Top Fun Facts

8 years ago

The Eternal Fire

A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.

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10 years ago

Science of Batman

The University of Victoria offers a course in the science of Batman.

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10 years ago

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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10 years ago

Road Runner

In 1980, the coyote finally caught the road runner. He then asks the audience "Now what do I do?"

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9 years ago

Mysterious Ghost Yacht

In 2007, an unmanned yacht was discovered drifting off the coast of Australia. The engine and a laptop were running, the radio and GPS were working and a meal was set to eat, but the three-man crew were not on board.

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10 years ago

Simon Cowell Arrested

At age 12, Simon Cowell was arrested for hijacking a bus with a toy gun.

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10 years ago

Amazon Semi-Automatic Rifle

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

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11 years ago

Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, but lost to a drag queen

Dolly Parton once entered anonymously into a "Dolly Parton lookalike contest", but lost to a drag queen.

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