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Top 50 Random Fun Facts

1.   Japan has over 5 million operating vending machines currently within the country. There is approximately 1 vending machine per 23 people, making it the country with the most vending machines per capita in the entire world.

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2.   The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old!

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3.   It's illegal for pedestrians to cross a street or highway in Honolulu while using a mobile phone.

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4.   The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.

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5.   The Siamese fighting fish is the national aquatic animal of Thailand.

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6.   The earliest recorded recipes are found on three clay tablets in Yale University's Babylonian Collection, written in cuneiform using the extinct Akkadian language from Mesopotamia, dating back to around 1750 BCE.

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

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8.   The Law of Return is an Israeli law which gives Jews the right to come and live Israel and to gain Israeli citizenship.

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9.   The colour red doesn't make bulls angry; in fact, they are red-green colour blind.

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10.   Hollywood is the name of a cemetery located in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

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11.   There's a town in Norway called "Hell," which, ironically, experiences freezing temperatures during the winter months.

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12.   Napoleon, Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Hitler are all said to have hated cats.

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13.   Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

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14.   Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston, who also invented the lie detector's early prototype.

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15.   Eel blood is poisonous to humans.

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16.   Sharks are older than trees.

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17.   In Finland, speeding tickets are calculated based on your taxable income.

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18.   There is an eighth continent called Zealandia, but 94% of it remains submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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19.   The original Star Wars movie, later retitled "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope," was the highest-grossing film of 1977 and was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning seven.

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20.   Christiaan Huygens invented the pendulum clock in 1656 and patented the following year.

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

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22.   The seeds from sunflowers can be used to make sunflower butter a substitute for peanut butter.

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23.   Pottos are primates found in Africa's rain forest with a distinct odor that smells like curry.

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24.   Philippine eagle is the largest of the extant eagles in the world in terms of length and wing surface measuring 2.82 to 3.35 ft in length.

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25.   The Hope diamond is one of the most famous diamonds in the world, and it is known for its deep blue color and its alleged curse.

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26.   The Paedocypris fish is considered to be the smallest fish in the world, with a length of just 8-12 millimeters.

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27.   Lake Baikal in Russia is the world's deepest lake at 5,387 ft and the oldest at 25-30 million years.

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28.   The reason why tires are black is because of the chemical that's added to the tires called Carbon black. It's added to protect tires against U.V. light and ozone and extending the lifespan of the tires.

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29.   A woman got fired after donating her kidney to her boss.

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30.   Eggplant is a fruit, not a vegetable. It is considered a berry by botanical definition.

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31.   There are over 1,400 species of bats worldwide, making them the second largest group of mammals (after rodents).

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32.   Bats are important symbol in many cultures, they are often associated with good luck, health and even rebirth.

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33.   It’s illegal to fall asleep under a hairdryer in Florida, even if you’re the salon owner.

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34.   According to top addiction experts, giving your child a smartphone is equivalent to giving them a gram of cocaine.

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35.   The International Potato Center proved once that it was possible to grow potatoes on Mars by simulating a Mars-like soil environment on Earth.

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36.   Spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper in western Iran with a fake spider for a tail.

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

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38.   The Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider found in Central America notable for its peculiar diet, which is mostly herbivorous.

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39.   A group of ferrets is called a busyness.

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40.   The town of Coober Pedy in Australia, known for its opal mines, has underground residences called "dugouts" to escape the extreme heat, with underground churches, hotels, and shops as well.

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41.   The oldest known land animal fossil is the millipede, which lived around 425 million years ago.

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42.   Barophobia is the fear of gravity.

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43.   The Largest cockroach in length and wingspan is the South and Central American Megaloblatta longipennis, which can grow to 3.8 inches in length and have an 8 inches wingspan.

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44.   Some insects, like the bombardier beetle, have developed incredible defense mechanisms, such as the ability to produce and release a hot, noxious chemical spray to deter predators.

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45.   There's a pink lake located in Western Australia called Lake Hillier. The cause of the pink color is because of the presence of Dunaliella salina.

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46.   A sea turtle can weigh up to 1,500 pounds.

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47.   Leif Erikson was the first known European to have set foot on continent North America before Christopher Columbus.

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48.   The main religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism.

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49.   The human body has approximately 600 muscles.

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50.   Globophobia is a fear of balloons.

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