15 Tantalizing Facts For The Secret Trivia Hound In Us All

Belgium used cats as mail carriers… briefly.

In this introduction to a list of facts, I will take you on a journey through the absurd, using the framework of an extremely long, boring and predictable story that will take you from the very beginning of existence to the end of time. You may enjoy this list of odd facts if you find it interesting or funny. Or if you find the story boring. 

But even if you don't, please do read the first and last sentences of this introduction before continuing with the list. If you read these first two sentences, you will have saved yourself an hour of your time and a lot of pain. If you think that these facts are absurd, you are right. They are. But I am not the one who wrote them down. And I didn't write them down in order to prove a point. I just enjoy this list of odd facts. It's a waste of time. But it's also a great waste of time, and sometimes you need a good waste of time once in a while. So here it is.

There are millions of working parts to the human eye.

Opto

Disney World

CNN

Hitler had to take medication to stop from farting.

Telegraph

The North Star will eventually move out of position.

Star Child

New Zealand has the highest percent of household pets.

Pet Secure

Countries with the World ‘The’ in Their Names

World Atlas

Belgium briefly used cats as mail carriers.

BBC

Ancient Urns

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