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Do you know any weird or random facts? You know, facts that would make someone go "Wait, seriously?" Please feel free to share them!
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#1
Octopuses have nine independent brains: one in their head and one in each of their legs. They are truly fascinating animals!
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13points
Jayjay 1 year ago
Upvote for Octopuses! Also Octopuses have 33,000 genes, roughly 10,000 more than a human. This alone sets it apart from any other invertebrate in the world. No wonder some think that Octopuses are aliens. However, they share a lot of DNA with humans :).
TMNTLOVER4LIFE 1 year ago
it's Octipie. plural. more than one. It's called GRAMMAR
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
Another fact: Octopuses is the correct plural as the word origins from ancient greek and not from latin. Octopi and Octopodes are considered correct regardless to make things easier
HarriMissesScotland 1 year ago
Just watch "My Octopus Teacher". Truly, one of my favorite documentaries.
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Apparently you don't know the difference between a heart and a brain. Do you have either one?
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#2
tampons are NOT dildos, and women dont choose when to have periods.
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12points
KittyGaming 1 year ago
And we can't just hold it, the blood comes when it wants to and we have no choice, if we want to be able to get pregnant we woman have to have periods whether we like it or not, that's what periods are, a practice for pregnancy
The Doom Song 1 year ago
Ah c**p. I knew I left the remote control for my period at home today
Nylah (Submission author) 1 year ago
a lot of men, surprisingly. my aunt said that she knew a guy who was always going on about how 'women dont need tampons,and a lot of men agreed with him. one day, she was in a meeting and she needed to go to change her pad, so she asked if she may be exused. the guy started ranting at her, calling her a slaxcker and lazy and saying that'all you women are the same'. she said 'if i dont go NOW i will bleed through my pants and ruin the (£450) armchair' .he screamed. later, she went to talk to him about it, and found out he though; 1, women didnt actually need to have periods, they just peed blood as an exuse to get out of stuff and 2. that tampons were like dildos for women. 3. most of the room thought the same.
Load More Replies... Justin Tyme 1 year ago
They need to demand the right to choose. Why isn't this an issue in the current US presidential campaign?
#3
periods hurt like crazy. imagine getting a jackhammer in you.
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11points
Mattie 1 year ago
I don't know why this entry was downvoted. This is true for many women (and people with a uterus), and most men couldn't bear that much pain that consistently. But since it concerns only half of the world's population, it's too niche to justify funding research about it 🤦♀️
foehnalicious 1 year ago
I think that if it read, "periods 'can" hurt like crazy. imagine getting . . . " it would be more accurate, because not everyone who has periods has super painful ones.
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#4
107% of people believe everything they read on the internet.
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10points
#5
Switzerland does not have an official capital city. Their government is mostly situated in Bern, but no city is defined in the Swiss Constitution as THE capital.
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9points
Zedrapazia 1 year ago
Swiss here. This is just plain wrong, Bern is the capital. Zürich and Geneva are just very well known for tourists and political reasons, Bern is the capital
Matt Ronald Slater (Submission author) 1 year ago
Bern may be the seat of government, but the Swiss constitution does it say the any city in Switzerland, Bern included, is the capital. That's why it's called the "de facto capital." According to House of Switzerland: "But why do we say de facto? Well, because Switzerland indeed has no official capital. The devil is in the details: Bern is not mentioned anywhere in writing as the official capital of Switzerland. The laws mention simply that 'the Federal Assembly meets in Bern' and 'the official seat of the Federal Council, the departments and the Federal Chancellery is the City of Bern'." Another Swiss website called "I am Expat".says "Technically, Switzerland does not have a capital city. During the drafting of the Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848 - seen as the foundation of modern Switzerland - the title of capital city was never assigned. To this day, no Swiss law states that Bern is the capital of Switzerland."
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General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
Neither are, just for example, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London, Paris, and Wellington in their respective countries.
Claudio Toshio 1 year ago
For a long time, I was thinking that the capital of Australia was Sydney.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Both Sydney and Melbourne fought to be the capital so it was decided there needed to be a completely separate state to house the capital, so the Australian Capital Territory was made. While that was being built government still needed to sit somewhere so the temporary capital was Melbourne, so they got the last laugh on that I guess. There is still light hearted competition between Sydney and Melbourne now.
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Your brain is more active when you're asleep than when you're awake. While you're dreaming, your brain processes information, consolidates memories, and even rehearses potential scenarios.
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Jade Hoare 1 year ago
apparently, a dream is just all your day's thoughts in a few hours. (depending on how much sleep you get. me, im 14 and i get 10 hours of sleep.)
Papa 1 year ago
I doubt that. I've dreamed some really weird stuff that never had, or would, cross my mind when I was awake.
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K Kalama 1 year ago
Was told by my science teacher that there are more people that dream in monochrome than there are those that dream in color. He also said that our dreams happen in milliseconds even though it seems like you're dreaming for minutes or hours. That's how amazing our brains are.
HarriMissesScotland 1 year ago
Any time a paper was assigned, I would tell myself, before I slept, to dream about the thesis statement, and later, the ending. This was especially interesting for my university thesis comparing and contrasting the theme of necrophilia between the French poet Baudelaire and Poe.
#7
There is enough iron inside your body to make a 3 inch nail
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8points
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Not in mine! I have to get an iron transfusion next week, so maybe then.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Apparently, you would then need 200 people to forge a small sword, and 600 to forge a claymore great sword.
Rachel Reynolds 1 year ago
As long as you're exsanguinating those bodies, they can be cremated and the resulting carbon turned into a diamond for the hilt. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.
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France and Brazil share a land border. So do Denmark and Canada.
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Cécile V. 1 year ago
France here. Everyday I take a stroll and chat with my friendly Brasilians neighbours :))
Matt Ronald Slater (Submission author) 1 year ago
You live in French Guiana?
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The number of years it would take for all the atoms to "die" in this universe would amount to higher than the total amount of atoms in the universe. To give you an idea as to the size of the timescale, there are more atoms in a glass of water than there are glasses of water in all the oceans combined.
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7points
#10
The person who invented the Brazen Bull was also the first person executed by it.
On a lighter note
Crows mate for life, and like to bring each other little gifts.
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7points
Karl der Große 1 year ago
I think the story is that the person who invented the Brazen Bull was tortured in it, but he was taken out before he died. Then they threw him off a cliff.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
You're right. The inventor, a scultptor called Perilaus, was tricked into the bull, tortured and then thrown off a cliff. The person who comissioned it (King Phalaris of Akragas) was killed in the bull by his own generals, and the bull itself, with Phalaris still inside, was thrown off a cliff. Some versions say Phalaris was still alive by then...
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Yesterday I found out that BoredPanda added dark mode on their site as a paid option, sadly this adds more reasons to move away from it and look for other info/entertainment options.
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7points
#12
Sometimes, people in BP will read a post and think in their head:
"What the h**l did I just read?"
This has been one of those times.
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6points
#13
Just a few I know:
Penguins don’t have knees!
Elephants can’t jump.
Australia is wider than the moon!
The Pope can’t be an organ donor.
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#14
Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can email tools to astronauts
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#15
Vermont is home to the Chazy Fossil Reef, the oldest known diverse fossil reef in the world.
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Vermonta (Submission author) 1 year ago
Crazy is that it is under farmland.
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BP has decided to make you pay MONEY for dark mode! Let me scroll my phone in the dark in peace!
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5points
#17
Most of us know that coal miners did/are dying from black lung disease. But did you know that actors could get very ill/die from the powder used to set their make-up? Even today many professional clowns use baby powder (in a sock) to set their make-up.
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5points
The Phantom Stranger 1 year ago
I forget his name, but the original actor cast to play the Tin Woodsman in the Wizard of Oz had to be recast, because he was allergic to the aluminum powder makeup they were using and almost died.
#18
crows hold grudges, and tell their friends and families about them too
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4points
Susie Main 1 year ago
I want to believe this, but I don't speak crow, so can't verify it. This saddens me.
The Phantom Stranger 1 year ago
Yes, this is true. There have been documented cases of people being stalked and even attacked by crows because they person harmed another crow, although I'm too lazy to look up the information for you. It's like Omerta; the harassment has been know to go on for months or even years.
Load More Replies... ojthememerbirb! 1 year ago (edited)
It's true. I read the study. they always remember a face. if you're nice they bring you kinda gross gifts such as, shiny objects, garbage and small animal bones. have a good day.
#19
Australia (4000km) is wider than the Moon (3400km)
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4points
#20
Not a funny, but a random fact nonetheless: two Hairless Chinese Crested dogs should not be bred together because the hairless gene variant is lethal when a dog has two copies of the mutation. Therefore the mating should be between a Hairless and the Powderpuff variety of the breed.
(There's also the true hairless and the Hairy hairless, just to confuse you - and IMHO no kinder, more loyal, funnier breed of dog ever existed. Not that I'm biased ... )
Final score:
4points
#21
Today is National Cat Appreciation Day somewhere in the world. I adore the kitteh posts here. Than you all for making my random day better.
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4points
#22
Hyphenated isn't.
Non-hyphenated is.
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4points
Matt Ronald Slater 1 year ago
And don't even get us started on how "flammable" and "inflammable" mean the EXACT SAME THING!
Lost Panda 1 year ago
My understanding was that when something was inflammable it could catch fire without a heat source. Like if a chemical has to be stored at a certain temperature it could ignite by going over the threshold. I may be way off on this though XD
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When you die, your cat will likely eat you, but not right away. this is because he/she still expects you to fill up his bowl. after a bit, when you do not fill up their bowl, they will likely nom on soft, exposed areas of your body (think neck, lips, nose). If you want more somewhat morbid facts like this, read "will my cat eat my eyeballs?" by caitlin something-or-other. it's a great read.
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3points
HarriMissesScotland 1 year ago
My cat decided to curl up ON my face when I didn't get up to feed her. I told her that if she didn't move, I would die, and she would have to eat me. She moved. I told my friends if they didn't see me for a few days, the cat may have smothered me.
ojthememerbirb! 1 year ago
My cat is too dumb for that, she's partally blind too. I think I'm good
The Phantom Stranger 1 year ago
My first cat is so fussy that she won't eat anything other than a specific brand of salmon pate food, so I wasn't too worried--she even turns up her nose if I give her actual salmon. When I got my second cat, however, I discovered that he will eat anything he can fit in his mouth that doesn't eat back. Raw, onions? Sure, gimme some. Chocolate? Yeah, I'll try that. Mint Toothpaste? Why not?
#24
The creator of the guillotine was charged for treason and got killed by the guillotine
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Onyx Delson 1 year ago
'This coincidence may have contributed to erroneous statements that J-I Guillotin was put to death on the machine that bears his name; however, in reality, Guillotin died at home in Paris in 1814 of natural causes, aged 75, specifically from a carbuncle, and is now buried in the Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.' From Wikipedia
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
I believe everything I read on Wikipedia, the world's leading scholarly peer-reviewed scientific journal. 🤔
Load More Replies... Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
No he wasn't. This is a myth. The closest thing was the case of James Douglas, a Scottish nobleman who was decapitated on a maiden, a type of beheading machine that predates the guillotine and that Douglas had *passed a law* to use it in Scotland.
#25
Men can get this thing called testicular torsion in which the testicle can get twisted inside of the sack, this pain has been rated and compared to childbirth. It can also result in the loss of the testicle, as well as requiring surgery to fix.
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3points
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
If the pain is similar, it is clear to me biological men have less resistance to it. I have heard women saying "Oh, God, I would gladly have another child", but I have never heard a dude going "Oh, boy, I cannot wait to have a knot in my balls again!"
#26
One in 7,225 pregnancies are unknown at the time the mother gives birth.
This is called cryptic birth.
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3points
Cath Rowe 1 year ago
I was driving to work on Christmas Day and spotted a corner shop was open so I went and bought some sweets and had a chat with the shop owner and we commiserated with each other about working on Christmas Day She said very sadly that she always worked on Christmas Day because she had no children .. later that day she was rushed into A&E with severe stomach pains and I was sent to help with her delivery !
#27
Do you cough if you put anything in your ears? It’s called the Arnold reflex, both my son and husband have it
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#28
There is a kernel of corn for each corn silk ( stigma maydis) on the cob.
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#29
The increasing difficulty in the original "Space Invader" game wasn't an intentional feature at first. Destroying enemies just did free up processing power, which allowed the arcade machine to use more ressources on the movement for the remaining ones on the screen.
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3points
#30
Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name was "Roosevelt".
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#31
Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.
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#32
We are being flung at 107 000km/h through the universe, while spinning on a globe that spins around itself at 1607km/h not knowing where we are flung to. Let that sink in
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3points
#33
spiders have paws like cats. spider's feet are kitty paws.
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2points
#34
You know how everyone has their own unique smell? Well, identical twins share the same smell.
You burn more calories while sleeping if you are naked.
You typically only breathe out of one nostril at a time. The moment you are conscious of this, you will breathe out of both.
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2points
#35
A small electric shock can be fatal. Sometimes people who experience a shock later die in their sleep
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#36
With the cold death version of the universe, energy slowly ebbs away until the last particle stops moving. This is such a long stretch of time that the bright period we are now in with stars and galaxies is so brief as to be pretty much imperceptible.
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2points
#37
I was looking up if a person can be too oversized for cremation. I found out that individuals who are overweight can cause grease fires when being cremated. Apparently to a highly trained ?? Crematorist ?? (I'm unsure of the job title) This is not a problem as they know how to manage it however if not managed properly the fire can get out of hand.
Sorry I don't know how they manage the fire.
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2points
#39
I forgot all the cooler facts I know when seeing this post (of course).
The paperclip is a Norwegian invention.
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2points
#40
Richard Kiel, the 7'2" actor who played Jaws in the 007 "Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" films, came out of retirement in 2010 to voice Vlad the bouncer at the Snuggly Duckling tavern in Disneys Tangled. He was the one who collected ceramic unicorns.
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2points
#41
You will not find the word "gullible" on any online dictionaries.
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1point
Donkey boi 1 year ago
Wow, I never knew that. Just tried it, check out the result! gullible-6...55-png.jpg 
#42
GUYS THE SUN IS AN EXPLODING GAS BOMB. I REPEAT THE SUN IS AN EXPLODING BALL OF GAS
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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
No, it isn't. It's a fusion reaction that's being held together by gravity. That's not an explosion, which is, I quote: "An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy". The sun is not increasing in volume - we've got about 5 billion years before that happens.
Hiram's Friend 1 year ago
Oh thank God we've got that much time. I'd heard 100 million years and was really worried.
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago (edited)
It isn't exploding and it isn't really gas - It's a ball of plasma fueled by hydrogen fission held together by gravity
#43
Someone made the sound that dinosaurs make up, and we just agreed with them.
Things are not "on fire" Fire is on things
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Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Wrong. "On fire" is a colloquial way of saying "burning". But you already knew that, didn't you?
#44
That the Mongolia actually has a navy
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#45
The majority of teenagers is behind rocks and squirrels in intelligence.
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Hiram's Friend 1 year ago
Majority is a singular noun. Although in Britain they do things differently, making collective nouns plural. Perhaps OP was British.
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17% of internet random facts are randomly made
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