25 Bizarre Facts About the World That Sound Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Novel but Are Totally True

The world is a strange and wonderful place, full of facts that sound like someone just made them up after a late-night Wikipedia spiral—but the crazy part is, they're 100% true. You know the kind of facts I mean: the ones that make you stop, blink, and think, "There's no way that's real." But, sure enough, it is. Like how bananas are technically berries, but strawberries aren't. Or that there are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones. Yeah, mind-blowing.

We've gathered some of the wildest, most bizarre facts about the world that sound like they were pulled straight out of a sci-fi novel but are totally legit. If you want to impress (or confuse) your friends at your next trivia night, these are the nuggets of knowledge you need. So get ready to question everything you thought you knew because the truth really is stranger than fiction. Just don't blame us if your brain feels a little scrambled afterward—these facts are weird, but they're true!

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