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Top 50 Random Fun Facts

1.   In 2013, A suicidal man in South Carolina Ravenal Bridge was saved after being offered by a pizza.

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2.   Christian Bale lost 60 pounds for his role in "The Machinist" and gained 100 pounds for his role in "Batman Begins" in half a year.

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3.   The world's first Ferris wheel was designed by engineer George W. Ferris and opened at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Back then, it only cost 50 cents a ride.

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4.   In 1953, the United States began using female names for storms. It wasn't until 1978 that male names were included.

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5.   According to Guinness World Records, the longest marriage ever recorded was 86 years and 290 days by a North Carolina couple named Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher. They got married on May 13, 1924, and stayed together until Herbert passed away in 2011 at 105 years old.

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6.   The world's deepest known point is Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, with a depth of approximately 35,876 feet (10,935 meters).

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7.   An old name for kestrel is windfucker.

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8.   Since 1949, the office of the United States' Treasurer has been filled by women.

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9.   No suspect was ever caught or charged for the 1982 Tylenol murders in Chicago that killed seven people.

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10.   Actor Terrence Howard believes that "1 x 1 = 2". He has even created and patented his own language of logic called "Terryology" to prove it.

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11.   Vaquita is the rarest marine mammal in the world that, in 2018 International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA) estimates that only between 6 and 22 individuals remained.

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12.   Mary Mallon was the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever.

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13.   Puppy pregnancy syndrome is an illness where the sufferer believes that shortly after being bitten by a dog, puppies are conceived within their abdomen.

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14.   Pheasant Island is owned alternately every six months by France and Spain, and it's been that way since 1659.

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15.   The Q in Q-tips stands for quality.

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16.   More than 8 million tons of plastic are dumped in the oceans every year.

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17.   Crystal, the monkey has starred in over 31 movies, including Night at the Museum and The Hangover part I and II.

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18.   Did you know that some of the tiniest insects in the world belong to the family Ptiliidae (also known as Trichopterygidae) and the taxonomic tribe Nanosellini? These insects are commonly referred to as "feather-winged" beetles and can measure as small as 0.25 mm (0.01 in).

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19.   The longest human chain of people holding hands was completed in Bangladesh. The world record took over five million people to create a line 1,050 km (652.4 miles) long.

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20.   The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.7°C (134°F) in Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.

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21.   Fossils of a giant penguin have been discovered that stood over 5 feet tall and weighed in at over 176 pounds.

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22.   On October 17, 2018, The Cannabis Act became law, making recreational marijuana use legal throughout Canada.

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23.   The first sailing boats were invented in Egypt.

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24.   The United States of America does not have an official language at the federal level.

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25.   Elephants can't jump. Despite being the largest land animal, they are physically incapable of jumping due to their weight and size.

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26.   Life expectancy in Ancient Rome was from 20 to 30 years.

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27.   Barack Obama was the first African American President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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28.   The human nose can detect more than 1 trillion different scents!

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29.   The word "fossil" comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning "having been dug up."

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30.   Bats are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.

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

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32.   The first American alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.

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33.   The Kakapo, a flightless parrot native to New Zealand, is the world's heaviest parrot and one of the rarest birds, with a population of fewer than 250 individuals.

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34.   Christianity was the main religion in Egypt between the Fourth and Sixth Centuries.

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35.   The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.

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36.   There are more than 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, with Papua New Guinea being the most linguistically diverse country, boasting over 800 languages.

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37.   A woman in New York discovered a stolen painting in the trash worth $1 million.

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38.   When two prime numbers differ by 6(e.g. 5 and 11), they are known as sexy primes.

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39.   Venus is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.

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40.   Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.

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41.   Creme Puff was the oldest domestic cat ever recorded, born in 1964 and died in 1998, aged 34 years and two months.

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42.   It’s illegal to own pet hamster in Hawaii.

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43.   Pennsylvania Dutch groups were actually from Germany. The world “Dutch” does not refer to the Dutch people or Dutch language, but the German settlers, known as Deutsch.

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44.   The world's largest sand island, Fraser Island in Australia, is home to the only known population of purebred dingoes and boasts a diverse range of flora and fauna.

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45.   The biggest flower in the world is the Rafflesia arnoldii, which can grow up to 3 feet wide.

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46.   The heaviest insect in the world is the Goliath beetle, which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces.

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47.   The Blue Whale is the largest animal ever known to exist on Earth, with an average length of 98 feet (30 meters) and a weight of 200 tons.

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48.   The most-disliked video on Youtube is "Youtube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind" with a total of 16 million dislikes.

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49.   The oldest known rocks on Earth are located in Greenland and have been dated to be 3.8 billion years old.

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50.   Santa Claus was issued a pilot's license from the U.S. government in 1927.

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