It is said that knowledge is power and with every day people learn more and more by experiencing things or hearing it from others. Some of the information that we hear not only is useful but also draws our interest in a specific topic or field. There is also another type of information that can be not so intriguing and even seem scary. But facts are facts no matter what.
Having this in mind, a Reddit user asked other people online “What are some not so fun facts?” and soon members started sharing things that might be interesting as well as disturbing.
Here are 44 best facts out of 10k replies shared by members of Reddit. Which one of these do you find the most interesting? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
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#22 Badge Graveyard
That in all likelihood your name will be forgotten after 2 generations.
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153points
#23 Unexpected Mountain Snacks
During the bubonic plague the Mongolians launched infected dead bodies over the walls of different civilizations.
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148points
#24 Space Training, Ground Edition
A gamma Ray burst from space could hit us at anytime and we have no way of detecting them before it happens, we'll all just pass away instantly.
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139points
#25 Sneaky Little Explorer
In WW2 allied scientists stuffed dead rats with explosives to aid French resistance fighter who would leave them in factories to be thrown in furnaces and detonated.
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136points
#26 Ocean’s surprise guest
95% of whale semen is dumped into the ocean during mating.
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131points
#27 Contemplating Life\'s Mysteries
A gorillas schlong is on average 2 inches or less. Guess what, human males on average pack 4-5 inches, which is more firepower than a gorilla; congrats.
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123points
#29 Bald Spot in Disguise
Some tumors grow teeth and hair.
120points
#30 Gathered for Sweet Moments
Everyone celebrates their birthday each year. But we also have a "deathday" we unknowingly pass each year but because it hasnt happened we dont know which day.
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119points
#31 Cosmic Mystery Unveiled
False Vacuum Decay - the entire universe could blink out of existence in (from our perspective) an instant.
118points
#32 Small Stage, Big Attitude
About 50 kids in the US are backed over by cars every week.
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116points
#33 Lights on, motion off
The funny T Pose that an anteater does? Yeah that's Mr. Anteater telling you hes seconds away from literally disemboweling you with one swipe. Next time you see an anteater doing the funny pose just remember they are trying to give you a free C-section with one singular claw slash.
110points
#36 Brace Yourself Moments
Dentists have the highest suicide rate of all doctors.
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103points
#38 Unexpected Star Power
There is only one Pokémon that cannot learn any normal type attacks, and that Pokémon is Weedle.
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90points
#39 Chaos Crew Assembled
Suicide Squad has won more Academy Awards than The Shawshank Redemption.
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85points
#40
Harriet Tubman was a spy for the Union army and gave them lots of good information but she never received a pension or got military burial due to her race and gender.
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71points