What is it with the human brain and its propensity to remember the useless and shun the actually useful info? Is it because weird facts are seemingly that much more interesting than something related to your work? Or is it because brains are their own sentient being and like to make fun of us sometimes? Who knows, but we bet you'll definitely remember some of these weird facts we've gathered here after you're done reading them!
Some of these pieces of info can absolutely be categorized as useless facts. You really don't need to know how fast ketchup squirts out of a bottle or that there's a place on the Earth that hasn't had any rain in 400 years. Yet, although totally random and seemingly worthless facts, they somehow find a place in your memory, only to be stuck there forever. And, of course, remembered in the most awkward situations. Maybe that is the real charm of these random facts.
Anyhoo, it seems to us that it is interesting facts o'clock already, isn't it? If your clock is on the same spot as ours, you should probably head down and read the cool facts! After you are done with them, show these funny weird facts some love by upvoting the most useless ones to the top of this list. And lastly, share this article with your friends!
#101
Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs, while Romans used a more inventive way of cleaning up.
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17points
#102
It is physically impossible for you to lick your elbow. Unless you are a physiological anomaly.
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16points
#104
Dolphins sleep with one eye open. One side of their brain stays awake and the opposite eye stays open to watch for danger and rise to the surface to breathe. Meanwhile, the other half of brain sleeps and the opposite eye is closed.
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16points
#106
Some sea cucumbers fight with their guts (literally). But don't worry, they grow them back in a couple of weeks.
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16points
#107
A jiffy is an actual unit of time. The term is often used to describe a very short but unspecified period of time, for example: "I'll have it sorted out in a jiffy!"
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15points
#108
Babe Ruth out-homered every American league team. He homered off 35 different pitchers.
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15points
#109
Wine is made from grapes, but that does not necessarily make it vegetarian or vegan. Some winemaking methods make surprising use of animal-derived products.
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15points
#110
The largest padlock in the world was created by Russian students and teachers, and it weighs 415.5 kg (916 lb).
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14points
#111
About 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.
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13points
#112
Ketchup leaves the bottle at a measured speed. It exits the glass bottle at 0.028 miles per hour.
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12points
#114
The name "bonobo" is thought to derive from a misspelling on a shipping crate from the town of Bolobo on the Congo River.
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11points
#116
Antares is 700 times larger than our Sun, and around 60,000 times more luminous.
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10points


