#91: 13 Fun facts you probably didn’t know

In the United States of America, zebras hurt more zookeepers than tigers do. Tweet This

In 2016, a state-owned TV aired a tutorial explaining how Moroccan women could cover with make-up the marks of domestic violence. Tweet This

The vast majority of modern people have in their DNA between 1 and 4% of Neanderthal DNA. Tweet This

In 2016, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer stopped selling to the US government drugs for use in lethal injections. Tweet This

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In 2010, Evan Muncie survived for 27 days trapped in a huge pile of rubble after a massive earthquake struck Haiti. Tweet This

In 1990, a wave of so-called genitalia theft spread through Nigeria. The “victims” would claim that they felt a burning sensation when an unlucky stranger bumped into them “to steal their penis or to substitute it with a ghost-penis”. The mass hysteria led to the murders of many innocent people by angry mobs. Tweet This

In early 2017, China outlawed long beards and full-face coverings in the remote western region of Xinjiang as a part of its “anti-extremism” campaign. Tweet This

It is that simple: if a month starts with a Sunday, it will have a Friday 13th. Tweet This

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In 1974, Hiro Onoda was the last Japanese World War II soldier to surrender. Tweet This

Stairwells in Medieval castles were often curved very narrowly and in a clockwise direction. This design allowed the defenders to use their right hands in battle, thus handicapping the attackers. Tweet This

According to the rules of the International Tennis Federation, the tennis net can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) lower in the middle. Tweet This

It was observed on many skyscrapers that the sun sets up to three minutes later on the top floor compared to the first floor. Tweet This

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In 1667, the Dutch swapped with the Great Britain the island of Manhattan for Run Island, one of Indonesia’s Banda Islands. The Indonesian islands were then regarded as a precious source of spices. Tweet This