Did you ever notice that the brain tends to retain the most random information instead of the one you actually need? For instance, how come I can recite Baby Got Back word by word, but can't possibly force my brain to remember my postcode? I'm sure I'm not the only one and this thread that recently went viral on Twitter proves just that. When one person asked, "What’s the most random fact you know?", people delivered. Some of the facts are lesser-known than the others, some you may have heard already - nonetheless, we still found them quite amusing to read. So, the people here at Bored Panda have made you a list of 45 random, but interesting facts that people shared on Twitter. Scroll down below to see all the entries and tell us in the comments below what's the most random fact that you know!

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hannahwanebo , Geology Report

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

I think they are both also prettier than diamonds as well.

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chi-wei shen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The colour of a ruby is due to the element chromium, not iron. Sapphire contains trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. It is typically blue, but natural "fancy" sapphires also occur in yellow, purple, orange, and green colors. (Source: Wikipedia pages about corundum, ruby and sapphire.)

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David Dunn
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only reason they're not more valuable than diamonds, even though they're more rare, is thanks to the marketing of the diamond industry! They drive up the prices and control the amount of them put into the market place. Mined, aka natural diamonds are actually 1000 times less rare, then the ones humans have created in a lab!!!

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Riaan Koekemoer
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Outside of industrial application diamonds are overrated as gems, IMO.

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Monika Rhodes
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Diamonds are overrated. Just expensive bling that isn't even pretty.

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Alex Bailey
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Natural zircons (not cubic zirconia) are lovely and much less expensive. Come in a range of colours as well as white.

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Brandy Grote
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a friend who has a "ru-phire", red at one end fading into purple, then deep blue at the other!

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Daniel Fielke
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is also the same mineral that is used for the grit on emery boards.

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

Reference? I found this: "Emery boards are cardboard with small grains of sand adhered to them and in fact are interchangeable with sandpaper." https://nailfile.net/glass-nail-files-vs-emery-boards-metal-files/

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Denis Brown
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Andres: Have you tried Esty? The artisans there make almost everything. A ruby wedding ring should be there. It is worth a look anyway.

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4 years ago

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Tom Moorehead
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Diamonds aren’t rare. Carbon is one of the commonest elements in the universe.

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JOY JACKSON
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That means garnet from steven UNiverse is a product of incest.......

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Bored Panda would like to note that this is just one of the theories of how clinking glasses originated.

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mekkaokereke , Power Lifting Watch Report

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Ben Smith
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m not saying there aren’t extremely strong women out there and good for them, but this post is nonsensical. So one woman in one weight class is stronger than the strongest man in that same weight class. IN ONE CLASS. The strongest men in the world generally weigh 300-400 pounds. By the poster’s logic if a woman got to that size she’d be as strong or stronger. It’s simply not correct and it’s not sexist to say so...

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la_natif , Science ABC Report

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

Just walking into the room where I had the thought usually does it for me. Generally, the reason that something in the room was reminding me to get/do something in the first place. I might forget what when I enter a different room, but when I walk back (normally, not backwards) the reason is still there and I'm reminded again.

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To see the proof for yourself, watch this fascinating BBC video.

lanuovasuzy , BBC Report

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HercNav130 , Insider Report

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

Statistically, the average human as approximately one boob and one testicle. Gentle reminder to not believe any average you see! Good analysis of data requires far more than blind calculations of standard equations...

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WomanInPants , Denverite Report

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Avery S Alberico
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we shall conquer the earth my fellow brothers and sisters we will rule the - SQUIRREL! ... As I was saying...

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AD_Renaissance , BBC Report

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

In Britain, most foods are exempt from the value-added tax, but potato chips — known as crisps — and “similar products made from the potato, or from potato flour,” are taxable. However, it was decided that Pringles are exempt from the tax, mainly because they have less potato content than a potato chip.

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MissHunsberger , Today I Found Out Report

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