Name: 51 Facts That Make the World a Bizarre Place
Uploaded: 2020-05-12T18:36:08.000Z
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You know, it's kinda hard to surprise anyone these days. Unless you have some random weird

facts up your sleeve. Like what people used before toilet paper was invented! (Hint: it

grew out in the garden!) And what if you don't have sleeves? Where

do you hide those facts then? Behind your ear? Up your nose?

While you ponder your options, here come some Kooky tidbits you probably didn't know!

Chances are you've never eaten real wasabi in your life — you likely got regular horseradish

instead. Authentic wasabi is incredibly expensive. For most restaurants, it's not profitable

You can order spaghetti at McDonald's in the Philippines. It's called –guess what

-- McSpaghetti. The pasta is served with ground beef, tomato sauce, and grated cheese.

If you're on horseback, though, don't expect to get a burger in the drive-thru.

Those delicious apples at the grocery store aren't as fresh as they look. Some apples

are stored in the refrigerator for 9 to 12 months before being sold!

You can't hold your nose and hum at the same time. We exhale through our nose when

we hum. When the nose is clamped, the air is blocked. Try it!

People getting their picture taken during Victorian times said “prunes” instead

of “cheese”. Apparently, shaping the mouth this way gave them a “nobler” look. Plus,

it could take 15-30 minutes just to take one photo — imagine having to smile for that

We take as many photos every 2 minutes now as were taken during the whole 19th century.

The world's largest waterfall is underwater! This is the Denmark Strait cataract, where

cold denser water from the Nordic Seas flows under warm water from the Irminger Sea. Along

the way, it falls 11,500 feet over an underwater ridge. That's more than 3 times the height

Dark and light look way more contrasted on the moon. On our planet, air diffuses sunlight,

so objects remain a little illuminated in the shadows. There is no air on the Moon,

so shadows are blacker. But when there's light, it shines on the Moon much stronger

Bananas, kiwis, and watermelons are berries — strawberries are not. By definition, a

berry is a type of plant fruit that contains a lot of seeds and has a juicy pulp growing

from the flower. Strawberries don't fit these criteria: technically, the “seeds”

The iconic countdown you associate with rocket launches was actually borrowed. French film

director Fritz Lang came up with it in his 1929 sci-fi movie Woman in the Moon. This

Queen Elizabeth II owns more than 160 cows. Yep, it's the Royal Herd. These animals

are so pampered that they sleep on water beds to feel maximum comfort!

There's a boiling vessel system for heating food and making hot tea installed inside every

British tank. Can't go without tea time, no matter where you are!

The hair from one human head can support the weight of a cruise ship anchor, about 12 tons.

Scientists have discovered people with a gene that keeps their armpits from stinking. Hoo-ray!

Their sweat doesn't have the chemicals bacteria feed on to produce pungent body odor.

Australia drifts about 2.5 inches North each year because of tectonic plate movements.

Gee, maybe few million years or so, and they'll be “down upper”.

Australia is also wider than the moon. Check the numbers: The Land Down Under (heh heh)

is almost 2,500 miles across, and the moon — a little over 2,100.

If you ever get sad in space, your tears won't roll down your cheeks. In weightlessness,

all the tears gather in one big drop on your face and float away.

Back on earth, scientists from the University of California found men with broad faces don't

produce trust in people around them. So, others behave more selfishly with them.

YouTube was originally planned to become a Dating site. The details weren't set — it'd

just be something with dating and uploading videos. The red YouTube icon is all that's

left of this idea. So, would this channel be called The Love Side? Heh heh…no.

Intensive physical activity helps you remember new information better. But only if you do

it on a schedule. For example, you study for 1 hour, and then do 40 minutes of exercise

4 hours later. The ideal activity for this is cycling.

“Who's a good boy?!”- research has shown most dogs respond more positively to this

praise than to food. Hey we all crave appreciation!

Researchers from Germany and France have identified mutations in 3 genes that can cause the “uncombable

hair syndrome.” If you have that, let me know down in the comments.

There are more than 200 drivers in Britain that are at least 100 years old. But, as statistics

show, they don't drive any worse than young folk!

You'll spend 1 year and 3 months of your life deciding what to watch on TV. If you

don't watch the old-school tube, then you'll probably spend that time picking a YouTube

People used to use corn cobs instead of toilet paper. Some continued to prefer it even after

modern-style commercial toilet paper was invented in 1857! Still the corn cobs are much happier

Rainbows are a frequent occurrence. A double rainbow — not so much. A rainbow with a

beginning and end — even less! But the rarest rainbow is a moonbow. It shows up at night

Trees don't improve the air quality on city streets. On the contrary, they can make it

worse. This is because leaves and branches slow down airflow, causing pollutants like

exhaust fumes to get stuck on the trees and settle there.

Half the earth's oxygen is produced in the ocean by a single-celled phytoplankton plant.

The other half is thanks to trees, shrubs, and grasses.

If you could travel at the speed of light (670 billion mph), you could go around the

Earth 7½ times in 1 second. But why would you?

Yet the sun is so far away from our planet, that it takes that super speedy light 8½

minutes to reach us. So if the sun burned out, we wouldn't know it right away.

The Rubik's Cube creator Erno Rubik took one month to solve the cube after he created

it. The world record is now 3.47 seconds. So there.

Bluetooth technology is named after Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson who united Denmark

and Norway. Apparently, he had a rotten blue tooth visible in his smile. Not sure if I

There's such a thing as a professional wealth psychologist. These experts help their super-rich

clients deal with their problems, like feeling guilty for being so wealthy and having such

Archaeologists found 3,000-year-old pots of honey in an ancient Egyptian tomb. This is

the oldest sample in the world, and it's still perfectly edible! Apparently, honey

There are more unique combinations in chess than atoms in the Universe.

If you get in your car and drive up to the sky at 60 mph, it'll take just one hour

to get to space. Expect 6 months if you're going to the Moon. If you have such a car,

Sunglasses were invented in China, but for a different purpose: to hide judges' facial

If you donate blood in Sweden, you'll get an SMS notification if your blood is being

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