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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 3h

If you plan to dispose of a human body in water you should wrap it in chicken wire first. When the body bloats the wire cuts the skin and lets the gas out so it won't float to the surface.

Or so I've heard.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 14h

We get the word ‘bear’ from the Germanic word for ‘the brown one’.

We don't actually know what original word for bear used to be because the actual word was taboo, and people were scared to use it in case it summoned one.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 1d

If the Earth suddenly doubled in size, trees would immediately fall over as surface gravity would be doubled. It would also mean dog-sized and larger animals would not be able to run without breaking a leg.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 1d

If you wanted to write a letter out of blood you would have to write it in under a minute before the blood thickens too quickly.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 2d

There - location
They're - they are
Their - ownership

Your welcome.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 2d

In 1948 the committee responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize chose no one, stating there was no suitable living candidate, mostly as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated earlier that year.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 2d

Parenting is buying 4 bananas and watching them get eaten in one day.

Then buying 8 bananas and watching them go off because no one likes bananas.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 3d

To remember where each Disney theme park is the clue is in the name.

DisneyLAnd is in LA
DisneywORLd is in Orlando
Disneyland Paris is in Paris

And so on

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 3d

The peter pepper is also referred to as the ‘Chilly Willy’, and scientists are baffled as to why.

the Peter pepper, aka chilli Willy. a pepper that looks like a penis

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 4d

Human beings are 3% metal. 🤘

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 4d

In 2005 there was a reality show that piloted in Germany called Sperm Race where 12 contestants donated their sperm to a lab, where doctors observed their seed race toward an egg. The winner of the sperm race got a Porsche.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 5d

The average person has 13 secrets.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 5d

Countries are more likely to go to war when their national football team is doing well.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 5d

According to a 1985 paper, everything takes 2.71 times as long as you think it will.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 6d

Feefiphobia is the fear of giants.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 6d

More people have been to the moon than have won Takeshi's castle.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 7d

The magnificent bollocks

Peter Ellis @almostconverge.kozterulethasznalatienge.day · 7d

on her majesty's secret bollocks

👻🎃🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Just Ni-Ghoul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎃👻 @nothinghuman.bsky.social · 7d

Some Sunday evening fun.

I’ll go first;

Ferris Bueller’s Bollocks Off.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 7d

You should never give unsolicited advice.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 7d

In the UK, McDonald's coffee costs £0.34 per 100ml. Starbucks is £0.42 per 100ml and Harris & Hoole comes out at £0.67 per 100ml.

However, in terms of per cup, none of these are as expensive as Victoria's secret.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 8d

Scientists have finally found out which spice girl can carry the most petrol. The answer? Gerry can.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 8d

To avoid US libel suits, authors will sometimes make sure to note that a fictionalized person has a small penis.

For libel, it must be obvious the real person and character are the same.

Men rarely want to prove in court that they are obviously the character with a small penis.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 9d

You technically have about 4 minutes to live, but every time you breathe, you reset the clock.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 9d

There are many Easter eggs when using the Google search engine.

Searching for

'total eclipse 2024' makes an eclipse appear

'elden ring' gives the tarnished a message

And searching for 'missing medieval servant', gets you 'page not found'.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 10d

You never own money, it's just your turn with it.

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Amazing Facts @amazingfacts.bsky.social · 10d

All wine is mulled when you think about it.

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