20 Random Facts That Will Open Your Eyes Quite Wide

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The Internet is full of awesome facts that aren't really important to us but are still interesting, incredible, and sometimes infuriating. The world is truly an incredible place and the vast diversity of people, landscapes, animals, and climates make for some fascinating info about this planet we call home.

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"Sloths are slow on land, but sloths are fast in water."

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"Did you know, if you took out all of the space in our atoms, the entire human race would fit into the volume of a sugar cube?"

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"In 1983, the first mobile phones went on sale in the U.S. at almost $4,000 each."

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"In Iceland, up until 1987 there was no television at all on Thursdays."

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"Did you know that the Ocean absorbs most of the heat we produce?"

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"Did you know dust is made partly of dead human skin?"

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"Meerkats don’t drink water."

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"Did you know African Elephant can weight up to 6000kg?"

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"Did you know that Octopus have Blue Blood and 9 Brains?"

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"The youngest mother in the world: Lina Medina. She had her baby at the age of 5."

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"Koalas aren’t bears—they’re marsupials!"

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"All pandas in the world are on loan from China."

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"Beer was not considered an alcoholic beverage in Russia until 2013."

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"When women are born, they already have all the eggs they will ever produce."

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"The biggest pyramid in the world is located in Mexico."

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"Technically, being president is the deadliest job in America with 4 out 46 being assassinated, that's 11.5%"

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"The hottest desert in the world is the Lut Desert in Iran, with record temperatures of 160F (70+C)"

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"Did you know that black apples exist?"

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"Ounce by ounce, nutritious food costs up to 10 times more than junk food."

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"The only difference between pronouncing an 's' sound or a 'z' sound (American English) is whether or not you vibrate your vocal chords."