35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread

It’s always fun to know some random fact that may not really be necessary in your everyday life, but it just feels fun, you know? For example, that Australia is wider than the moon, the actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life, or that ketchup used to be sold as medicine. Knowing these facts will help you only to get more points in a trivia quiz, start discussions with friends or make you feel a bit smarter; however, they’re still interesting to know.

Recently, somebody asked people in one Reddit community to share the weirdest facts that they know. Here you can find 35 of them! Upvote your favorite ones and share some random weird facts that you know!

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Bees like to play. Scientists put bees in a box thing under stress free conditions with a few wooden round balls scattered about to see what would happen There are videos of this experiment, and the bees just climb all over these wooden spheres, rolling them around happily. It's the cutest thing.

Edit: the videos are very easy to find but for everyone asking for the link, https://youtube.com/shorts/nOeHTM6o3P4?feature=share

One bee in particular from this very experiment came back and played with a ball FORTY times in one day. It had the best time of its life

WideFox116 , Skyler Ewing Report

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glowworm2 1 year ago

This is really really cute! Also, do check out that video!

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread If you shave a tiger, it will still be stripey. And angry - Very, very angry.

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Michael 1 year ago

The real question is who first found this out, how, why and did they live to report back on the anger levels of the tiger!!

17points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread If you place hamster wheels in the forest mice will run on them for fun

Eniptsu , Marco Verch Professional Photographer Report

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354points

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RabidChild 1 year ago (edited)

I want to do this in my neighborhood & see if the chipmunks will come play on them.

115points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread your dog looks into your eyes and soul when taking a s**t because it's looking up to you for protection in it's most vulnerable moment

Druocity , Ryan Mandelbaum Report

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336points

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Donkey boi 1 year ago

And you are supposed to repay/validate that trust by looking around to "keep an eye out for any threats". So once you lock eyes, start scanning the horizon.

38points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread When you get a kidney transplant they leave the old ones in unless there’s a reason to remove them (cancer etc)

I currently have five. Two original, two failed transplants, one functioning transplant.

toomuchisjustenough , Robina Weermeijer Report

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332points

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Donkey boi 1 year ago

My sister was born with 5. 2 are not functional. She pisses like a racehorse!

134points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread People can smell rain 4x stronger than sharks can smell blood

ImmortalCrab44 , Osman Rana Report

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331points

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TheGoodBoi 1 year ago

HA! In your face sharks!

236points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn

DarthStormborn , Paul Bill Report

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303points

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Zephyr 1 year ago

Scotland isn't real

122points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Elephants can't jump. they're the only mammal that can't.

they're also the only one with 4 knees.

TrailerParkPrepper , Harvey Sapir Report

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299points

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Donkey boi 1 year ago (edited)

The second part is a myth. Elephants DO NOT have 4 knees. Like all 4 legged animals, they have 2 knees and 2 elbows. What people think are front knees are in fact wrists and elbows. The first part is true because all the bones in the legs are vertical, and without horizontal bones, it is impossible to create a springing action required for lift. They can stand on 2 legs but this is done by bending the knees/elbows and redistributing their weight.

40points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread KFC follows 11 people on Twitter: the 4 former Spice Girls and 7 guys named Herb

jliol , Jason Yuen Report

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296points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

To be consistent they should also follow Greece

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#10

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Manatees aren't fat. They're round.

Many mammals develop a layer of fat or blubber to preserve body heat. Manatees are tropical mammals and do not need a lot of body fat.

MrHyde_Is_Awake , Robbie King Report

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292points

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Whatifimrighttho 1 year ago

From now on I identify as a manatee 😂

219points

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#11

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage and Brussel Sprouts are all the same plant cultivated for different characteristics

thewilyone , Magda Ehlers Report

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glowworm2 1 year ago

No wonder brussel sprouts look like tiny cabbages.

71points

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#12

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Switzerland does not have a single official head of state. It is a council of 7 people.

eurobro17 , allPhoto Bangkok Report

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278points

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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

Best thing about Switzerland? Well, the flag is a big plus...

241points

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#13

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Roald Dahl’s last words were “Ow F**k”

tursaansydaan , Carl Van Vechten Report

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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago

Same as many others throughout history I reckon.

142points

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#14

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread In the animal kingdom, there is a type of jellyfish called the immortal jellyfish (scientifically known as Turritopsis dohrnii). What makes it fascinating is its ability to revert back to its earliest form after reaching adulthood. When facing environmental stress or old age, it can transform its cells, essentially returning to a polyp stage and then growing into a new adult jellyfish. This process can theoretically repeat indefinitely, hence the name "immortal jellyfish." While it's not truly immortal in the sense of living forever, it has an exceptional regenerative capability that allows it to bypass the typical life cycle limitations of other organisms.

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225points

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Stacy Parker 1 year ago

Jellyfish are Time Lords.

102points

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#15

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Pandas poop, on average, 40 times a day… and about 62 lbs in weight (due to bamboo diet)

DrakeMallard73 , Suki Lee Report

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LH25 1 year ago

So how long before we see commercials touting the "bamboo diet"?

23points

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#16

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread If you looked at one star per second, it would take you over 3,000 years to look at all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

meresymptom , Neale LaSalle Report

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214points

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LizzieBoredom 1 year ago

3000 years of neck aches.

83points

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#17

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Human skin can’t actually feel wetness, we just make assumptions on pressure and temperature.

that_weird_k1d , Sharefaith Report

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214points

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Sami-Jo Ross 1 year ago

Is this why sometimes your brain thinks you feel something wet when it's just cold?

187points

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#18

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Platypus glow when you hit them with UV light

bregorthebard , Steven Penton Report

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213points

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hungryghost 1 year ago

*smack* now glow ffs!

17points

Annik Perrot 1 year ago

Platypus is a very strange beast, anyway.

14points

Triplets Mum 1 year ago

Argentinian frogs and Virginia Opossums from North America are also biofluorescent.

11points

Friendly neighborhood possum 1 year ago

I am?

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Themoonprincess 1 year ago

Secret agent Perry!

11points

Tobias Reaper 1 year ago

they are also venomous

9points

Louisa Johnson 1 year ago

Never knew that, thanks for the info. I love facts

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Cyber Returns 1 year ago

Wouldn't it be nicer to just turn on a UV light and bathe them in the glow?

7points

Cassidy Moore 1 year ago

And what's funny is they glow the same color that Perry the Platypus is

5points

Strawberry 1 year ago

🎶our son wesley kinda glows🎶 (lorax reference)

3points

CD King 1 year ago

They also have poisonous spikes on their hind legs.... just to add to the messed up list that makes up a platypus.

3points

SarahBee 1 year ago

Platypi???

2points

TOTK PANDA 1 year ago

same color as perry too

2points

Kristiina 1 year ago

I wonder how they came across this information? Someone threw a random uv light in the nature and caught a platypus?

2points

jaredsbanta 1 year ago

Only three mammals are known to glow under UV light. Platypus glow green, opossums and flying squirrels glow purple. Interesting enough they all 3 have differing reproductive traits.

2points

Princess Poppet 1 year ago

So do echidna!

2points

Betty Vanderhooven-SchmaaSchmaa 1 year ago

I wanna see that.

1point

Jane Hower 1 year ago

With the odd parts of a Platypus I often joke that God made them with leftover pieces after he was thru with the rest.

0points

Shirley Heyn 1 year ago

Yeah, but has anyone figured out why. . .?

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Mickie Shea 1 year ago

Id this Platypus a com'n or a go'n?

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Barbara Schubert 1 year ago

Who knew they could swim?

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Cecile Desjardins 1 year ago

Leave them be

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David Herz 1 year ago

that should aid their survival...in a discothèque!

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any rei 1 year ago

That doesn't surprise me...

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Keisha Washington 1 year ago

They also bite if you got them with a hammer

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Jake stenhouse 1 year ago

So do lots of things, including people

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Lotekguy 1 year ago

Especially hotel bedspreads.

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Muff_Fluff 1 year ago

While we’re on the topic of platypi, imitation vanilla is made from platypus butt juice. Imagine the guy who discovered that tasted like vanilla.

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Bees can experience time like we do

tldr scientists discovered this through witnessing them having jetlag

rronkong , Ion Ceban @ionelceban Report

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Zephyr 1 year ago

Cool fact

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#20

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread During the American civil war, it was an unspoken rule to never shoot a man while he was taking a s**t cause of how severe stomach viruses and diseases were during the time. Idk about you guys but if it were me, I’d be s******g at every battlefield in whatever theater I was in LOL

Tenaciousidiot , Jas Min Report

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200points

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Libstak 1 year ago (edited)

Weird plan considering that the body of a dying man evacuates their bowels immediately before their final death and any battlefield would be covered in the stench of excrement

68points

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#21

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Karl XII almost caused a political crisis with Russia when he, in the middle of an important diplomatic talk, suddenly disappeared one night without a trace. After several hours of frantic searching, raised voices and accusations a stable boy revealed what had happened:

The king had simply decided that he didn’t want to waste anymore time with “pointless discussions” and gone back to Sweden without informing anyone. Do note that the main topic of discussion was the potential marriage between Karl XII and the Russian princess so, you know, ouch…

VillainousVillain88 , Hyacinthe Rigaud - NM 883 Report

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188points

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LooseSeal's $10 Banana 1 year ago

KAAARRRRLLLLL 🙄

80points

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread boobytrap backwards is partyboob

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183points

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LizzieBoredom 1 year ago

Bored Panda spelled backwards is Ireallyneedtostopgoofingoff.

154points

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#23

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread The largest man made pyramid in the world is in Mexico!

BeerisAwesome01 , Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA Report

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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago

As opposed to those created by aliens...

147points

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#24

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread During mating a male anglerfish will fuse with a larger female, allowing them to share not only sperm but also blood and skin. They become one amalgamated abomination that haunts the deep for the period of mating.

Edit: it's a deep-sea anglerfish, not a hagfish. Different nightmare.

throwaway4senpai , NOAA Photo Library Report

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172points

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Zephyr 1 year ago

Codependency level / 1,000,000

14points

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#25

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Gary Numan is two weeks older than Gary Oldman

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LizzieBoredom 1 year ago (edited)

There in his car. He feels safest of all. He can lock all the doors. It's the only way to live.

80points

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#26

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Frogs swallow using their eyes.

LtColShinySides , Johan Romero Garcia Report

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153points

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glowworm2 1 year ago

I know this one--it's kind of unnerving. you can see their eyes sinking in when they do this.

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread In many European languages all nouns are gendered, which makes saying „non-binary” a conundrum. Can’t gender it feminine, can’t gender it masculine, and using neutral form often seems pejorative(kinda like equivocating the person with an object).

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151points

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Der Kommissar 1 year ago

in French, the word "moustache" is feminine

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread The flower Yarrow has the Latin name Achillea. It's called that because it's supposed to be the herb that soldiers used to try and stop Achilles heel from bleeding at the Battle of Troy in The Iliad.

Spoiler:

He died.

jesseberdinka , Yuri Antonenko Report

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142points

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LooseSeal's $10 Banana 1 year ago

But he stopped bleeding too, didn't he.

97points

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#29

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Sharks are older than trees

strawberry_space_jam , Mile Ribeiro Report

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137points

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Trophy Husband 1 year ago (edited)

So what, I'm older than some of the trees in my yard! (Yes, I know that's not what it meant)

53points

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#30

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread In germany you can get sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for causing a nuclear explosion

National-Bison-3236 , Burnt Pineapple Production Report

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135points

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glowworm2 1 year ago

"No, Mrs. Johnson, for the last time, those "deadly" farts of your husband do not count as a nuclear explosion."

20points

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#31

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Flamingos can drink boiling water.

mutatedbox , Edgar Report

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132points

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Tim Nicebutdim 1 year ago

Do they turn a deeper shade and have cartoon steam coming out of their ears?

103points

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#32

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Rosa Parks could have seen Shrek in theaters.

narwhalsonacid , Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University Report

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126points

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Tim Nicebutdim 1 year ago

Why didn't she though? A far more pertinent question? Probably seen too many ogres during her lifetime.

120points

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#33

35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread Opel hides small sharks in the interior design of some of their cars

Oddone22 , FBS1889 Report

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121points

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Jo Davies 1 year ago

Jeep does as well as Jaguar and Volvo.

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#34

Millions of horses died in WWI, this was due to the fact that automotive transportation wasn’t all there yet despite biplanes being used for bombing/dart dropping for the first time. Pair this with the fact it was the first war with center fire rifle cartridges and it spelled devastation. Many Calvary units who were once the elites and best of the best in war were like “f**k it we are the best these center fire rifles won’t affect us.” Boy were they wrong.

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112points

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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago

And unfortunately many of the horses that survived the war were sold to locals, either to work or to eat.

58points

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#35

Glossy magazine paper has a higher B-vitamin content than newsprint

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107points

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Sally Jenkins 1 year ago

Fake news!! They want us to stop eating newsprint but they will steal it from my cold dead jaws!! We are Americans and we have the right to eat our newsprint if we want to!! /S 'Merica

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35 Of The Weirdest, Maybe Useless, But Interesting Facts To Know, Shared In This Online Thread

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