Saturday 13 December 2014

17 Facts That Sound Like Total Bull, But Are Actually True

Have you ever come across a fact that seems so contrived and made up that it couldn't possibly be true? Was your mind blown when you found out that Saudi Arabia imports their camels from Australia of all places? I certainly was. These 17 facts seem so out-there and bizarre that they couldn't possibly be true... yet somehow they are. Check them out - just don't forget to secure your head before it tries to blow off:

1. Mammoths were alive when they were building the pyramids

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via National Geographic
(via TED Blog)
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2. It rains diamonds on Jupiter

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via DOGO News
(via BBC News)

3. Maine is the closest state to Africa

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via Proud to be American
(via ACSCDG) 

4. Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas

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via Sneaker Report
(via Mirror)

5. Betty White is older than sliced bread

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via Ryan Seacrest

6. Turtles can actually breathe from their butts

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via imgur / GandalfTheTartan

7. Nintendo was founded in 1889

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via deviantART / PokeMarioFan64
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(via Gizmodo)

8. Saudi Arabia imports their camels from Australia 

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via Fine Dining Lovers
(via BBC News)

9. From the time it was discovered to the time they revoked its status as a planet, Pluto had not yet made a full trip around the Sun

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via Planets for Kids
(via Wonderopolis)

10. An octopus has three hearts

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via cerebrovortex

11. Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barbara Walters were all born in the same year

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via Break
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The year? 1929 (via Biography)

12. When you get a kidney transplant, they leave your original kidneys in your body

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via Vietnam Active Tourism
The third one gets put in your pelvis (via UCSF Medical Center)

13. North Korea and Finland are separated by only one country

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via imgur / tobeornottobe

14. Vending machines are twice as likely to kill you than a shark

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via Wikipedia
(via Freakonomics)

15. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland

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via ThinkGeek

16. Peanuts are not actually nuts

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via Aaron Quinn
They're legumes (via The Peanut Institute)

17. Every two minutes we take more photos than the entirety of the 19th Century

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via izifunny
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