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77 Facts That Sound Like Huge Lies But Are ActuallyCompletely TrueGet ready to have your mind blown into a different time zone.

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1.Ifyouputyourfingerinyourearandscratch,itsoundsjustlikePacMan.2.TheYKKonyourzipperstandsforYoshidaKogyoKabushikigaisha.3.MaineistheclosestU.S.statetoAfrica.4.AnneFrank,MartinLutherKingJr.,andBarbaraWalterswereborninthesameyear,1929.5.ThenameJessicawascreatedbyShakespeareintheplayMerchantofVenice.6.Cashewsgrowlikethis:

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7.Andpineapplesgrowlikethis:

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8.CleopatralivedclosertotheinventionoftheiPhonethanshedidtothe

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buildingoftheGreatPyramid.9.RussiahasalargersurfaceareathanPluto.10.SaudiArabiaimportscamelsfromAustralia.11.Hippomilkispink.

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12.ThetoyBarbiesfullnameisBarbaraMillicentRoberts.13.WoodyfromToyStoryhasafullnametooitsWoodyPride.14.Andwhilewereatit,Mr.CleansfullnameisVeritablyClean.15.Oh,andCookieMonstersrealnameisSid.16.Carrotswereoriginallypurple.17.Theheartofabluewhaleissobig,ahumancanswimthroughthearteries.

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18.Vendingmachinesaretwiceaslikelytokillyouthanasharkis.19.HomeAlonewasreleasedclosertothemoonlandingthanitwastotoday.

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20.OxfordUniversityisolderthantheAztecEmpire.21.NotonceintheHumptyDumptynurseryrhymedoesitmentionthathesanegg.22.FrancewasstillexecutingpeoplewithaguillotinewhenthefirstStarWarsfilmcameout.23.Armadillosnearlyalwaysgivebirthtoidenticalquadruplets.24.BettyWhiteisactuallyolderthanslicedbread.

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25.TheunicornisthenationalanimalofScotland.26.Astrawberryisntaberrybutabananais.27.Soareavocadosandwatermelon.28.NewYorkCityisfurthersouththanRome,Italy.29.NorthKoreaandFinlandareseparatedbyonecountry.

Via rsf.org

30.Mammothswentextinct1,000yearsaftertheEgyptiansfinishedbuildingtheGreatPyramid.31.Therearemorefakeflamingosintheworldthanrealflamingos.32.Nintendowasfoundedasatradingcardcompanybackin1889.33.ThemanwhovoicedFryonFuturama,BillyWest,alsovoicedDougonDoug.

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34.ThelasttimetheChicagoCubswonthebaseballWorldSeries,theOttomanEmpirestillexisted.35.Andlollipopshadnotyetbeeninvented.36.AndwomendidnothavetherighttovoteintheUnitedStates.

Via theheckler.com

37.IfyoushrunkthesundowntothesizeofawhitebloodcellandshrunktheMilkyWayGalaxydownusingthesamescale,itwouldbethesizeofthecontinentalUnitedStates.38.JohnTyler,the10thpresidentoftheUnitedStates,hasagrandsonwhosalivetoday.

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39.WillSmithisnowolderthanUnclePhilwasatthebeginningofTheFresh

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Prince.40.TheshowtheTheWonderYearsairedfrom19881993andcoveredtheyears19681973.Today,in2014,ifoneweretomakeasimilarshow,itwouldcovertheyears19941999.41.Humansshare50%oftheirDNAwithbananas.42.DuckHuntisatwoplayergame.Playertwocontrolstheducks.

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43.ThedifferenceintimebetweenwhenTyrannosaurusRexandStegosauruslivedisgreaterthanthedifferenceintimebetweenTyrannosaurusRexandnow.44.OnemorefactabouttheCubs:Thelasttimetheywontheworldseries,Alaska,Arizona,Hawaii,andNewMexicowerenotyetstates.45.SpeakingofAlaskaitssimultaneouslythemostnorthern,themostwestern,andthemosteasternstateintheU.S.46.Plutonevermadeafullorbitaroundthesunfromthetimeitwasdiscoveredtowhenitwasdeclassifiedasaplanet.

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47.Athousandsecondsisabout16minutes.48.Amillionsecondsisabout11days.49.Abillionsecondsisabout32years.50.Andonetrillionsecondsisabout32,000years.Atrillionisalot.51.Butthegoodnewsis:Honeyneverspoils.Youcaneat32,000yearoldhoney.

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52.TherearemorestarsinspacethantherearegrainsofsandoneverybeachonEarth.53.AndtheresenoughwaterinLakeSuperiortocoverallofNorthandSouthAmericainonefootofwater.

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54.TherearemorepubliclibrariesthanMcDonaldsintheU.S.55.ForeveryhumanonEarththereareapproximately1.6millionants.ThetotalweightofallthoseantsisapproximatelythesameasthetotalweightofallthehumansonEarth.56.Anoctopushasthreehearts.57.Mariohitsblockswithhishand,nothishead.

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58.TheCEOofFoodForThePoorisnamedRobinMahfood.59.Oneinevery5,000babiesisbornwithaconditionknownasimperforateanus.Thismeansthebabyisbornwithoutananusandhastohaveonecreatedmanuallyinthehospital.60.Youcanthumwhileholdingyournose.61.ItrainsdiamondsonSaturnandJupiter.62.Also,thisiswhatJupiterwouldlooklikeifitwereasclosetousastheMoonis:

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63.Andthisiswhatsandlookslikeunderamicroscope:

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64.Ifapieceofpaperwerefolded42times,itwouldreachtothemoon.65.ThepyramidswereasoldtotheRomansastheRomansaretous.66.IfyoudugaholetothecenteroftheEarthanddroppedabookdown,itwouldtake42minutestoreachthebottom.67.Thereis10timesmorebacteriainyourbodythanactualbodycells.

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68.And90%ofthecellsthatmakeusupofarenthumanbutmostlyfungiandbacteria.69.Everytwominutes,wetakemorepicturesthanallofhumanityinthe19thcentury.

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70.Peanutsarenotnuts.Theygrowintheground,sotheyarelegumes.

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71.Turtlescanbreatheoutoftheirbutts.72.Thedotoveraniiscalledatittle.

73.TherearemoreatomsinaglassofwaterthanglassesofwaterinalltheoceansonEarth.74.Theprobabilityofyoudrinkingaglassofwaterthatcontainsamoleculeofwaterthatalsopassedthroughadinosaurisalmost100%.

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75.AtthetimethecurrentoldestpersononEarthwasborn,therewasacompletelydifferentsetofhumanbeingsontheplanet.76.Andatthetimeyouwereborn,youwerebrieflytheyoungestpersonintheentireworld.77.And,finally,dogfoodlidbackwardsisdildoofGod.

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