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That Can't Be True! #2
Guess if the information below is true or false.
https://www.rd.com/list/weird-facts/
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Last updated: August 31, 2021
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| First submitted | August 17, 2021 |
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1. It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose closed.
You just tested it, didn’t you? Normally, when you hum, the air is able to escape through your nose to create the sound, and of course, it can’t do that when you’re holding it shut.
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2. You're more likely to get a computer virus from visiting religious sites than porn sites.
According to research from security firm Symantec, religious websites carry three times more malware threats than pornography sites.
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3. Octopuses have four hearts.
Octopuses and squids have THREE hearts. One pumps blood to their whole system, and two are dedicated just to the gills.
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4. In the Philippines, McDonald’s serves spaghetti.
The pasta comes with a beef tomato sauce and a piece of “McDo” fried chicken.
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5. Adolf Hitler was a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize.
However, a Swedish politician did send a letter of nomination in 1939. He meant it ironically and later withdrew his nomination.
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6. Lobsters taste with their feet.
Tiny bristles inside a lobster’s little pincers are their equivalent to human taste buds.
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7. The Empire State Building has its own ZIP code.
Its zip code is 10118.
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8. British military tanks are equipped to make tea.
There’s a boiling vessel inside so crew can make tea and coffee anytime—including during battle.
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9. Michelangelo has said painting the Sistine Chapel was the happiest time of his life.
He hated it so much he wrote a poem about it. Here's a section of it: "I’ve already grown a goiter from this torture, hunched up here like a cat in Lombardy (or anywhere else where the stagnant water’s poison)."
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10. The Statue of Liberty used to be a lighthouse.
About a month after the statue’s 1886 dedication, it became a working lighthouse for 16 years.
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11. Pigs can get very sweaty.
Pigs are born without sweat glands, so when they need to cool off, they seek shade or puddles of water or mud.
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12. The smallest type of wasp is smaller than the largest type of amoeba.
The Megaphragma mymaripenne wasp has the same body parts as any other bug (brain, wings, eyes, and more) but is a fifth of a millimeter long, making it smaller than most amoebas.
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13. The world’s largest national park is located in Russia.
The world’s largest national park is located in Greenland. Greenland National Park is 375,000 square miles which is larger than all but 30 countries.
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14. Bleach never expires.
This home cleaning product lasts about six months.
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15. A group of ravens is called a "murder".
A group of ravens is called an “unkindness”. A group of crows is called a "murder".
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Personally, I'd rewrite the question like this "the smallest type of wasp is smaller than the largest type of amoeba", because there are smaller amoebas, and due to their small size they are probably more numerous.