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There are few doubts that the world we live in is magnificent. However, at the same time, it’s also stranger than we could ever imagine. Aside from the fact that it’s the only planet believed to support life, it has plenty of various quirks, from uncommon natural phenomena to inherently strange organisms that call it home.

If you’re curious to know more about the peculiarities of our world, the Facebook pageUnusual Facts’ has your back. The range of these tidbits of information is so wide that there’s bound to be something for everyone. Scroll down to find them, and be sure to upvote the ones that surprised you the most.

While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with Mark Janes, a chartered biologist, scientist, and author of 14 books who kindly agreed to share the most unusual fact from his field of expertise. 

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    From his 34 years in the field of science, chartered biologist Mark Janes finds that the most peculiar thing about our world is that life, at its heart, is ridiculously simple, even though it doesn’t seem that way. 

    Such realization dawned on him during his first lecture studying organic chemistry at college. “The lecturer said organic chemistry was the bedrock of the life sciences and carbon was the star of the show. He went on and on and on about how carbon was the backbone, core, or blueprint of life and had incredible properties.” 

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

    Teachers who love to teach are heroes, especially in this current cultural zeitgeist in the US

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    Once the lecturer moved on to draw a typical diagram of a carbon atom, Janes thought to himself, "Ok, if carbon is the blueprint and base of all life, do I look like anything like this image?”

    The lecturer started explaining it by saying, “Carbon has a nucleus with 12 particles,” and Janes thought, “Well, my brain is clearly the nucleus of my body, and it breaks down to 12 cranial nerves; the numbers matched.”

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

    As an American, I am disgusted by the way we treated (and treat) Native Americans. We were the savages, not them.

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

    Like her, I could never ever rest if my son were kidnapped. At long last, they were reunited and other families were helped. But oh my heart!

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    He continued telling the story, “Then he said, 'Then the nucleus is housed in the ground state of the atom.' And I thought, 'My head (nucleus) is attached to my torso, which seems to be the ground state of the body.' Then he said there is another region outside of the torso called the 'valence shell'."

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

    The way this is worded implies Barry/Bulkley was transgender. That is not the case. She had to hide her true identity as women were not allowed to serve in the military at that time, nor were they allowed to be surgeons.

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    "He said carbon has four bonds, or limbs, and I had four limbs bonding to the surroundings in a shared, covalent way. The valance shell also breaks down into eight parts, four from carbon and four others from other atoms, making eight called the octet rule. I realized my limbs had an upper and lower part, making eight. Everything fitted, and there was a lot more than that.”

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    Such a correlation between humans and carbon made Janes discover that “life is the amplified fractal geometry of carbon; life is a unique situation where carbon can effectively grow bigger. Not literally, but through its chemistry. This theory is called 'The Theory of Carbonology'. It is a grand, unified theory that explains ALL anatomy and physiology."

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    Bewitched One
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about HER life though. I assume she also survived but that’s kind of an important thing to include

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

    I’ve seen this one before, but Cher Ami must be acknowledged. Some heroes don’t need capes to fly.

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

    I LOVE the Story Corps animation (found on youtube), narrated by Ronald McNair's brother.

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    Janes is the formulator of a universal theory of life called the ‘Theory of Carbonology’ and has written 14 books on this subject. He presents the theory in a way that is both comprehensive and accessible and supported by a wealth of compelling evidence, including ourselves.

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

    This is exactly why logic and science should always be the first approach to something "unexplained." Just because you want it to be some kind of "devine sign from above", it doesn't mean that the sign isn't just saying "Please inspect the toilet upstairs."

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    One of his books, Carbon's Quantum Call!, provides a simple yet extensive explanation of carbonology and carbonomics, the new version of biology. “This is not just for scientists but for everyone,” Janes notes. “After all, biology is no more in light of this—it's carbonological life now! A more precise and simpler description of life.”

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    So if my cat is a butt head, does that mean I should think of her as family?

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    Since the science world is hesitant to take on new theories and explanations, Janes has his own show on Canalside Radio on Tuesday evenings at 8 pm, where he spreads the word about it. And as he told us, he’s looking for maximum impact to share the information about carbonology.

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

    I was curious as to when this happened and after doing some research, it is said that between 1725-1765, she and her husband, Feodor had 69 children. Of those 69, 67 of them survived infancy, which is a miracle in and of itself given the time period. The father apparently went on to have another 18 kids, with his second wife, making him the father of 87. Imagine if he had to pay child support for all of them? Haha

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

    All of her births were multiple births. She was pregnant 27 times.

    Rex-a-Roni
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely disgusting. That poor woman was treated like nothing but a heifer for breeding.

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

    Maybe... There is almost certainly something medical going on here (possible hyperovulation according to Guinness). And without reliable birth control....well, things happen. Nothing necessarily malicious here.

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    Colleen Glim
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yikes. I’d have sworn a vow of celibacy after the first two sets of twins! I had enough trouble dealing with my three girls and they were all singles. My brain refuses to compute 69 children

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

    This reminds me of Groucho Marx's quip on his TV show when a woman told him she had a lot of kids: "I like a good cigar but sometimes I take it out of my mouth."

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

    And her husband never changed a diaper (probably). I think her husband should have been staked to a fire-ant hill and smeared with honey

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

    So when was the photo taken and of whom? Mrs. Vassilyeva's youngest was born in 1765. Photography was invented in 1820s France.

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

    This is highly doubtful. There was an anecdotal report from "an English merchant in Moscow", but no birth records exist, and the names, dates of birth, and dates of death of all the supposed children are unknown. The vastly more probable explanation is that the claimant, Feodor Vassilyev was simply boasting about his child-producing prowess (he also claimed that his second wife had another 18 children 6 sets of twins and 2 sets of triplets).

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

    Rumour has it that the last set of twins didn't even touch the sides at birth

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

    They don't even give her a first name -- just her husband's last name.

    April Pickett
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then she had to get out of the birthing bed to fix dinner, do the laundry, and do all the things 96 children needed done.

    Rose the Cook
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No mention of what of what the husband did for a living to support them all?

    Rigor Moreno
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How in a world are you going to raise this kids! Imagine their morning... :D

    Susan Teter
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that was me, Mr. Vassilyeva would have been taken to the vet! Snip-snip!!!

    Kelly Scott
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if she could remember all their names. Would have been easier to number them.

    Katy McMouse
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the above image was them on vacation in the UK? (being sarcastic- I know that's not them).

    Bidango Smith
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG - That guy had some powerful swimmers ... his second wife gave birth to 18! https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-mother-ever

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

    Wow, to not only have that many children, but not 1 single birth, has to be another record that Mrs. Vassilyeva holds.

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

    She’s in the Guinness Book of Records, they hardcore fact check. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-mother-ever

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    Someone forgot to tell her it was a vagina and not a clown car.

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    Hot dog meet hallway. Dudes pull out game was weak.

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

    And to be clear, when it “degrades”, that means it breaks apart into smaller and smaller pieces. It never will be anything but the plastic that it is now.

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    When we asked Janes what scientific mystery he would solve if there were no limits, he told us that he already succeeded in his dream of finding out the enigma of life, which now he knows is basically carbon and its activities through its chemistry. “So I found a strong answer to my question.”

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

    To be fair, when babies are mad, they still kinda look like that.

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

    Poorly phrased. 90% of Madagascar's biodiversity is not found anywhere else in the world.

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    The problem is if it was me in school after that 20 minutes I’d be demanding at least another couple hours 😴

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    I watched a documentary about night movers, and had the impression they mostly help women and children escape from domestic abuse. The founder of one company was a woman who left an abusive marriage, and vowed to help other women.

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    With a name like WWOOF, you should be allowed to travel with a dog.

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

    It’s alright. Keep them hidden. We enjoy the adorable waddling!

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

    I don't think people are "sent to" nutrition and exercise professionals. Maybe asked if they want to talk to someone, but it's completely optional. Japan tried to cut down on obesity by fining companies that had too many overweight employees, but there have been complaints that it's leading to discrimination, so they may not do this much longer.

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

    Which is why Remembrance Day is on Nov 11th. In Canada, we observe a minute of silence at 11:00am on that day for that reason!

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

    If you pour water in my ear my foot will move towards your bütt. This is called the "leave my fekking orifices alone test."

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

    True, and not only one girl.Many kids from mixed marriages faced such restrictions.

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    I had a pair of budgies that raised a chick. They both lost weight due to the frequent crop feedings.

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

    You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby round round round...

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    Post omitted that he would forgo avocado toast, the main reason he saved $60 B.

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

    I solved all but the last two squares of a rubick's cube on my own before I finally looked up how to solve it. I don't think I ever would have solved the last bit on my own. Solving a rubick's cube is as easy as following dance steps, but I think the inventor was a genius, not only for making it, but figuring out how to solve it.

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

    Someone: "I know someone that would be ded if he wore a helmet..."

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

    Technically, they are poisonous. They contain tomatine, which is mildly toxic to humans, but highly toxic to dogs and cats.

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    I would love to see a correlation between those that watched this and the subsequent cancer rates.

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    The Eiffel Tower is 15 cm shorter in winter due to the Effect of Shrinkage.

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

    “Assembled” maybe. It took a lot longer than 9 hours to fabricate the pieces.

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    3.9 of those years were doing Jack, and the last few days was them stealing the design of Hydrox cookies wholesale.

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