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Top 50 Random Fun Facts

1.   A litter of kittens is also known as a “kindle.”

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2.   The oldest known sample of the smallpox virus was found on the teeth of a 17th-century child buried in Lithuania.

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3.   It's illegal to hold a salmon under suspicious circumstances in the United Kingdom. It's called the Salmon Act 1986.

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4.   In 2016, a man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the man threw a live alligator through a restaurant’s drive-through window.

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5.   According to the researchers at the Rovira i Virgili University in Spain, Eating nuts increases sperm count and improves sperm vitality, motility and morphology.

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6.   A nasothek is a collection of nose sculptures.

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7.   In Sweden, millennials are called 'the Curling Generation' because any obstacles have been cleared from their path by their parents.

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8.   Utah has a prison called Purgatory Correctional Facility.

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9.   There is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal. It is called the Turritopsis dohrnii, and it can revert back to its youthful form after reaching maturity.

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10.   Benny Benson designed Alaska's flag in 1927 at age 13.

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11.   Chicken, Deadhorse, North Pole, Unalaska are all names of towns in Alaska.

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12.   Mexican giant cardon is the tallest cactus species in the world, with a maximum recorded height of 63 ft.

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13.   During the cremation process, the corpse was so obese that it set the crematorium on fire.

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14.   Disrupting a wedding or funeral will cost you $10,000 penalty or two years of imprisonment in Australia.

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15.   Uranus was almost named Georgium Sidus (George’s Star), in honour of King George III.

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16.   In 2008, a man from Perth, Australia, sold his entire life, including his house and possessions, on eBay for $305,000.

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17.   The tallest tree in the world is the coast redwood named Hyperion, which can reach a height of over 380 feet. It's like a skyscraper made of wood!

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18.   Apples, pears, and cherries are members of the rose family.

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19.   Men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland until the late 1960s.

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20.   China only has one time zone.

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21.   It's not just the fruit that's edible - the dragon fruit's stem can also be cooked and eaten.

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22.   The full name of Thing from the fictional character in The Addams Family is Thing T. Thing.

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23.   Saint Apollonia is the patroness of dentistry and other dental problems.

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24.   Humans are capable of echolocation.

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25.   The Pope has eight titles, and not one of them is 'the Pope.'

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26.   The first selfie photograph was taken in 1839 by Robert Cornelius.

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27.   The Bible doesn’t specify what fruit Adam and Eve ate.

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28.   You won't sneeze while sleeping because the brain shuts down the sneeze reflex.

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29.   The study of bird behavior and migration patterns is known as ornithology and has helped scientists understand how ecosystems and climates are changing.

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30.   A man in Richmond, Canada, went to Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany to complain about his 'unsafe' car. After the vehicle was repaired, the couple refused to believe the car was safe to drive and demanded their money back or a replacement vehicle. Mercedes-Benz said no, and the man filed a lawsuit in 2019, but the legal dispute is going nowhere, the man decided to take matters into his hands and, in January of this year, flew to Mercedes-Benz HQ. in Stuttgart Germany.

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31.   About 20% of the world's tech founders are immigrants, even though immigrants only make up about 4 percent of the world's population.

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32.   Some Sloths remain hanging from branches even after death.

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33.   TITSUP is a military acronym for Total Inability To Support Usual Performance.

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34.   In 2017, a man in China married a robot he had built himself.

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35.   The first looping coaster was built in 1895. The Flip Flap Railway, located in Sea Lion Park in New York City, featured a single loop that was only 25 feet tall.

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36.   There's a sport called "Squirrel fishing" where participants try to lure, catch and lift squirrels into the air using a nut tied to a fishing line and pole.

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37.   It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in the church in Alabama.

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38.   Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest and lost.

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39.   The landmass of Mars and Earth is very similar.

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40.   The Twitter bird has a name – Larry.

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41.   90 to 95 percent of snow is air.

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42.   Horror writer Stephen King has triskaidekaphobia, a phobia of the number 13.

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43.   At 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), Muggsy Bogues is the shortest player ever to have played in the NBA.

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44.   Dragon fruit is often compared to kiwi in terms of texture and flavor, but it's unique taste sets it apart from any other fruit.

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45.   The Great Hurricane of the Antilles of 1780, is the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. With a death toll between 22,000 and 27,501 throughout the Lesser Antilles.

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46.   In 2005, a fortune cookie from Wonton Food Inc. correctly foretold lottery numbers resulting in 110 winners. An investigation ensued, but no fraud was discovered.

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47.   Ninkasi is the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer.

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48.   The California roll was invented in Canada and not in California.

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49.   Bats are social creatures and can form colonies of hundreds or even millions of individuals.

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50.   Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

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