Weird Facts
Facts that are weird, strange, and generally offbeat. Trivia in this category will raise an eyebrow or two.
Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly, and Shemp).
150
One of the many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant!
102
One punishment for an adulterous wife in medieval France was to make her chase a chicken through town naked.
285
Only two in one thousand diamonds are considered truly colorless.
240
Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when smiling.
156
People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
121
Real diamonds can be made from peanut butter!
549
Rice paper does not have any rice in it!
210
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
380
Rubberbands last longer when refrigerated.
370
Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!
213
The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items.
290
The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
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The chances of you dying on the way to get your lottery tickets is greater than your chances of winning.
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The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly' is made from dried beetle remains!
50
The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
322
The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning!
336
The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive...so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor.
138
The MGM Grand Hotel of Las Vegas washes 15,000 pillowcases per day!
222
The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.
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