Random Unbelievable Facts

In 1974, prankster Porky Bickar was so into April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire - fooling the local populace and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active.

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In 1987, an 18-year-old freshman named Mike Hayes funded his education by asking 2.8 million people for one penny.

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In 2012, a man ordered a TV on Amazon, but got a semi-automatic assault rifle instead.

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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.

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The record for most passengers on an airplane was set in 1991 when 1086 Ethiopian Jews were evacuated on a Boeing 747 to Jerusalem. The plane landed with 1088 passengers as two babies were born during the flight.

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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.

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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.

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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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