#54: 20 Fun facts and trivia

Norwegians use the word “Texas” as a synonym to “crazy”. Tweet This

When Marco Polo first saw rhinos, he thought they were unicorns. Tweet This

In 2003, the Moroccan government offered to the U.S. troops in Iraq 2,000 monkeys, trained in detonating land mines. Tweet This

The zone that controls the eyes covers almost one quarter of the entire human brain. Tweet This

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On average, Bolivia had one coup d’état per year of existence. Tweet This

Any given day, women lose almost twice as many hairs as men. Tweet This

Tooth decay is the most common disease worldwide. Tweet This

Genetically modified salmon is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Tweet This

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Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetic project of a machine in the form of a roller coaster, designed to humanely take the life of a human being. Tweet This

In 2014, U.S. cops took more assets from people than burglars. Civil Asset Forfeiture Act gives them the legal right to do so. Tweet This

A top Chinese actress had her face examined to prove she hadn’t undergone a plastic surgery. Tweet This

Across the majority of the Western nations, the higher the marriage costs, the higher the probability of divorce. Tweet This

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After the Fukushima earthquake, Japan moved aside 2.5 meters (8 ft.) and the Earth tilted by 18 cm (7 inches). Tweet This

The budget of the movie “Titanic” was actually larger than the cost to build the actual ship. Tweet This

Romans used a sponge on the end of a stick instead of toilet paper. Tweet This

Today, only three countries haven’t yet adopted the metric system: U.S.A., Liberia and Myanmar. Tweet This

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Photoshop prevents you from working on full-size pictures of real banknotes. Tweet This

U.S. women are twice as likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications as Canadian women. Tweet This

There are insects named after Robert Redford, Che Guevara, Darth Vader, Kate Winslet, Liv Tyler, Adolf Hitler, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Tweet This

An 85-year-old Austrian woman singlehandedly shredded one million euro in banknotes. She wanted to piss off her relatives one more time before dying. Tweet This