rendom facts


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DATE: Oct. 19, 2018, 3:44 p.m.

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  1. 'Gay Bob', the first openly gay doll was launched in 1977. His ear was pierced, and his box was shaped like a closet. #funfact
  2. The Empire State building gets hit by lightning about 25 times per year. #funfact
  3. Although it may seem counterintuitive, sleep deprivation is effective at treating severe depression. #funfact
  4. The founder of Adidas went by the nickname Adi, because his real name - Adolf - has become rather unpopular. #funfact
  5. If you laid all the molecules in a teaspoon of water end to end, it would stretch 10 times the width of the solar system. #science
  6. Fleas have penises that are 2.5 times their own body length—on an average man, that'd be a 13-foot member #animals
  7. The most rain ever recorded in666 one minute was 1.23 inches in Unionville, Maryland, on July 4, 1956. #funfact
  8. When a carnivore’s belly stays full, it loses the urge to hunt, which is why aquarium sharks rarely eat the small fish living in their tank. #MarineLife
  9. Americans overestimate their own class mobility to protect their beliefs in the promise of equality of opportunity, according to a study. #funfact
  10. Red, irritated eyes after swimming in a pool isn't cause by chlorine- It's caused by urine. #funfact
  11. Smell Dating is a service where potential matches exchange contact information if they like the smell of one another's unwashed t-shirt. #funfact
  12. In Japan, depression is described as "kokoro no kaze"—a cold of the soul. #funfact
  13. Psychologists have found that people who doubt themselves too much end up engaging in excessive information processing which leads to procrastination and self-handicapping. #psychology
  14. Phagophobia is the fear of swallowing. #phobia
  15. Technically, the third-largest city in California (by area) is California City, but only 15,000 people live in its southwest corner. #funfact
  16. In a world first, a baby has been born with DNA from three biological parents. #science
  17. Fish that are capable of vocalizing have dusk and dawn choruses, just like the birds in the forest #MarineLife
  18. Chile peppers that grow in stressful conditions—like drought and high heat—turn out hotter than peppers from gentle climates. #plants
  19. The word "ponder" comes from the Latin word "pondus," which means "weight." Thus, to ponder is to weigh a matter mentally. #knowledge
  20. The very first album leaked online was "Songs of Faith and Devotion" by Depeche Mode in 1993.

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