Ancient Japanese Farting Contests

OMG WTF Fun Facts #131

During the "Edo" period in Ancient Japan, they used to have farting contests to see who was the loudest, or longest.

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Babies Can Drink And Breathe At The Same TIme

OMG WTF Fun Facts #122

Babies can drink and breathe at the same time for the first 3 months.

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Inga Arvad - Hitler - Kennedy

OMG WTF Fun Facts #121

Inga Arvad was Hitler's companion to the 1936 Summer Olympics, she was also romantically involved with John F. Kennedy

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The Truth About Dingle-berries

OMG WTF Fun Facts #120

Dingle-berries are actually real berries, they are a type of cranberry native in the Southeast U.S.

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Records For Fastest Rise And Drop In Temperature

OMG WTF Fun Facts #119

South Dakota holds records for both fastest drop, and rise in temperature. Fastest drop: 27.2 °C (49 °F) in 15 minutes; Rapid City, South Dakota, 1911-01-10. Fastest rise: 27 °C (49 °F) in 2 minutes; Spearfish, South Dakota, 1943-01-22.

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Mexican Art For Taxes

OMG WTF Fun Facts #118

In Mexico, artists can pay there taxes with their artwork.

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Blood Vs. Ink

OMG WTF Fun Facts #117

Human blood by weight is less expensive than printer ink.

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Christopher Lee - JRR Tolkien

OMG WTF Fun Facts #116

Christopher Lee got Tolkien's blessing to play Gandalf if L.O.T.R was ever made, he played Saruman instead. Lee is the only person on the film to have Tolkien. He is also the tallest leading actor, and most prolific with 276+ roles

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Slipping On A Banana Peel - Hazard In Early 1900s

OMG WTF Fun Facts #115

Slipping on a bananas peel was a real health hazard in the early 1900s.

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Christmas Truce Of 1914 During WWI

OMG WTF Fun Facts #114

Christmas of 1914 during WWI, British and German troops laid down weapons and entered no man's land where they joined each other to celebrate. It is depicted in the movie "Joyeux Noël"

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Photo Of Lightning Striking Chicago's 3 Tallest Buildings

OMG WTF Fun Facts #113

Lightning struck Chicago's 3 tallest buildings on July 3, 2014. Craig Shimala was filming a timelapse and happen to catch it on film.

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Mosquitos Love Type O Blood

OMG WTF Fun Facts #112

Mosquitos are 83 percent more likely to land on people with "Type O" blood than others.

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Cowardly Lion Costume - Real Lion Pelts

OMG WTF Fun Facts #111

The "Cowardly Lion" costume worn by Bert Lahr in the original "Wizard of Oz" was made from real lion pelts.

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Niue Pkemon Coin

OMG WTF Fun Facts #110

The country of Niue, had Pokemon Pikachu's likeness on their currency in 2001.

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Bottlenose Dolphin Commited Suicide

OMG WTF Fun Facts #109

Peter the Bottle-nose Dolphin committed suicide when he was separated from the researcher he "loved". He simply refused to breathe, and suffocated himself.

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Diet Coke Floats

OMG WTF Fun Facts #108

Diet Coke floats in water, Regular Coke will sink. The lack of sugar in the Diet makes it less dense.

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Virus Intected WIth Virus

OMG WTF Fun Facts #107

Large "Mimivirus" Viruses, visible with a normal microscope, can get infected with the much smaller ones (Sputnik virus).

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Wild Hippos In Columbia

OMG WTF Fun Facts #106

There are wild hippos romaing Colombia. Pablo Escobar brought then their in the 1980s

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Smarter People Are More Faithful

OMG WTF Fun Facts #105

The more intelligent you are, the more likely you will be faithful in a relationship.

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North Korea's Juche Calendar Year

OMG WTF Fun Facts #103

To find North Korea's calendar year  subtract 1911. Their "Juche" year is is based on the birth year of Kim ll-Sung. Caaaraaazzzzyy!

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GI Tract - Unclassified Genetic Material

OMG WTF Fun Facts #102

About half of the genetic information found in your Gastro-Intestinal tract does not match anything  plant, animal, fungus, virus, or bacteria. It is classifed as "biological dark matter."

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Floyd Mayweather Highest Paid Athlete

OMG WTF Fun Facts #101

In 2012, Floyd Mayweather was the highest paid athlete. He spent less less than 1 hour in the ring for 2 boxing matches and earned $85 million.

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Triplets Seperated At Birth Reunite

OMG WTF Fun Facts #100

Triplets, Robert, David and Eddy, were separated at birth. In 1980 Robert was mistaken for Eddy at college, they found out they were "twins" and it became a news item. David saw the newspaper article and realized he was their triplet.

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The Moai Heads Of Easter Island

OMG WTF Fun Facts #99

The "Moai heads" of Easter Island really have bodies.

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Lac Rose, The Pink Lake Of Senegal

OMG WTF Fun Facts #98

Lac Rose is a pink lake in Senegal. The color is caused by Dunaliella salina algae.

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The Golden Jellyfish Of Palau

OMG WTF Fun Facts #97

In Palau (Micronesia), there is a lake with Jellyfish that don't sting. When the lake was no longer connected to the sea there were no longer any natural predators, and the "Golden Jellyfish" evolved without a defense mechanism

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Hot Water Freezes Faster

OMG WTF Fun Facts #96

Hot water turns into ice quicker than cold water. One theory is because hot water reacts with freezing air to form a convection current that pushes the colder water down, but leaves the current intact.

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Muhammad Ali Gave Away Olympic Medal

OMG WTF Fun Facts #95

The first Olympic medal Muhammad Ali won was given to his high school teacher who told him "you ain't never gonna be nuthin."

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Passing Gas In The Middle Ages

OMG WTF Fun Facts #94

In the middle ages, people would pass gas in jars to sniff them. They thought it would prevent death.

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How Splenda Was Discovered

OMG WTF Fun Facts #93

Splenda was discovered when a researcher heard "taste this" instread of what was really said, "test this"

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Cows In India Vs, Cars In The U.S.

OMG WTF Fun Facts #92

There are more cows in India, than cars in the U.S.

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Han Son Doong Cave In Vietnam

OMG WTF Fun Facts #91

The largest cave in the world is Hang Son Doong in Vietnam. It is so large that is has forests and clouds inside.

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Re: The Word 'Regarding", Which Is Really "Res"

OMG WTF Fun Facts #90

"Re:" in subject line is not an abbreviation of "regarding", but the ablative form of the Latin word "res" which means "in the matter of"

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Mexican Immigration Laws

OMG WTF Fun Facts #89

Mexico's immigrations laws are much more strict than in the U.S.  For example: In Mexicoillegal immigration is a felony, punishable by up to two years in prison, and if you attempt to re-enter again you can be imprisoned for 10 years.

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The Tower Of London In The 1950s

OMG WTF Fun Facts #88

Prisoners were still held at the Tower of London as of the 1950s. Some of it's famous occupants were: Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh,  Guy Fawkes, Lady Jane Grey and  Rudolf Hess.

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Tenochtitlan In 1519

OMG WTF Fun Facts #87

In 1519 Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire (now Mexico City), was estimated to have  3-4 times the population of London.

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Man Made Clouds - FIFA World Cup 2022 Quatar

OMG WTF Fun Facts #86

Qatar University scientists have created man made clouds for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They cost $500,000 each, and will help beat the heat which can get up to 50°C/122°F.

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Viagara On Flowers

OMG WTF Fun Facts #85

When Viagra is dissolved in water it can make cut flowers stand up straight a week longer than they normally would.

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James Stockdale - Capture In Vietnam

OMG WTF Fun Facts #84

Commander James Stockdale slit his scalp with a razor so that his Vietnamese captors could not use him as propaganda.

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Hitler And Stalin, Nobel Peace Prize?

OMG WTF Fun Facts #83

Stalin and Hitler were both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Finger Fumbler

OMG WTF Fun Facts #82

Sign language has the equivalent of a tongue-twister, it is called a finger-fumbler.

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12 Worker Bees = 1 Teaspoon Of Honey

OMG WTF Fun Facts #81

It takes 12 worker bees there whole life to create just 1 teaspoon of honey

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The White Pyramids Of Giza

OMG WTF Fun Facts #80

The Pyramids of Giza were originally covered in limestone, as it eroded the look we have come to know came about.

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Osaka Fish Tank Phone Booths

OMG WTF Fun Facts #79

Outdated phone booths have been converted into fish tanks in Osaka, Japan.

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Road Runways

OMG WTF Fun Facts #78

There are stretches of highways that were specifically built to allow for military aircraft to land and use as a base. The "Road Runway"  below is on the Autobahn in Germany.

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Brown Eyes Blue

OMG WTF Fun Facts #77

There is a laser surgery to turn brown eyes blue. This is possible because brown eyes are acutally blue underneath.

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Lost Friends

OMG WTF Fun Facts #76

When someone falls in love, they will lose on average about 2 of their friends.

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Panama Sunrise, Sunset

OMG WTF Fun Facts #75

Panama is the one country in the world while remaining in one spot, where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific, and set on the Atlantic.

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Fish That Lives On Land

OMG WTF Fun Facts #74

The "Pacific Leaping Blenny" is a fish that lives it's entire adult life on land. It leaps by using it's tail, and uses camouflage to avoid bird of prey. It lives in splashy areas in order to stay moist and breathe.

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Millipede Train Derailments

OMG WTF Fun Facts #73

Aside from crop damages and home invasions, swarming millipedes can cause train wrecks and derailments.

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