Just some weird facts

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Honey does not spoil.

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A lightning bolt is able to generate temperatures that are five times hotter than the temperatures found at the Sun’s surface.

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A mantis shrimp is able to swing its claw so fast that it boils the water around it and creates a flash of light.

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The Mona Lisa does not have eyebrows because it was the popular fashion in Renaissance Florence to get rid of them.

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To drain the average humans blood, it would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes.

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A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

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There is a Sardinian cheese called Casu Marzu which contains live maggots.

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The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches across.

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In 1567, a man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.

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The Northern leopard frog uses its eyes to swallow its prey. This is because it helps to push the food down their throat by retracting them into its head.

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The oldest condoms ever found date back to the 1640’s and were made from animal intestines.

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The longest duration between two twins being born was 84 days.

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Most of the lingerie at Victoria’s Secret was made with prison labour. 

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A lemon is not a naturally occurring fruit. It is a hybrid of citron.

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In California, there is a ‘Dumb Starbucks’ where all the products have the word ‘dumb’ before the names.

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Dead bodies can get goosebumps.

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There is a lizard named the “Jesus Christ Lizard” because of its ability to run on water.