Top Weird Facts

212 facts tagged with Weird Facts

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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Plant Viagra

Viagra dissolved in water can make cut flowers stand up straight for up to a week beyond their natural lifespan.

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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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Emergency Plane Farts

In 2006, a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover the smell by lighting matches, causing an emergency landing and an FBI investigation.

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Gay Bomb

The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.

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Evil Birthday Clown

In Lucerne, Switzerland, you can hire an evil clown to stalk your child for a week before their birthday, and on that day, he will smash a cake into your child’s face.

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Donkey Kong was Mario's pet that he'd abused. Donkey Kong kidnapped Mario's girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment.

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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.

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