29 Strange Fun Facts To Keep Your Mind Entertained With New Knowledge

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Sep 18, 2017 11:00 PM EDT

Don't have enough random, useless facts inside your brain? Don't worry, we've got you covered. We are strong believers in the usefulness of useless facts. So here are 29 strange facts that may or may not come in handy one day. Enjoy. 

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    Head - WTF fun fact #T058 US Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Martin van Buren, and Dwight Eisenhower all had red hair. wtfunfact.com
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    WTF fun fact # T038 On the same day James Van Allen announced his discovery of the "Van Allen" radiation belt, he agreed to help the US military nuke it to see what happened. It was described by historian James Fleming as the first time "someone dicovered something and immediately decided to blow it up" wtffunfact.com
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    Chin - WTF fun fact #Tbb The founder of Little Caesars plzza pald Rosa Parks rent for over 10 years. When Mike Ilitch learned the 81-year-old civill rights activist had been robbed and beaten In her Detroit home in 1994, he wanted to move her to a safer apartment- so he established a trust to cover the housing expenses and continued paying her rent every slingle month untl she died in 2005. wtffunfact.com
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    Bicycle part - WTF fun fact # To60 The inventor of the fidget spinner surrendered the patent in 2005 because she could not afford the $400 fee to renew the patent O wtffunfact.com
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    Metal - WTF fun fact # T30 The beard of Tutankhamun's golden mask fell off during the cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since that was not the professional method and permanent damage was done to the mask they were prosecuted for this in 2016.
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    Food - WTF fun fact # Toblo Fika is the Swedish tradition of having coffee, cake, and a chat. It's such an integral part of the culture that many businesses have fika twice a day, and sometimes it's mandatory. wtffunfact.com
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    Fast food restaurant - WTF fun fact # To62 35 Restaurants In China Were Busted or Under Investigation For Dosing Food With Opium Poppy In Order To Get Customers Hooked 东北风 味 油炸土豆条5 元一支 白重内場大9元7元 /商临大元个无 /肉大口元n 大中7元小4 大1中 4 中1343 1井肉大2元小1加元 重業時量大9元小7元 牛肉館大2元小 10元 A e14 牛肉炒饭元 12 AE 12 盖饭く土豆饭 12元 8 12 各种 素凉拌类。 肉凉排类。 饭类《 地 领 BRA R E
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    Learning - WTF fun fact #T059 Research shows that being continuously sleep-deprived makes you dumb, irritable, distracted, unhappy, and fat. wtffunfact.com
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    Album cover - WTF fun fact #Tbbl The Plague solved an overpopulation problem in 14th century Europe. In the aftermath wages increased, rent decreased, wealth was more evenly distributed, diet improved and life expectancy increased.
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    People in nature - WTF fun fact #1T643 Studies have found that a steady stream of minor accomplishments makes you more satisfied with your life than a few major accomplishments.
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    Medal - WTF fun fact #1615 Hitler's Third Reich awarded a gold, diamond-engraved Cross of the German Mother to women upon the birth of their thirteenth child. CUTSR DE AALL wtffunfact.com
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    Product - WTF fun fact # T682 In 2004, farmers in India used Pepsi and Coca Cola instead of pesticides because they were cheaper and got the job done just as well. Coke
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    Face - WTF fun fact #T642 One of the most wanted cybercriminals in the USA was arrested after he was hacked by the FBI. His password was his the name of his cat plus '123'
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    Human - WTF fun fact #T64|| Due to the historically long bond between dogs and humans, dogs have evolved to understand human laughter.
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    Skin - WTF fun fact # T626 Two percent of people carry an unusual form of a specific gene (ABCC11) that means their armpits never smell. wtffunfact.com
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    Toy - WTF fun fact # 613 Lego doesn't make any military-themed sets because the creator didn't want to make war seem like child's play. LEGO wtffunfact.com ooo00
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    Photo caption - WTF fun fact #T652 When Andre the Giant would go drinking in Manhatten, the NYPD would have an officer follow him around town to make sure he didn't drunkenly fall on anyone again. ERNATIONAL Y BOXIN Y OCMOKI WITHIN SO FE wtffunfact.com
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    Text - WTF fun fact #T044 in 1866 two separate entrepreneurs started competing milk companies in Switzerland. By 1905, when both men were dead, the two companies merged to become Nestle. HENRI NESTLE KINDERMEHL se Alponmilch enta CLER stodige Nale
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    People - WTF fun fact # T056 The owner of Macy's died on the Titanic. He refused to get in a lifeboat before women and children, and his wife refused to leave without him. She said, "I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so will we die, together." They were last seen standing on the deck, arm in arm wtffunfact.com
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    Eyebrow - WTF fun fact #T640 Your pupils can expand by as much as 45% when looking at someone you love.
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    Text - WTF fun fact # To63 Charlie Sheen pays over $100,000/month in child support. wtffunfact.com
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    Red - WTF fun fact #T653 Red Solo cups are a common souvenir for foreigners to bring back from the USA. wtffunfact.com
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    Cook - WTF fun fact # T041 Your attraction to a certain food is based on having a good relationship with the person you remember first preparing it. wtffunfact.com
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    Hair - WTF fun fact #T685 Leonardo da Vinci was the first to explain why the sky is blue.
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    Food - WTF fun fact #1688 A man from China bought a first class ticket which came with access to a VIP lounge that had free food. He rescheduled over 300 times in a year to enjoy over 300 free meals. When investigated, he canceled the ticket and got a full refund.
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    Motor vehicle - WTF fun fact #T641 Tesla is now worth more than Ford Motor Company wtffunfact.com
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    Dairy cow - WTF fun fact # T610 Ben and Jerry's have their cows massaged as a part of treating them ethically.
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    People in nature - WTF fun fact #T54 Hypnagogia is the state in between being awake and asleep. wtffunfact.com
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    Water transportation - WTF fun fact #T69 The human heart pumps enough blood in a lifetime to fill three supertankers. ac pEW IR ETAA wtffunfact.com
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