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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:50pm On Aug 27, 2021*

32) In 455 BC, Aeschylus, known as the Father of Greek Tragedy, died in a most unexpected way. He was killed by a tortoise which was dropped from the air by an eagle. It's believed the eagle mistook his bald head for a rock suitable for the shattering of the tortoise's shell..

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:53pm On Aug 27, 2021*

33) In 1996, a man in Devon, England, spent a year hooting at owls and recording their responses unaware that is was actually one of his neighbours pretending to be an owl and hooting back.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:54pm On Aug 27, 2021

34) In 1912, 26th US president Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest prior to giving a speech. Noticing that the bullet missed his lungs, he carried on, with blood seeping from his shirt. He delivered the full 90-minute speech before accepting medical attention.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by Goldbw122(m): 5:54pm On Aug 27, 2021

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:55pm On Aug 27, 2021

35) The richest man in history is believed to be Emperor Mansa Musa, whose wealth is believed to be around $400 billion when taking into account inflation

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:56pm On Aug 27, 2021

36) In 2018, a homeless man being treated in Brazil got some unexpected visitors when the 4 dogs he'd been looking after turned up at the hospital wanting to see him.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:58pm On Aug 27, 2021

37)It rains diamonds on Uranus.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:58pm On Aug 27, 2021*

38) In 2012, water began mysteriously dripping from the toes of a Jesus statue in India. Worshippers declared the 'Tears of Jesus' a miracle & began drinking the water. Weeks later, the source of water was actually found to be caused by a leaking toilet pipe located above the statue.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 5:59pm On Aug 27, 2021*

39) Male koalas are one of the laziest animals on the planet and spend up to 22 hours a day sleeping. Even when it comes to mating, they don't leave their home. Instead, often between 12-3 in the morning, they'll 'bellow' out a mating call and make the female come to them.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:00pm On Aug 27, 2021

40) This is what sand looks like under a microscope

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:01pm On Aug 27, 2021

41) In 2011, the Indian government opened 5 of 6 secret vaults inside an ancient temple that had been locked away for centuries & discovered $22 billion in treasure. The 6th vault remains unopened, due to fear it contains a curse that, if released, could destroy the world.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:04pm On Aug 27, 2021

42) In 1978, an Indian man travelled from India to Sweden on a bicycle to reunite with a woman he met while she was on vacation in India. Travelling through 8 different countries, the journey took him a total of 4 months. 43 years on the couple are still happily married in Sweden.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:06pm On Aug 27, 2021

43) The Kakapo doesn't have much going for it. The bird can't fly & can barely walk. To attract females, the male will dig a hole & sit in it, shouting loudly at any female passing by. Rarely does this work, so it waddles off to find a rock & has sex with that instead.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:09pm On Aug 27, 2021

44) If a Google employee dies, their spouse gets paid half their salary for the next 10 years and their children get $1000 a month until they're 19.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:11pm On Aug 27, 2021*

45) In 2015, scientists discovered traces of cannabis on a number of pipes that were found in William Shakespeare's garden.
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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:12pm On Aug 27, 2021

46) In 2010, a black Nigerian couple living in London gave birth to a white, blond haired & blue eyed baby that they called 'The Miracle Baby'

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:15pm On Aug 27, 2021*

47) In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, it is illegal to die. You must politely leave the island and go die elsewhere.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:16pm On Aug 27, 2021

48) In 2011, an unemployed North Carolina man robbed a bank for $1 just so that he could be sent to jail to receive free medical health care.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:17pm On Aug 27, 2021*

49) In 2014, a New York man spent almost 5 months in one of America's most notorious jails without knowing that his bail was just $2.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:19pm On Aug 27, 2021

50) Jackie Chan plans to leave his estimated $370 million to charity and not for his son, Jaycee. Chan explained "If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting mine."

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:22pm On Aug 27, 2021*

51)Once a male Antechinus is ready to mate, he'll seek out a group of females and have sex with every one of them, going at it for over 10 hours at a time with each one. In fact, he doesn't stop mating until his fur starts to fall off, his body starts to fall apart and he dies. .

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:23pm On Aug 27, 2021*

52) Mike Tyson once offered a zoo attendant $10,000 to let him fight a gorilla.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:24pm On Aug 27, 2021

53) In 2014, a Russian man was attacked by a bear. Unable to fight off the bear, Igor Vorozhbitsyn faced certain death. However, his life was spared when his daughter called his mobile & Justin Bieber's 'Baby' began to play. The bear suddenly became distressed & ran away.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:26pm On Aug 27, 2021

54) In 2019, after years of unsuccessful dates, a 50 year-old British woman decided to give up on men and married her dog.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:27pm On Aug 27, 2021

55) Under the Taliban, women are forbidden from wearing high-heeled shoes as no man should hear a woman's footsteps lest it excite him.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:29pm On Aug 27, 2021

56) The tissue used by Lionel Messi in his farewell speech at the Barcelona press conference is being auctioned for $1 million.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:30pm On Aug 27, 2021

57) Pope Francis worked as a nightclub bouncer before becoming Pope.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:33pm On Aug 27, 2021

58) Pandas don't have specific spots for sleeping, they simply fall asleep wherever they happen to be.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:35pm On Aug 27, 2021

59) Google offices have these nap pods installed in their offices for any member of staff who feels the need to take a nap. The nap pods include a privacy visor, a programmed 20 minute nap setting, built-in speakers & an alarm.

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Re: 100 Fascinating, Funny, Weird And True Facts(Pics Included) by ChiefSosa(op): 6:36pm On Aug 27, 2021

60) French gangster Albert Spaggiari was arrested after his gang stole 60 million francs worth of valuables from a bank. At his trial, he distracted the judge, then leaped out of a window & fled on a motorcycle specially set up for him. He was never caught & died a free man.

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