Random Cool Facts

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    Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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    An African Baobab tree in South Africa, known as Big Baobab, has a circumference of 154 feet and even has a bar inside the trunk that can fit 60 people.
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    A type of strawberry that almost became extinct is now being sold in Europe. It tastes like pineapple so they call it pineberry.
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    Thomas Edison and Morse Code
    Thomas Edison and Morse Code
    Thomas Edison taught his second wife Morse code so they could communicate in secret by tapping into each other’s hands when her family was around.
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    It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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    There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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