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MayurBhat , Robert So Report

There are more libraries in the US than McDonald's. Bookworms win!

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    ShetlandPoodle , Jim Report

    Otters carry their favorite stone tucked in their pocket. Little underwater tool users!

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    anon , Neil Ni Report

    Hunting whales is illegal in Arizona, even though it’s nowhere near an ocean. Weird, right?

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    12477 , Timwi Report

    Point Nemo is so far from land, the closest humans are astronauts on the International Space Station zooming overhead. Mind blown.

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    anon , Renee Grayson Report

    If you get stung by this wasp, lie down and scream your lungs out. Trust us, it helps with the pain (and keeps you from falling over).

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    TheRealMajour , Corradox Report

    Polar bears and grizzly bears are now making hybrid babies called Grolar Bears. Nature’s crossover episode!

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    GrandDukeOfNowhere , Ivett M Report

    Dinosaurs never saw grass because it didn’t exist yet. Makes the Jurassic lawn look pretty bare!

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    LDodge7047 Report

    Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm about 100 years before computers even showed up. Way ahead of her time!

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    GiGGLED420 , Ray McKay Report

    The 15-20 biggest container ships actually make more pollution than all the cars on Earth. Yikes.

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    TheSlipperyPot8o , kaboompics Report

    If you have ten bucks and zero debt, congrats! You’re wealthier than a quarter of Americans. Not bad!

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    skye_sago , Luis Quintero Report

    Turns out Antarctica is the biggest desert on Earth because deserts are defined by how little it rains, and Antarctica barely gets any.

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    Icantunafish , cottonbro studio Report

    When you say 'a ton of people,' it actually means about 11 people. Good to know!

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    MiYu23 Report

    Forget the myth! Napoleon was about 5'6" – pretty average for his time. He wasn’t the short guy history likes to joke about.

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    Emilybeths , Femke Hansen Report

    Mushrooms and their pals are actually more closely related to animals than to plants. Weird family tree, huh?

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    tatsuedoa , George Peter Alexander Healy Report

    John Tyler, born 1790, has two living grandchildren as of 2017. Sounds like a time-travel family reunion!

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    Illhunt_yougather , Aaron J Hill Report

    There are more white-tail deer roaming the U.S. today than back when Europeans first showed up.

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    anon Report

    That bright green stuff on your sushi? Probably not the real wasabi. It's usually horseradish with food coloring. Sneaky!

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    Kukantiz , Phearak Chamrien Report

    The entire state of Wyoming has just two escalators. Ready for a ride?

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    abusiveyusuf , Jeff Dlouhy Report

    Nintendo started way back in 1889. They’ve been rocking the game world since forever!

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    Indianfattie , Juan Pablo Daniel Report

    Saudi Arabia imports sand. Dust to dust... just not their own!

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    ZenxFold , H. Hümâ Yardim Report

    France secretly lends power to Britain so their kettles don’t trigger power surges—after a TV show ended, the kettles freaked out a few times in 2013.

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    Foolishpuck80 , DIC Entertainment / Hanna-Barbera Report

    That cartoon featured Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Tim Curry, and Meg Ryan. Eco-friendly and star-studded!

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    TheRealMajour , mustangjoe Report

    The Giza pyramids were up while mammoths still stomped around. History is wild!

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    anon , Zelch Csaba Report

    At their farthest, all planets in our solar system would fit perfectly in the gap between Earth and the Moon. Space Tetris!

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    anon , NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Report

    Since Pluto was discovered, it hasn't even orbited halfway around the sun once. Slow and steady out there.

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    Governor_Humphries , Wallace Araujo Report

    Believe it or not, the US passed a law in 1868 that actually stopped the government from banning gay marriage. History surprise!

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    ToxicSpook , Anastasia Shuraeva Report

    Netflix kicked off a year before Google did. Talk about streaming before searching!

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    TheJaiGitster , Drgnu23 Report

    Six fingers are a dominant trait genetically. Too bad it’s so rare you probably won’t meet anyone with it!

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    anon Report

    Most people cross paths with psychopaths and sociopaths but don't spot them. Crazy, right?

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    Skeptik7 Report

    The priciest grocery item is saffron – about $5,000 a pound. Use sparingly!

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    MacheteDont , Fernando Cortés Report

    The whole ‘horned helmet’ idea is a myth. Vikings rocked plain helmets, less dramatic but more real!

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    anon , Tahir Xəlfə Report

    If you get the wrong blood type during a transfusion, people report a terrifying feeling like something awful is about to happen.

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    QueenofKnights Report

    In Churchill, Manitoba, bears that get too close or act up get tranquilized and sent to a 'bear jail.' They’re set free later. Bear time-out!

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    Skeptik7 , Ryan Schreiber Report

    The biggest US cities by land size are all in Alaska. Guess space isn’t a problem there!

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    odin99999 , prayitnophotography Report

    Harvard University was around for over 100 years before the US even became a country. Old school!

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    anon , Ellie Burgin Report

    Surprise! Chihuahuas are more closely related to grizzly bears than to hyenas. Tiny dog, big family!

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    Crashbrennan , Regan Dsouza Report

    Maine’s got about 30,000 black bears but only 15,000 Black people. Bears are definitely winning the population game here.

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    jaykeith , Tara Winstead Report

    Googolplex is so massive, you'd need to write on subatomic particles—and there aren’t even enough particles in the universe to do it. Mind = blown.

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    guywhoclimbs , Valeska Huyskens Report

    Here’s a brain teaser: if you cut a hole in a net, it ends up with fewer holes. Go figure!

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    roadierunway12 , bbc.com Report

    France’s domestic flight from Paris to Reunion Island is the longest in the world. Talk about a long trip home!

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    etymologynerd Report

    In any language, the top word is used twice as much as the second, three times the third, and so on. Language math magic!

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    anon , Rob King Report

    Metal helmets in WW1 caused more head injuries because soldiers took more risks. Oops?

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    Jolly_bob_ Report

    Believe it or not, more Americans say they’ve seen ghosts than met a trans person. Spooky statistic!

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    wscjustin Report

    Money buys happiness only up to about $73K a year. After that, it’s mostly about other stuff.

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    anon Report

    We share about 60% of our genes with bananas. So next time you’re peeling one, say hi to your distant cousin!

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    Zediac , Monojit Dutta Report

    Pure water doesn’t conduct electricity well. It's the stuff dissolved in water that usually gets zappy.

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    Leanne1719 , kaboompics Report

    If you knock a tooth out but put it back in its socket fast enough, it can grow roots again. Tooth miracle!

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    5a1amander Report

    Surprise! 27 US states are farther north than Canada's southernmost point. Even California! But not New Jersey.

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    ephemeralkitten , Jeremy Waterhouse Report

    Owls have a special throat that makes choking almost impossible. Nature’s little superheroes.

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    JDM_MoonShibe , Caleb Oquendo Report

    High-definition video technology has been here for over two decades—it just took a while to become popular with everyone.

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    #51

    anon Report

    The NYC metro area actually has a bigger population than all the rest of New York State combined. City life rules!

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    MetalManic Report

    British singers don’t actually have a British accent when they sing. Their brains tell them to fake it for rhythm and harmony. Sneaky!

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