Random Strange Facts

    142 facts tagged with Strange Facts

    Whipping Tom
    Whipping Tom
    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    Science of Batman
    Science of Batman
    The University of Victoria offers a course in the science of Batman.
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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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    Jason Earles played as a teenager in Hannah Montana, but he was actually born in 1977.
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    Atacama Skeleton
    Atacama Skeleton
    In 2003, the skeletal remains of a human that measured 6 inches in length were found in a Chilean ghost town. A definite explanation for its size, mutations, and origin has yet to be found.
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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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