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An "ARkStorm" is a weather event that happens every 150-200 years in California. The last one, in 1861/62, dumped nearly 10 feet of rain on parts of the state over a period of 43 days. If a similar storm happened today, it would cause an estimated $725 billion in damage.
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Sobhuza II was the paramount chief, and later king, of Eswatini. His reign lasted 82 years, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in history. He had 70 wives and 210 children. Upon his death in 1982, his 1000 grandchildren constituted 0.16% of the entire population of the country.
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As of 2018, Japan has more people over the age of 65 than the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa.
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If it were all stretched out, the total length of the DNA in your body would be about 6 times longer than the distance between Earth and Pluto.
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An adult human's brain accounts for 2% of body weight, but uses 20% of the body's caloric budget.
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ChessPlayer
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Level 36
Mar 31, 2020
What causes the 'ARkStorm'? Its fascinating but why does it happen?
angrobper14
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Level 86
Apr 1, 2020
An interesting fact I just learned:

Volkswagen's most produced, and best-selling product is... Their own brand of currywurst sausages!!! (Volkswagen Originalteil, which translates to Volkswagen Original Part).

They even have their own part number (as any of their car parts does): 199 398 500 A.

sacheth9
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Level 65
Apr 3, 2020
Also, adding on about Volkswagen, Hitler was the one with the idea to create the company.
angrobper14
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Level 86
Apr 4, 2020
It wasn't the idea of the company itself, but the idea of mass-producing an affordable, simple (easy maintenance) car for the common German: a Volkswagen (People's Car).

The DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, German Labor Front) created the company only when a group of engineers led by Ferdinand Porsche brought a feasible mass-producible prototype (the Type 1, the beloved Vochito).

Said in other words, had Porsche never proven the feasibility of the Type 1, we wouldn't have the Beetle, nor Volkswagen... nor their currywürste (which somehow made it into my wishlist).

sacheth9
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Level 65
Apr 14, 2020
Nice! Thanks!
Malbaby
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Level 70
Oct 8, 2021
And all this thanks to British Army Major Ivan Hirst, who saved the firm post war.
TheLocalMilkMan
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Level 43
Apr 13, 2020
Fun Fact: Google Maps may have almost started a battle between Costa Rica and Nicaragua because of a territory dispute and Google Maps choosing a side
WolfCam
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Level 67
Apr 15, 2020
Fun fact also, if all the DNA in your body was stretched out to its full length, you would die.
SiloTheatrix
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Level 51
Jan 5, 2023
no way bro
TheLocalMilkMan
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Level 43
Apr 19, 2020
During a monopoly marathon, when they ran out of money, parker brothers used an armored car to send them 1,000,000 dollars of monopoly money
Leafsnationguy
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Level 56
Jan 29, 2026
They also flew it there
TheLocalMilkMan
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Level 43
Apr 19, 2020
The queen of England can drive without a drivers license (has this been done yet?)
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 22, 2020
Added as fact #429, thanks!
TheLocalMilkMan
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Level 43
Apr 20, 2020
Is there a law that states "If something sounds crazy, it's probably true"?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 22, 2020
Did you know that 59.2% of people in the world die every year due to being struck by falling koalas. It's so crazy it must be true!
ooftownroad
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Level 70
Apr 22, 2020
or that 56.1% are slain by Goldfish?
TheLocalMilkMan
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Level 43
Apr 25, 2020
I've seen that somewheres
Malbaby
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Level 70
Jun 30, 2020
Since the Corona virus situation the number of people killed by falling Koalas has dropped sharply by over 20%. People are not wandering around under trees as much.
TheOrca
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Level 54
Jul 6, 2022
After COVID ended however, the number of people getting killed by falling koalas reached an astounding 78%!
SiloTheatrix
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Level 51
Jan 5, 2023
covid ain't gone but I heard ohio has been visiting people and now 99% of the world is gone because of that
TheLocalMilkMan
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Level 43
Apr 21, 2020
Aibohphobia, the fear of palindromes (ironic)
angrobper14
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Level 86
Apr 30, 2020
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: the fear of long words
Leafsnationguy
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Level 56
Jan 29, 2026
The point of those words is irony. They have no real meaning
SpencerGT
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Level 68
Nov 7, 2021
Troll Level: 100.
BotswanaEmperor
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Level 73
Apr 30, 2020
If you are phobophobic, it means you fear fears, meaning you shouldn't fear fearing fears because if you fear fearing fears, you will have the fear of fearing fears and you will fear the fear of fearing fears because you fear a fear, and if you're phobophobic, you fear fearing fears.
ooftownroad
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Level 70
Apr 30, 2020
...
AntiMatter8192
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Level 78
May 20, 2020
I'm confused.
Xenobiologista
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Level 59
Sep 14, 2020
Eh? What's that sonny?
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 92
Jan 8, 2021
FDR was more succinct.
mightythor
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Level 68
Oct 6, 2021
As was Underdog.
Regtheledge1000
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Level 28
May 17, 2020
I’ve got one

The largest tyre producer in the world in Lego

Malbaby
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Level 70
Jun 23, 2020
423:...... As far as I am aware Sub-Sahara is the area south of the Sahara desert. If that is so then Nigeria 200 million, DR Congo 86 million, Tanzania 61 million, South Africa 58 million etc etc ......... are outnumbered by old people in Japan?
Xenobiologista
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Level 59
Sep 14, 2020
No, old people in Africa are outnumbered by old japanese people.
Malbaby
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Level 70
May 19, 2021
35 million people 65+ in Japan, 55 million 65+ in USA
gewehr6628
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Level 47
May 20, 2021
The US has 200 million more people though
plattitude
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Level 94
Aug 20, 2020
424 - "6 times longer than the distance between Earth and Pluto" is one of the strangest measurements I've read. With Pluto's odd orbit, the distance between it and Earth varies from about 2.66 to 4.67 billion miles. So is it 6x longer than the nearest distance, and therefore only 3x longer than the farthest, or 6x longer than the farthest distance, but nearing 12x longer than the closest?
plattitude
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Level 94
Aug 20, 2020
Somewhat related -- Mercury is the closest planet to Pluto.
Xenobiologista
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Level 59
Sep 14, 2020
Mercury is closest to everything orbiting the sun!
Moos1005
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Level 89
Oct 19, 2020
Usually it's about the average distance.
plattitude
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Level 94
Sep 5, 2025
Which makes sense when the variability is low, like say sea level which varies by tides. But this is a huge swing to just average away.
LuigiDood227
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Level 72
Dec 22, 2020
422 that's 4 out of every 25 people...
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 92
Jan 8, 2021
No, son.
NeilB
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Level 18
Feb 4, 2021
you're thinking of 16%

0.16% is actually 16/10000 or 1/625 in its lowest terms

bruhbruhbro
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Level 25
Jun 3, 2021
424.

huh?

that dont really make sense to me sad

EytanMelech
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Level 66
Sep 7, 2021
I would love to do genealogical work for eSwatini's country to see what percentage of the population really does descend from that king, because it would be fun where the majority of the country is related to each other.
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