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

And fewer people who act like any child in a public place is a breach of their human rights.

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

We need more daycare, this is great but it could be very distracting for other students.

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

Yes, this is sweet but my college specifically prohibits having your kids on campus - meaning, no you can't bring them to class, no you can't have them sit at the library/ hallway/ student center while you are in class

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

I brought my youngest to university too. He was a newborn so he was either breastfeeding or sleeping. I stayed in the back. I did talk to all my professors beforehand to ask permission.

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

Imagine, a man in charge allowing you to breastfeed in a semi-closed environment. You've come a long way, baby!

KieLeaHar
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now he is an amazing professor and clearly an amazing father! Look how comfortable that bubba is with him! Not a care in the world and comfy as hell being the centre of attention with the whole class. 😂

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

The professor should not have to be a babysitter, nor should the other students have to put up with a screaming kid.

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

Give this prof everything he wants for a salary or whatever else he wants!

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

My wife had our daughter just before my senior year in University . There were days when I took her to school with me because sitters fell thru (my wife went back to working full time) . I had 2 professors that would just hold her in the crook of their arm while they lectured - they insisted- and both would ask when I was bringing her again !

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

Respectfully I must ask why women don't just transfer the milk to a bottle? Am I missing something?

Liv ੈ‧₊˚
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They’ve gotta pump either way, so might as well feed the baby if they’re there

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

Ages ago my high school maths teacher did the same. <3

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

stop putting a comma between the subject and the verb. Learn a bit of grammar.

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Sounds like a wonderful guy, but excuse me... ALLOWS mothers to breastfeed?!? I didn't realize permission was needed. 🙄

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

Excuse me, ALLOWS mothers to bring their children?!? To a place of learning. Let's not pretend it isn't a problem in much of the world. This was the Hebrew University in Tel Aviv, by the way, in 2016.

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

This should be way higher. Not only for what she has created, but also as an inspiration for other young ladies.

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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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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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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