Nobody wants to be perceived as gullible. So if you hear something that sounds too good, too absurd, or too devastating to be true, your first instinct might be to simply deny it. “Yeah right, that’s a good joke!” But history has shown us time and time again that truth is stranger than fiction, and we’ve got a list below that proves that point.
Netizens have been sharing surprising facts that sound too ridiculous to be true, so we’ve compiled a list of the most amusing ones below. From scientific fun facts to random tidbits of information about modern companies, we hope you enjoy scrolling through this treasure trove of knowledge. And be sure to upvote the facts that you find hard to believe!
#4
The Giza pyramids were built when Mammoths still roamed the earth.
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3points
#5
At its furthest away point, you can fit every planet in our solar system between Earth and the Moon.
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#6
There is a point in the Pacific Ocean named "Point Nemo" which is the furthest point from land. In fact, it is so far from land, the nearest humans are often astronauts in the International Space Station when it passes overhead. The ISS orbits the Earth at a maximum of **416 km** while the nearest inhabited landmass to Point Nemo is **over 2,700 km away**.
3points
#7
The 15-20 largest container ships in the world create more pollution than all of the cars in the world.
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#8
If you have 10 dollars in your pocket and no debts , you have more wealth than 25% of Americans.
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#9
Pluto has not gone half way around the sun since its discovery.
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#10
The longest domestic flight in the world is in France (Paris to Réunion).
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#11
John Tyler, born 1790 has 2 living grandchildren as of 2017. Not great grandchildren, just regular grandkids. I think he was in his 80s when he had a son and his son was also pretty old when he had these 2.
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#12
There was no grass in dinosaur times. It just seems so strange because it's so ubiquitous today.
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#14
Having six fingers is actually a dominant trait, but the genes for it are so incredibly rare that pretty much no one has it.
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#15
The entire captain planet cartoon was a all star cast. It had Whoppie Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Tim Curry, Meg Ryan.
3points
#16
There are more whitetail deer in the U.S now than at the time of first European contact.
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#17
In the US, the legislation which prevents the government from banning gay marriage was passed in 1868.
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#19
Polar Bears have recently been migrating further south and mating with Grizzly bears, creating a hybrid called Grolar Bears. They were separated for so long they took on different phenotypes, but they aren’t distant enough to no longer be able to mate and create viable offspring.
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2points
#20
A Chihuahua is more Closely related to a Grizzly bear than to a Hyena.
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