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

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

via DOGO News
(via BBC News)
3. Maine is the closest state to Africa

via Proud to be American
(via ACSCDG)
4. Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas

via Sneaker Report
(via Mirror)
5. Betty White is older than sliced bread

via Ryan Seacrest
(via Huffington Post)
6. Turtles can actually breathe from their butts

via imgur / GandalfTheTartan
7. Nintendo was founded in 1889

via deviantART / PokeMarioFan64
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(via Gizmodo)
8. Saudi Arabia imports their camels from Australia

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

via Planets for Kids
(via Wonderopolis)
10. An octopus has three hearts

via cerebrovortex
(via About Education)
11. Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barbara Walters were all born in the same year

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

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

via imgur / tobeornottobe
(via Today I Found Out)
14. Vending machines are twice as likely to kill you than a shark

via Wikipedia
(via Freakonomics)
15. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland

via ThinkGeek
(via Scottish at Heart)
16. Peanuts are not actually nuts

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

via izifunny
(via 1000 Memories Blog)
Mind blown yet?
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