Weird Facts
Facts that are weird, strange, and generally offbeat. Trivia in this category will raise an eyebrow or two.
In November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a ferris wheel.
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Mary Jane was killed by Spiderman's radioactive semen in the limited comic book series "Spider-Man: Reign".
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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Sniffologists have the job of sniffing armpits.
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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
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There is an island near Italy that was the site of wars, a dumping ground for plague victims, and an insane asylum. It's considered so dangerously haunted that the Italian government does not allow public access.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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There's a knife-fork hybrid called a knork.
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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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Wrap rage is an actual condition when you feel extreme levels of anger and frustration because you are unable to open product packaging.
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In 2005, there was a TV show in Germany called “Sperm Race” where contestants’ sperm was raced towards an egg. The winner got a Porsche.
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In the Philippines there's a boy named "Lord Voldemort".
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Erotomania is a type of delusion in which the person believes another person is in love with him/her.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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In Korea, if you do not receive any gift on Valentine's day then all the singles go to Korean restaurants and eat black noodles to celebrate (or mourn) their single status.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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