Weird Facts

    Weird Facts

    Facts that are weird, strange, and generally offbeat. Trivia in this category will raise an eyebrow or two.

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    Mysterious Ghost Yacht
    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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    Amazon Semi-Automatic Rifle
    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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    The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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    Cast iron skillets used to be the leading source of iron in the American diet!
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    Monkey Orchid
    Monkey Orchid
    There's a species of orchid that looks like a monkey's face.
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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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    Corn Flakes Origin
    Corn Flakes Origin
    Corn Flakes were invented by John Harvey Kellogg as part his campaign to prevent masturbation.
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    There is a man who claims to have travelled to an alternate dimension in which The Beatles never broke up and brought back a mix tape of Beatles songs no one in this dimension has ever heard.
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    There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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    Atacama Skeleton
    Atacama Skeleton
    In 2003, the skeletal remains of a human that measured 6 inches in length were found in a Chilean ghost town. A definite explanation for its size, mutations, and origin has yet to be found.
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    Table Knives Origin
    Table Knives Origin
    Table knives were originally made to be rounded instead of pointed to prevent people from picking their teeth... and stabbing each other.
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    The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly' is made from dried beetle remains!
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    In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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    Concerned Aliens
    Concerned Aliens
    A former Canadian Defense Minister believes that there are at least 4 species of aliens that have been visiting earth for thousands of years - and they are concerned about our use of atomic weapons.
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    Drunk Pig
    Drunk Pig
    According to news reports, a feral pig in Australia drank 18 cans of beer, brawled with a cow, and then passed out under a tree.
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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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    Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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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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    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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    Kansas Woman Sat on Toilet Seat for 2 Years and Became Physically Stuck
    A woman in Kansas who sat on the toilet for 2 years had to be rescued after she became physically stuck to it.
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