Random Weird Facts

    212 facts tagged with Weird Facts

    95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
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    Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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    Swimming Pigs
    Swimming Pigs
    There's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.
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    According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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    The first man to survive going over Niagara Falls later died from slipping on an orange peel.
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    A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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