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Nothing makes you more of a nuisance than sharing random trivia without any context. Broadening our knowledge about the world, however, is something we can't avoid. It's too interesting and too easy to get lost in. To teach you everything you need to know to bore people to death we've compiled some of the most surprising truths from Fact Republic.
From a carrier pigeon racing with internet technology to a badass Titanic passenger, the things on this list will surely spark your interest in random trivia. Scroll down to learn a thing or two and upvote your favorite entries! If, however, this series doesn't ease your thirst for knowledge, check out these 30 happiest random facts as well!
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#5
Shaun Obanion 6 years ago
They weren't dirty. He knew the Pap's would be waiting outside the stage door of EQUUS every night, so he'd bring the same outfit and wear it home every night.I'm pretty sure he had it washed.
#7
Sarah Birrelle 6 years ago
Good! Get the bastards. Child slave labour and molestations are rampant. They are disgusting people- I'm SHOCKED they aren't out for these guys how they are for the polygamy cults. They SHOULD be. They aren't just crazy, they r CRIMINALS.
#13
Shari Custer 6 years ago
Someone who got voted down mentioned "China Girl". If you pay attention to the lyrics, you will understand that it's about the subjugation and annihilation of Asian cultures by Europeans. Similarly, if you listen to the lyris of "Fashion" carefully, you can see it's about political and social leanings. In particular, it's about how the higher status people copy the style and culture of lower status people despite decrying it as inferior. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/20/how-david-bowies-china-girl-used-racism-to-fight-racism/?utm_term=.17ae4ff2b7c7
#20
Neeraj Jha 6 years ago
If I am remembering it correctly, PoC movie did have one female Chinese pirate in the sequence where they showed a meeting between all the pirates.
#23
Shruti Naik 6 years ago
i wish they name the next one after Trump or Pence and then we'd hear it on the news: "Trump is causing great distress in the state of Louisiana!" or "Here we can see Pence wandering aimlessly"
#24
Shruti Naik 6 years ago
This shows the humanity of a number of Germans in contrast to how the nation had been swayed to follow Hitler blindly. Its a brilliant fact and I'm glad you shared it.
#29
Jules van der Graan 6 years ago
The US national anthem's melody is based on an English song, BTW. (Another fun fact: the melody of "My Country Tis of Thee" is the same as "God Save the Queen" which is taken from a Prussian song, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz", 'coincidentally' the British monarchy is an extension of various German monarchies. So WWI was nothing more than a family feud, using millions of people as pawns.)
#30
Paige Johnson 6 years ago
The divers were using an underwater communication system and the captive male beluga imitated their order to get out of the water and the diver surfaced thinking it was real. He had learned to imitate the patterns and frequency's of human speech, after several years he stopped doing it. Belugas rock :) they also shout like children in the wild, and the bump on their head is used for echolocation and scientifically called its "Melon"
#36
Bobbi Newell 6 years ago
Perfect illustration of how priorities differ from one discipline to another!
#37
Mark Fergel 6 years ago
...but then the Stark foundation developed a serum/process to give him super strength and thus, Captain America was born.
#40
Shruti Naik 6 years ago
she can run at the age of 70 and I debate whether a shower is more important than sleeping for extra 20 minutes.
#45
Kristel 6 years ago
This is a good one. And nowadays, for people who can only wear a shoe on one foot, there are groups/stores who sell single shoes, while only able to wear for example the left shoe. They let others buy the right shoe and vice versa. At least I know this is a (small though) thing in my country.
#47
Shruti Naik 6 years ago
Well there you go. But its sad that a life was taken to prove a very important safety fact. Some of the laws are there to help you and keep you safe, I wish more people understood that.
#59
Neeraj Jha 6 years ago
"wrestled the 200-pound shark to shore" That's superlative of Badassery.
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#68
Jules van der Graan 6 years ago
The nutrient-rich soil conditions are due to high concentrations of organic matter buried below. Don't assume that some divine order of things are playing a hand here; it's simple chemistry and biology.
#73
Vlad Horobet 6 years ago
Just. Why. I'm an atheist, I don't like most of the religious views or the priests, but the last 2 popes were so damn awesome, why would someone shoot the pope?
#76
Kristin Connon 6 years ago
So, engineers are no smarter than slime mold? What does that say about the rest of humanity. lol ;P
#77
#82
Kristin Connon 6 years ago
"Gee, this is great!" Ah to be thirteen again. I say the same thing when I go to bed at night.
