Kozlova Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Humans can smell geosmin (the chemical released when it rains or snows) at 5 parts per trillion. Which means that humans are 200,000 times more sensitive to smelling geosmin than sharks are at smelling blood.

spookyskelley , Andriyko Podilnyk Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Dinosaurs were around for so long that there were already dinosaur fossils while they were still alive.

Basically, as T-Rex was munching away on Triceratop steaks, Stegosaurus had already been dead and underground for millions of years by that point.

mjohnsimon , Narciso Arellano Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses People were on the moon before they put wheels on suitcases.

sheepywife , Pixabay Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses In the Pompeii eruption, the extreme heat caused some victims' brain tissue to turn to glass.

0ddcharlie , wikipedia Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The Mantis shrimp punches so hard it generates light.

Angel_OfSolitude , Amber Wolfe Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Johnny Cash was the first westerner to learn of Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953. He was a morse code operator at the time

gavh428 , CBS Television Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics awarded official medals for painting, sculpture, architecture, literature and music, alongside those for the athletic competitions.

Lone_Wolf_888 , Dave Kim Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The greenland shark, has a life expectancy of between 250-500 years. That means there could be a greenland shark swimming around, that swam the oceans when the Spanish conquistadors went to search Mexico for gold, which at that time, were inhabited by the Aztecs.

Eremitic23 , wikipedia Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Bananas are berries and strawberries aren't.

sushandeep , alleksana Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Koalas are so dumb that they can't recognise a eucalyptus leaf if it isn't attached to a tree.

thedragoncompanion , Valeriia Miller Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses More people drown in the desert than die of dehydration.

mitchade , Amine M'siouri Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Alligators will give manatees the right of way if they are swimming near each other

Duncan970 , Lia Schmidt Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Sharks existed before grass.

Yrrebnot , Tomáš Nožina Report

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Placebo medicine is more effective if patient is told it's expensive.

capable_taco Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The ancient Egyptian empire lasted more than 3000 years. It has been less time since the empire fell.

librician , Alex Azabache Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Snails have 14,000 teeth and eat bones and meat not just vegetables.

Feathertail80 , PhotoMIX Company Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses A fully loaded Amazon Kindle is a billionth of a billionth of a gram heavier than an empty one.

Aggravating_Speed665 , freestocks.org Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses McDonalds feeds 1% of the world’s population daily.

UniquePotato , C. Cagnin Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Butterflies are fond of cow s**t, fresh blood, and corpses.

itsme_Imtheproblem , Pixabay Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses There’s a type of mold that, as a single celled organism, can move around by itself, learn, recognise colours and solve mazes. there are many species of slime mold that can come in all colours such as banana yellow, hazard-jacket orange and, fittingly, slime green.

WesternApplication76 , mountainamoeba Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Australia has the largest amount of wild camels in the world.

There are more pet tigers in Texas than there are in the wild of the entire planet.

Black---Sun , Frans van Heerden Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of big words.

Kiabobiia , Thought Catalog Report

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Hot water freezes faster than cold water. Mpemba effect. The guy who discovered it (in modern times, since Aristotle wrote about it) was ridiculed by everybody including his own teacher, but 6 years later the results were published and is considered fact.

BowDownToThor , Eva Bronzini Report

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#33

The creation of sticky notes was a result of glue that wasn’t sticky and deemed a failure( 3M)

The formula was put in the records as a failure and later a scientist found it to be useful to stick notes to his workbench.

Then we got sticky notes

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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were turned away from a German restaurant in 2011 since there were no free tables and they didn't have a reservation.

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#35

Cheetahs don't roar, they meow.

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The chainsaw was invented to aid in childbirth. It was used and invented in the 1700s to cut through the woman's pelvic bone before C-sections became the commonplace way to deliver babies.

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#37

When Joe Biden was born, he was closer to Abraham Lincoln's presidency than his own.

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#38

Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The lighter was invented before matches.

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Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The day Michael Jackson's hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial was the exact middle of his life.

Born: August 29, 1958

(9,281 days)

Pepsi incident: January 27, 1984

(9,281 days)

Died: June 25, 2009

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#40

Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses The Michelin Star system was developed by Michelin tires.

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#41

We are closer to the last ever dinosaur than the last dinosaur was to the first ever dinosaur.

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#42

Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Cleopatra only had 2 pairs of great grandparents.

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#43

President Jimmy Carter is a badass who once dove Into an active nuclear reactor to prevent a meltdown.

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#44

Attila the Hun died from a nose bleed on his wedding night

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#45

The universe’s resources are finite and eventually the processes making new stars will be unable to continue. The universe will become a dark void intermittently filled with stellar bodies.

We live in a glorious time where we can see beautiful pictures of the stars and enjoy them from our backyards. Count yourself lucky.

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#46

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence being signed. Both of their last words were along the lines of “My friend Adams/Jefferson still lives”. They shared almost the same last words but had no idea one of them were already dead.

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#47

A spider called the banana spider, can bite you and cause a painful Erection that last hours

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#48

Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Apple seeds contain a substance that releases cyanide into your bloodstream

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#49

Volkswagens most sold product is a sausage.

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#50

Sharks who hang out on sandbars a lot can get a sun tan.

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#51

Most common houseplants thrive on neglect.

Most people kill their house plants by paying too much attention to them, by overwatering them or over fertilizing them.

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#52

Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses Betty White (1922) is older than packaged sliced bread (1928 in the USA and 1937 in the UK).

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#53

Pineapple actually tries to eat you while you eat it.

Bromelain extract is a mixture of protein-digesting (proteolytic) enzymes and several other substances in smaller quantities.

The burning you feel when eating pineapple is its liquids trying to digest you. That's also the reason for the lingering feeling after eating it.

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#54

Can you believe if a person who can completely see is blind almost 40 mins to an hour per day? This phenomenon is called Saccadic Masking and also known as (visual) Saccadic suppression. It is a visual illusion where the brain selectively blocks visual processing during our eye movements.

A saccade is a quick, simultaneous movement of both eyes between two or more phases of fixation points in the same direction. Humans become effectively blind during a saccade.

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#55

Hillary Clinton won a Grammy.

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#56

Shaving your cat in the summer heat is bad and can actually cause overheating.

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#57

Sharks are older than the rings of Saturn

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#58

-40 c is equal to -40 f

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#59

Over 30 million people in china live in caves!

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#60

Breathing out one nostril at a time naturally.

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#61

Argentina occupied California in 1818 for a week.

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#62

Dolphins and Whales evolved from land mammals.

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#63

Insurance companies most years pay out more dollars in claims and loss expenses than they collect in premium dollars. They make all their money by investing the premium dollars before they have to pay them out.

Edit: I’m talking about car and home insurance. Health insurance works differently and I never worked in that field so I don’t know.

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#64

Killer Whales love Great White Shark liver. They are capable of extracting it with surgical precision, leaving the Great White to bleed out and die.

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#65

“Tiffany” is a name from the Middle Ages

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#66

Nintendo was founded in 1889.

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#67

Solid matter is made up of mostly empty space.

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#68

Snakes have necks and tails

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#69

Cats can drink seawater

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#70

The last official execution by guillotine was 1977 September 10th at Baumetes Prison in Marseille, France.

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#71

Both Stalin and Hitler were briefly in the same city as each other (Vienna) before they met (or knew about each other, at least).

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#72

Abraham Lincoln died before the Samurai were abolished as a caste.

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#73

Someone Asked People "What Is A True Fact That Sounds Fake?" And 40 Delivered Illuminating Responses For one hour every year a part of Oregon and Florida will have the same time of day