11 Strange And Surprising Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know
The internet has become a treasure trove of information, connecting people from all walks of life and allowing them to share their knowledge and experiences. One fascinating corner of Reddit is dedicated to the discussion of “weird facts“. These facts, often obscure and offbeat, spark curiosity and ignite conversations.
So, let’s dive into this online thread where users are sharing some of the most bizarre and fascinating facts they’ve come across. Check out some of the most fascinating responses below.
11 PHOTOS
#1
When you get a tattoo laser removal, you pee out the ink particles.
#2
There’s no maximum length to a train, you just add another engine.
#3
You can duplicate your liver.
JetScreamerBaby:
A liver consists of two distinct lobes. When doctors perform a transplant on a living patient, they remove half the donor’s liver and give it to the recipient. Eventually, both patients regrow the missing half of a liver.
#4
Some military helicopters on aircraft carriers are made of magnesium and should they catch fire it’s literally impossible to put them out as the magnesium will take the oxygen from the water and use that to keep burning. So the only thing that can be done is to push them overboard and even as they sink they will continue to burn until the magnesium is completely burned up.
#5
Manatees control their buoyancy by farting. Toot toot floaty sea cow.
#6
The island of Java has more people than the entirety of Russia. Despite being 170 times smaller in size.
#7
Cockroaches will be able to smell when another cockroach dies. If you ever see one in your home, 1) obviously there’s more, but 2) they will come out in droves to look for the dead roach. They don’t “starve out” like mice or weevils, they cannibalize.
We had a roach problem for a bit, we couldn’t afford pest control so I had to handle this s**t myself LMAO certified roach annihilator here.
#8
For every human being there are about 2.5 million ants in the world, so if the ants one day spontaneously decide to attack us humans about 90% or more of the world’s population would die.
There are about 20 quadrillion ants in the world.
#9
The national animal of Scotland is a Unicorn.
#10
Australia is wider than the moon.
#11
By the time the Aztec empire was founded, Oxford University was as old as the United States is today.
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