Random Weird Facts

    212 facts tagged with Weird Facts

    Sir Nils Olav
    Sir Nils Olav
    Norway has a king penguin as Colonel-in-Chief of their royal guard.
    23
    Raccoon Dog
    Raccoon Dog
    The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.
    41
    Pteronophobia
    Pteronophobia
    The fear of being tickled by feathers is known as Pteronophobia.
    8
    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
    37
    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
    196
    In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
    25
    The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
    3
    In Brazil, there's a species of cockroach that eats eyelashes, usually those of young children while they are asleep.
    151