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Many weird facts sound so strange that everyone thinks they are fake. However, sometimes, our limited knowledge makes us doubt things that are completely real. Take, for instance, the incredible fact that children are born without kneecaps, and they don't develop them until they turn three years old. Sounds made up, right? Or the interesting choice of Scots' national animal, which is a unicorn? Or the cool fact that moose are great swimmers? Hard to believe, but all of these interesting things are completely true!

If you enjoy strange and sometimes even fake-sounding things to know scroll below to read the list, we here at Bored Panda prepared for you! If anything, memorizing these interesting facts is undoubtedly a fun conversation starter or just a piece of information to show off your incredible knowledge. So scroll down below, and don't forget to tell us which random fact you found the most unbelievable!

#1

Scotland's National Animal

Scotland's National Animal

Scotland's national animal is a unicorn.

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Greenland Shark

Greenland Shark

The Greenland shark has an average lifespan of 272 years, some of them can even live as long as 500 years.

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Ryo Bakura
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandpa shark, do-do-do-do-do-do.

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Moose Facts

Moose Facts

Moose are excellent swimmers. They are born knowing how to swim and can swim 6 miles per hour and has the ability to keep the pace for two hours.

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Ryo Bakura
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a moose loose aboot this lake. Doesn't have the same ring to it.

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The Mighty Mantis Shrimp

The Mighty Mantis Shrimp

Mantis shrimps can punch with the force of a bullet. They have one of the fastest and the most powerful punches in nature.

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Honey Facts

Honey Facts

Honey never spoils. It has an excellent chemical composition which prevents organisms from living in it. So no matter how old is the honey it's probably perfectly edible.

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glowworm2
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can still picture a bunch of archaeologists and scientists daring one another to eat some ancient honey they've discovered during one of their finds.

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A Pub Argument

A Pub Argument

The idea of Guinness Book of Records came to Sir Hugh Beaver in the 1950's when he had an argument in a pub about the fastest game bird in Europe. Since he couldn't find an answer in any of the books, he decided to compile a book of facts and figures to help settle pub arguments just like the one he had.

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Tor Rolf Strøm
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here he is seen with the man currently holding the record of looking the most like Hugh Beaver.

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#7

All The Trees On Earth

All The Trees On Earth

There are a lot more trees on earth than there are stars in the galaxy. NASA estimates that there could be from 100 billion to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The earth has more than 3 trillion trees.

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Solar System

Solar System

Every planet of the whole solar system can fit between the earth and the moon.

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#9

LEGO Facts

LEGO Facts

The biggest tire manufacturer in the world is Lego. The company makes more than 50% more tires than other tire manufacturers such as Bridgestone or Goodyear.

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A Group Of Ferrets

A Group Of Ferrets

A group of ferrets is called a business.

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Andres Tejeda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ferrets are great little pets and really do live up to their latin namesake: robber. They will steal almost anything they can get their little paws on.

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Cheetah Facts

Cheetah Facts

Cheetahs can't roar, instead, they make a sound very similar to the house cat.

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glowworm2
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, Cheetahs can meow--and they sound like they are reading off of cue cards.

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Teeth Facts

Teeth Facts

Teeth can reattach to their roots after being knocked out if they are put back into their place.

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The Cashew Tree

The Cashew Tree

Cashews are collected from the bottom of cashew apple which grows on the cashew tree.

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SarahofBorg
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the fruit and nut are also is covered in a poison similar to poison ivy.

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IKEA Catalog

IKEA Catalog

Ikea’s catalog is as popular as the Bible and the Koran. More than 203 million copies of the catalog are distributed around the globe.

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Troux
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't call that popularity, I would call that spam mail.

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#15

Origins Of Nintendo

Origins Of Nintendo

Nintendo was founded more than 100 years ago, in 1889. The Japanese gaming company began operating as a card game business and slowly turned into a brand we know today.

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Source Of Fire

Source Of Fire

The lighter was invented before the match was.

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Alexandru Bucur
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course - after all, the lighter is just an automated version of bit of flint striking steel, which as THE preferred method for lighting fires for thousands of years. The first automated lighter was derived from the wheel-lock musket when the latter appeared around 1500 and was simply a toothed wheel driven by clockwork rotates against bit of flint to create sparks. You could also add a bit of gunpowder as an accelerator. Unfortunately, they were very expensive, so only nobles got to have them until 1823, when Döbereiner "Feuerzeug" tabletop lighter was invented, a hilariously complicated and unsafe mechanism containing zinc and sulphuric acid to make hydrogen which then reacts with a platinum metal sponge to create a flame... Frankly, I'm not sure that one was an improvement...

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#17

Human Bones

Human Bones

Humans are born without kneecap bones, we only develop them around the age of 3.

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Ryo Bakura
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess we don't really knee-d them. I'm here all week. Tip your wait staff.

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Penguin Facts

Penguin Facts

It may not seem like it, but penguins do have knees. The reason why they aren't visible is that penguin's legs are covered by dense feathers.

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Largest Toy Distributor

Largest Toy Distributor

McDonald's is the largest toy distributor in the world. About 20% of McDonald's sales involve Happy Meals, which include a toy.

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The Weight Of Clouds

The Weight Of Clouds

Clouds may look very lightweight but the science says otherwise. The average cumulus cloud you can see during the sunny day, weight around 500,000 kg (1.1 million pounds).

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Spaghetti Facts

Spaghetti Facts

In the Italian language, a single strand of spaghetti is called spaghetto.

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Human Population

Human Population

Throughout the history of the world, there have been more than 108 billion people alive. Since there are more than 7 billion people alive today, it means that around 7% of those who have ever lived exist today.

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Terry T.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It makes me wonder just how big the population would be today, if things like the black plague and the Holocaust had never happened.....

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Bouncy Balls

Bouncy Balls

A glass ball can bounce higher than a rubber ball of the same size.

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Ryo Bakura
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something to do with it being a harder material, thus retaining more of its kinetic energy when impacting the ground, while the rubber ball will cushion itself, losing just a little more energy, and not bouncing higher. This is probably b******t, but I don't care.

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Peanut Facts

Peanut Facts

While the name may suggest otherwise, peanuts are not nuts. In fact they are legumes and belong to the same plant family as lentils and beans, etc.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They also fix nitrogen into their root systems, that is a unique feature of legumes

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#25

The Last Guillotine

The Last Guillotine

France legally executed the last person by guillotine in 1977, the same year Star Wars: A New Hope came out.

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jade
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

bringing this up in history. teacher loves star wars

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Rhino Horn

Rhino Horn

Rhino's horn is made of keratin, the same protein substance that makes up the human nail.

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Pumbaa
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You hear that traditional chinese people? Just chew your own goddamn nails to get your d**k up..

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Baby Carrots

Baby Carrots

Baby carrots are just chopped up normal carrots.

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Pizza Sizes

Pizza Sizes

Two 12-inch pizzas are smaller in size than one 18-inch pizza.

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#29

Card Arrangements

Card Arrangements

There are more ways to sort a deck of cards then the amount of atoms estimated to be on earth. The standard 52-card deck has 8x10^67 possible arrangements of the cards.

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Best Restaurant

Best Restaurant

In 2018 Taco Bell was voted as the best Mexican restaurant in America.

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Andres Tejeda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Mexican this just makes me so disappointed. Taco bell is a very cheap imitation of Mexican food.

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Rose
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't believe people choose a meat hose and Americanized crud over authentic recipes

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Jaguarundi
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taco Hell is hardly Mexican food, it's drunk-chow at best.

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danielw
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1) taco bell isn't food. 2) there are very few national restaurant chains in the US, and therefore limited in it's selection of 'national' food chains. the poll evaluated restaurants by familiarity, quality and consideration. (Whatever consideration means... I mean, if you need something edible at 2am and don't want to cook it yourself...and happen to forget what happened last time...)

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danielw
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it was a poll conducted by Harris Poll. They judged nationally based on familiarity, quality and consideration... which basically means that because everybody has heard of taco bell, and everybody goes there at some point because, you know, they're stumbling home from whatever... or, are stoners, like Antasia.Cary above, it weighs out food that people actually like. https://theharrispoll.com/taco-bell-is-americas-favorite-mexican-restaurant/

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Ms Phit
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who Voted on this? What survey was this from? I'm guessing it was taken on the DC mall on the last Inauguration Day.....

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Ben Steinberg
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

By whom? Taco bell is Mexican food the same way Pizza Hut is Italian food and McDonald's is Scottish food...I love Mexican food -- Taco bell? Not so much...

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Jo Choto
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, am I the only person never to have eaten Taco Bell EVER? I guess I'm not much of a fast food person! LOL.

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Ms Phit
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, I've never eaten Taco Bell "food" either. I live super close to the Mexican border, and we have amazing Mexican food here. Oddly enough, there's a Taco Bell in town too. It always baffles me why anyone would choose to eat that c**p when we have so much excellent authentic Mexican food here. And yet, it stays open.

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TeeMarieTisMe
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taco Bell is not Mexican food, it's just fast food and more convenient that going to an actual restaurant if you are broke or in a hurry. The food quality is not comparable at all. Full transparency, I still go to Taco Bell sometimes, but I do NOT say "I'm going to get Mexican food".

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Melanie Ramos
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a native San Diegan, I firmly believe my city has among the best Mexican food in the U.S. That being said, however, I am not above the occasional Taco Bell night. But I do recognize it is not "Mexican food." It's got its own thing going on, and I still think it's delicious in its own way.

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Crochet lady
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The ground beef they use has the consistency of canned dog food, I don't know how people find that palatable.

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JessG
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taco Bell is definitely American food, not Mexican. Who voted this?

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Analyn Lahr
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um, but it's not real Mexican food. Who voted for this? People who have never been to Mexico or a real Mexican restaurant? Not to mention there are different styles and regions of Mexican food.

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THATone
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fast food greasy taco I love food like this could only come from above!

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Abhishek Arun
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i didn't even know that taco bell was Mexican, I feel like I sound stupid

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Shelley Jelly Belly
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha! I always tell people that my favorite Mexican food is Taco Bell to be funny, but it's true. I don't like authentic Mexican food.

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Nadine Jackson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's because a HUGE majority of folks have never tasted authentic Mexican restaurant food.

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Daniel Guzmán
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 2018 Taco Bell was voted as the best Mexican restaurant in NORTH America.

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Eric Lambrecht
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry. They see Taco Bell as Mexican food? Don''t blame Taco Bell, they didn't do anything, blame the idiots who voted it Mexican food.

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Shawna Rachelle
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as most of the people who voted were probably white and everyone else had better things to do than vote on this.

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Monika Soffronow
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is Mexican food and there is American Mexican food - and never the twain shall meet.

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Melinda Stanley
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Must have been an internal poll at Taco Bell HQ. No other explanation.

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Ben Young
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just because there are more of them. This shouldn't be on the list.

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Evie
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is disappointing news; for not just my fellow Mexican friends but for the Hispanic community overall... que verguenza!!!

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Panda Bae
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about El Camino? Or Banditos? Or literally any other Mexican restaurant?

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Blue Cicada
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And panda express is the best Chinese food, and McDonald's has the best French food (French fries, duh!), and Olive Garden has the best Italian food. [heavy sarcasm]

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Amery
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans are CLUELESS when it comes to Mexican food, is all I get out of this..... ^^^

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GABRIEL HICKNER
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So sad. . . Not real mexican food. That kind of just represents america as a whole. Accepting a pale imitation of something as real

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Kevin Stern
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

America also voted Trump as the best person to run the country.

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Karl Stuber
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Tex-Mex, their are few Mexican restaurants in usa. Most people go to Mom and Pop restaurants for their Tex-Mex.

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Rachael Marrast
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well its Americans. What do they know about Mexican food. This is disturbing.

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C.S.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's because most of Americans have never had actual Mexican food and are also stupid.

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