22 Fascinating Facts That Might Surprise You

Mizuka Ishiwatari Published 06/30/2015

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The Soviet Union refused to host the 1980 Paralympics, stating that none of their citizens had disabilities.
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The number of people living in the USA that are illiterate is almost equal to the entire population of Canada (32,000,000 vs 35,000,000).
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Between the 1910s and the 1950s, lesbian and bisexual women would give violets to the girl they were crushing on, to symbolize their "sapphic love".
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The Gaboon Viper is so docile and sluggish that they often don't bite even when stepped on.
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"American" was the official language of Illinois from 1923 to 1969.
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In 2002, Bruce Willis' daughter suggested giving Girl Scout cookies to troops. He bought 12,000 boxes and delivered them to troops stationed throughout the Middle East.
7.
After Disney sued Deadmau5 because his logo was to similar to their Mickey Mouse logo, Deadmau5 sued Disney for using his song "Ghosts N Stuff" in a video without his permission.
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A student in the UK was arrested for calling a horse 'gay.'
9.
LSD was first synthesized in 1938 but it wasn't until 5 years later that it's inventor accidentally consumed it, discovering its hallucinogenic properties.
10.
Larry King has been married eight times to seven women, including to a playboy bunny, a math teacher, and a devout Mormon. He had been married twice before his current wife was even born, and he and his current wife married in a hospital room days before he went into heart surgery.
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Japan has over 70 flavors of Fanta including: 'The Mystery Fruit', 'Genius Energy' and 'Hip Hop' flavor.
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In 1996 Brian Zembic agreed to receive breast implants and keep them for one year in return for US$100,000. He won the bet but became accustomed to the breasts and did not have them removed.
13.
The French term for brass knuckles is "Poing American" which literally translates to "American Fist."
14.
William of Auvergne conceived the idea that demons felt a particular and morbid attraction by long and beautiful female hair, and thus leading to the women of his time to start covering their hair to avoid exciting desire in them.
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There is a plant that survives by eating poop. It gives small animals a laxative and uses the nitrogen in the poop for food.
16.
Game Of Thrones actresses Emilia Clarke and Lena Headey have both played the character Sarah Connor from the Terminator franchise.
17.
During WWII, a Japanese Consul named Chiune Sugihara saved 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust by writing them Visas to Japan even after the government told him not to.
18.
Johnny Cash and his first wife Vivian named their daughter, Roseanne, after Johnny's nickname for Vivian's boobs: Rose and Anne.
19.
The actor who plays the "Cigarette Smoking Man" on the X-files, William B. Davis, is an anti-smoking advocate, an anti-paranormal skeptic.
20.
Rabbits have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to see what's happening behind them without turning their head, but they have a small blind-spot in front of their nose.
21.
There is an app for Icelandic natives that allows them to make sure they aren't about to bang a relative.
22.
There is a place on Earth that has been burning for 40 years.

1.
The Soviet Union refused to host the 1980 Paralympics, stating that none of their citizens had disabilities.
2.
The number of people living in the USA that are illiterate is almost equal to the entire population of Canada (32,000,000 vs 35,000,000).
3.
Between the 1910s and the 1950s, lesbian and bisexual women would give violets to the girl they were crushing on, to symbolize their "sapphic love".
4.
The Gaboon Viper is so docile and sluggish that they often don't bite even when stepped on.
5.
"American" was the official language of Illinois from 1923 to 1969.
6.
In 2002, Bruce Willis' daughter suggested giving Girl Scout cookies to troops. He bought 12,000 boxes and delivered them to troops stationed throughout the Middle East.
7.
After Disney sued Deadmau5 because his logo was to similar to their Mickey Mouse logo, Deadmau5 sued Disney for using his song "Ghosts N Stuff" in a video without his permission.
8.
A student in the UK was arrested for calling a horse 'gay.'
9.
LSD was first synthesized in 1938 but it wasn't until 5 years later that it's inventor accidentally consumed it, discovering its hallucinogenic properties.
10.
Larry King has been married eight times to seven women, including to a playboy bunny, a math teacher, and a devout Mormon. He had been married twice before his current wife was even born, and he and his current wife married in a hospital room days before he went into heart surgery.
11.
Japan has over 70 flavors of Fanta including: 'The Mystery Fruit', 'Genius Energy' and 'Hip Hop' flavor.
12.
In 1996 Brian Zembic agreed to receive breast implants and keep them for one year in return for US$100,000. He won the bet but became accustomed to the breasts and did not have them removed.
13.
The French term for brass knuckles is "Poing American" which literally translates to "American Fist."
14.
William of Auvergne conceived the idea that demons felt a particular and morbid attraction by long and beautiful female hair, and thus leading to the women of his time to start covering their hair to avoid exciting desire in them.
15.
There is a plant that survives by eating poop. It gives small animals a laxative and uses the nitrogen in the poop for food.
16.
Game Of Thrones actresses Emilia Clarke and Lena Headey have both played the character Sarah Connor from the Terminator franchise.
17.
During WWII, a Japanese Consul named Chiune Sugihara saved 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust by writing them Visas to Japan even after the government told him not to.
18.
Johnny Cash and his first wife Vivian named their daughter, Roseanne, after Johnny's nickname for Vivian's boobs: Rose and Anne.
19.
The actor who plays the "Cigarette Smoking Man" on the X-files, William B. Davis, is an anti-smoking advocate, an anti-paranormal skeptic.
20.
Rabbits have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to see what's happening behind them without turning their head, but they have a small blind-spot in front of their nose.
21.
There is an app for Icelandic natives that allows them to make sure they aren't about to bang a relative.
22.
There is a place on Earth that has been burning for 40 years.

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1. The Soviet Union refused to host the 1980 Paralympics, stating that none of their citizens had disabilities.

2. The number of people living in the USA that are illiterate is almost equal to the entire population of Canada (32,000,000 vs 35,000,000).

3. Between the 1910s and the 1950s, lesbian and bisexual women would give violets to the girl they were crushing on, to symbolize their "sapphic love".

4. The Gaboon Viper is so docile and sluggish that they often don't bite even when stepped on.

5. "American" was the official language of Illinois from 1923 to 1969.

6. In 2002, Bruce Willis' daughter suggested giving Girl Scout cookies to troops. He bought 12,000 boxes and delivered them to troops stationed throughout the Middle East.

7. After Disney sued Deadmau5 because his logo was to similar to their Mickey Mouse logo, Deadmau5 sued Disney for using his song "Ghosts N Stuff" in a video without his permission.

8. A student in the UK was arrested for calling a horse 'gay.'

9. LSD was first synthesized in 1938 but it wasn't until 5 years later that it's inventor accidentally consumed it, discovering its hallucinogenic properties.

10. Larry King has been married eight times to seven women, including to a playboy bunny, a math teacher, and a devout Mormon. He had been married twice before his current wife was even born, and he and his current wife married in a hospital room days before he went into heart surgery.

11. Japan has over 70 flavors of Fanta including: 'The Mystery Fruit', 'Genius Energy' and 'Hip Hop' flavor.

12. In 1996 Brian Zembic agreed to receive breast implants and keep them for one year in return for US$100,000. He won the bet but became accustomed to the breasts and did not have them removed.

13. The French term for brass knuckles is "Poing American" which literally translates to "American Fist."

14. William of Auvergne conceived the idea that demons felt a particular and morbid attraction by long and beautiful female hair, and thus leading to the women of his time to start covering their hair to avoid exciting desire in them.

15. There is a plant that survives by eating poop. It gives small animals a laxative and uses the nitrogen in the poop for food.

16. Game Of Thrones actresses Emilia Clarke and Lena Headey have both played the character Sarah Connor from the Terminator franchise.

17. During WWII, a Japanese Consul named Chiune Sugihara saved 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust by writing them Visas to Japan even after the government told him not to.

18. Johnny Cash and his first wife Vivian named their daughter, Roseanne, after Johnny's nickname for Vivian's boobs: Rose and Anne.

19. The actor who plays the "Cigarette Smoking Man" on the X-files, William B. Davis, is an anti-smoking advocate, an anti-paranormal skeptic.

20. Rabbits have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to see what's happening behind them without turning their head, but they have a small blind-spot in front of their nose.

21. There is an app for Icelandic natives that allows them to make sure they aren't about to bang a relative.

22. There is a place on Earth that has been burning for 40 years.

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1.
The Soviet Union refused to host the 1980 Paralympics, stating that none of their citizens had disabilities.

2.
The number of people living in the USA that are illiterate is almost equal to the entire population of Canada (32,000,000 vs 35,000,000).

3.
Between the 1910s and the 1950s, lesbian and bisexual women would give violets to the girl they were crushing on, to symbolize their "sapphic love".

4.
The Gaboon Viper is so docile and sluggish that they often don't bite even when stepped on.

5.
"American" was the official language of Illinois from 1923 to 1969.

6.
In 2002, Bruce Willis' daughter suggested giving Girl Scout cookies to troops. He bought 12,000 boxes and delivered them to troops stationed throughout the Middle East.

7.
After Disney sued Deadmau5 because his logo was to similar to their Mickey Mouse logo, Deadmau5 sued Disney for using his song "Ghosts N Stuff" in a video without his permission.

8.
A student in the UK was arrested for calling a horse 'gay.'

9.
LSD was first synthesized in 1938 but it wasn't until 5 years later that it's inventor accidentally consumed it, discovering its hallucinogenic properties.

10.
Larry King has been married eight times to seven women, including to a playboy bunny, a math teacher, and a devout Mormon. He had been married twice before his current wife was even born, and he and his current wife married in a hospital room days before he went into heart surgery.

11.
Japan has over 70 flavors of Fanta including: 'The Mystery Fruit', 'Genius Energy' and 'Hip Hop' flavor.

12.
In 1996 Brian Zembic agreed to receive breast implants and keep them for one year in return for US$100,000. He won the bet but became accustomed to the breasts and did not have them removed.

13.
The French term for brass knuckles is "Poing American" which literally translates to "American Fist."

14.
William of Auvergne conceived the idea that demons felt a particular and morbid attraction by long and beautiful female hair, and thus leading to the women of his time to start covering their hair to avoid exciting desire in them.

15.
There is a plant that survives by eating poop. It gives small animals a laxative and uses the nitrogen in the poop for food.

16.
Game Of Thrones actresses Emilia Clarke and Lena Headey have both played the character Sarah Connor from the Terminator franchise.

17.
During WWII, a Japanese Consul named Chiune Sugihara saved 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust by writing them Visas to Japan even after the government told him not to.

18.
Johnny Cash and his first wife Vivian named their daughter, Roseanne, after Johnny's nickname for Vivian's boobs: Rose and Anne.

19.
The actor who plays the "Cigarette Smoking Man" on the X-files, William B. Davis, is an anti-smoking advocate, an anti-paranormal skeptic.

20.
Rabbits have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to see what's happening behind them without turning their head, but they have a small blind-spot in front of their nose.

21.
There is an app for Icelandic natives that allows them to make sure they aren't about to bang a relative.

22.
There is a place on Earth that has been burning for 40 years.