Have you ever heard something that sounds too good to be true? Chances are, it probably is. But there are some things out there that sound completely unbelievable, and yet they’re actually true.
From the strange behavior of cats to the mysterious origins of common words, this piece will explore 15 incredible facts that can’t possibly be right but surprisingly are! So put on your thinking cap and get ready for a wild ride as we delve into these fascinating truths.
When you get a kidney transplant, they often (but not always) leave your original kidneys in your body and put the 3rd kidney in your pelvis.
This procedure helps ensure that the patient will still be able to have healthy functioning kidneys, even after the transplant.
It is possible for a professional mimic to forget his own voice
With enough practice and repetition, the mimic can eventually get so used to another voice that they have difficulty going back to their natural one.
Only 10 to 13% of indexed data on the Internet is p**n. Four times that amount is spam
This statistic highlights the need for caution with what we access and view on the Internet in order to ensure our safety from malicious content.
There used to be a flying reptile that was as tall as a giraffe
Quetzalcoatlus is a flying reptile that lived during the late Cretaceous period. It had an impressive wingspan of up to 33 feet and could soar at heights of approximately 10,000 feet!
We went to the moon before we thought to put wheels on suitcases
In the 1950s and 1960s, humanity went on a journey to the Moon before they thought to put wheels on suitcases. It wasn’t until 1970, when Bernard Sadow invented the wheeled suitcase, travelers could easily move around their belongings.
The founder of match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com
Kremen’s own girlfriend found someone else on the dating site and left him heartbroken.
Mammoths were alive when the Great Pyramid was being built.
Although mammoths had gone extinct in Europe, they still roamed North America at the time, and some experts even speculate that they may have seen the building process from a distance!
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
Oxford University is one of the oldest universities in the world, established in 1096. It’s even older than the Aztec Empire, which was founded around 1428.
Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born in the same year
In 1929, Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were both born in the same year. Despite their different backgrounds, they both became iconic figures for justice and peace.
Less time separates the existence of humans and the tyrannosaurus rex than the t-rex and the Stegosaurus.
The T-Rex lived about 67 million years ago, while humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago. That means there is a gap of roughly 66 million years between the two species, which is much larger than the gap of 15 million years between T-Rex and Stegosaurus.
The brother of John Wilkes Booth saved Abraham Lincoln’s son from being hit by a train without knowing who it was he saved.
Without knowing it, Edwin saved Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert from being hit by a train in 1864. This happened after John Wilkes Booth had assassinated President Lincoln, and his brother was overwhelmed with guilt and remorse for the actions of his sibling.
Cows have best friends, and they get stressed out when they are separated
Cows are surprisingly social animals that have best friends and even get stressed out when they are separated.
In the early 1900s, a wave of molasses rushed through the streets of Boston at 35mph, killing 21 people
The storage tank containing 2.3 million gallons of molasses had become corroded over time and eventually burst open, sending a 15-foot tall wave rushing through the city at 35 miles per hour and causing immense destruction that included 21 deaths and 150 injuries.
A moose can dive underwater up to nearly 20 feet in search of food
They use their powerful front legs and antlers to quickly propel themselves through the depths in search of aquatic vegetation and other food sources.
The lighter the roast of coffee, the more caffeine it has
This is because when coffee beans are roasted, they lose some of their water content and thus reduce in size, resulting in a loss of caffeine as well.
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