Sometimes reality can be rather boring compared to stories that
we read in books or see on the big screen. What girl out there
hasn’t, at one time or another, dumped the bowl of popcorn
over their boyfriend’s head after realizing that he’s never held
a boombox, blasting Peter Gabriel outside of their bedroom
windows? But sometimes, reality makes a complete 180 and
becomes something entirely different, something rather
bizarre. Mark Twain is quoted as saying, “Truth is stranger
than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to
possibilities; Truth isn’t.”
The following 15 facts throughout modern history are just that:
facts. They’re not made up or exaggerated. But they can be so
bizarre at times, you will undoubtedly find yourself asking “is
this for real?” But, if Arnold Schwarzenegger can become the
governor of California twice while barely being able to be
verbally understood, and $20billion can miss in an african country without it been traceable, then we think that certainly anything
seems possible.

10. A Modern Day Wonder Years Would
Cover The Late 90s
In case you haven’t been feeling old enough lately, just let this
one sink in for a minute. The hit show The Wonder Years, aired
from the year 1988 to the year 1993, and depicted the life of a
boy during the years 1968-1973. Seems like a really long time
ago, Doesn’t it? Well in that case, let’s take a minute to think of
this: If a show were made today using the same timeline to
scale as The Wonder Years, it would basically cover the years
1994-1999. So, The Spice Girls or Backstreet Boys would also
be popular?

9. You’re Probably Sharing Germs With
Dinosaurs
As we all know, dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 260 million
years, but haven’t roamed the Earth for over 65 million years.
Alternately, it has been estimated that that the total water on
Earth is about 1,400 billion billion kg. Based on the hypothesis
that it would take 100 million years for photosynthesis to
chemically break down all elements contained in water, the
chances that the glass of water that you’re drinking contains at
least one tiny molecule that was shared with a dinosaur, is
almost 100 percent certain.

8. If You’re Over The Age Of 45, The
Population Has Doubled In Your
Lifetime
In 1968, the world population was approximately
3,554,000,000. Today, the world population is approximately
7.125 billion as of 2013, which means that there are almost
twice as many people on this planet today, than there were if
you were born in the 60s. Everyday, the population continues
to grow by an estimated 200,000 people. But with the
population increase slowing down in recent decades, the
population estimate won’t increase by even half. By 2100, the
UN estimates the world will be populated by approximately
10.9 billion people.

7. Detroit Gave Saddam Hussein A Key
To The City
If you didn’t already think that U.S. politics are a strange
phenomenon of WTF and How On Earth? Then you might want
to stop and rethink everything all over again. In the year 1980,
Saddam Hussein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a
church in the city of Detroit, around the same period of time
that he became the president of Iraq. To show their gratitude
for the act of generosity, the city awarded him with something
quite prestigious and thoughtful; his very own key to the city.

6. Nintendo Was Founded In 1889
The company that brought the world hours and hours of
entertainment, with everything from the Gameboy to the
Nintendo DS, to the WiiU, is officially 115 years old today.
Nintendo started off as something completely different; a
playing card company, and later dabbled in various other small
ventures, before finally finding its niche market in electronics
and gaming systems. It was actually the success of the
popular Donkey Kong game that launched them into the
gaming world and also introduced the world to Mario, then
known only as Jumpman.

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