30 Strange Facts That Border On WTF
Learn something new and weird!
Learn something new and weird!
1
There's a "DUMB Starbucks" where every product has the word "dumb" in front of it -- perfect for those of us who hate to love it and love to hate it.
2
It's totally okay to sleep at work in Japan -- if you're that exhausted, it implies you're working really, really hard.
3
Hydrangeas are one of very few plants that accumulate aluminium -- in fact, it's what gave them their color.
4
Divorce is still illegal in the Philippines.
5
By 2020, China could have between 30 million and 40 million men who cannot find wives.
6
In the Arabic version of The Simpsons, Homer is called Omar Shamshoom.
7
Jim Carrey used to send funny letters to rapper Tupac Shakur when he was in prison, just to keep him entertained.
8
In Victoria, Australia, only a licensed electrician is technically allowed to change a light bulb.
9
Charlie Sheen once bought 2,600 seats at a baseball game so he could ensure he'd be the only one to catch a home run ball.
10
Mariah Carey's legs are insured for one billion dollars.
11
In ancient Greece, if you wanted to declare love for someone, you threw an apple at them.
12
In Oklahoma, there's a law that states it's illegal to take a bite out of another person's hamburger.
13
The word "mortgage" comes from a French word that means "death contract."
14
The American secret service attempted to add female hormones to Hitler's food.
15
The word pencil comes from a Latin word. It means "small penis."
16
Some studies have shown that talking to yourself in third person can help you make better financial decisions.
17
Svangerskabsforebyggende middel is a Danish word for "condom" -- imagine having to say that word during intimacy.
18
In Spanish, the word "esposas" means both "wives" and "handcuffs."
19
In Nevada, an old law dictates that it is illegal to kiss with a mustache.
20
In 2014, a prisoner escaped in Arizona to spend Valentine's Day with his girlfriend.
21
Couples who are in love sometimes synchronize their heart rates after gazing into each others' eyes.
22
In Newfoundland, Canada, the Atlantic Ocean sometimes freezes. In fact, people play hockey on it when it does.
23
"Ladies Night" (or at least, the concept of it) is illegal in California and three other states because of gender discrimination.
24
There are towns called "Cool" and "Squabbletown" in California.
25
Women are typically better than men at identifying smells.
26
A snail can sleep soundly for as long as three years.
27
The winner of the 2015 French-language Scrabble World Championships doesn't actually speak French.
28
Worldwide, women earn US$18 trillion per year... but spend US$28 trillion.
29
Exposure to short flashes of light at night could help sleeping travelers adjust to new time zones and avoid jet lag.
30
Cops can perform surveillance on the front of your home for 10 weeks without a warrant.
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