20 Things We Were Pleased To Learn, Forgive Us, We're Sick

Everyone in South Korea ages one year on the same day.

The following is a list of some very strange facts that will definitely leave you feeling a bit stupefied and maybe even a little bit amused. The intention here is to enjoy this list of interesting facts to the fullest, as one might enjoy a good joke or an entertaining anecdote. But enjoy this list of interesting facts only if you are ready for it to be funny and only if you are ready to learn new things. If you are not in the mood for laughing and learning, then perhaps you should go ahead and skip this page and read the rest of the book in silence. I won't blame you. In fact, I would advise you to do exactly that. Skip to the next page, read it, and laugh all you want. But if you are reading this book with a mind open to learning and a heart ready to appreciate humor, then keep on reading and have fun. Here goes the list…

Auto, tire and oil companies dismantled the largest electric rail system in the world.

Curbed

Doritos started as the stale leftovers from Disney vendors.

Business Insider

A Qur’an was handwritten in Hussein’s blood.

The Guardian

A 100 foot deep flood killed 20,000 villagers after a volcano erupted.

USGS

Skin cells call white blood cells to kill them before they turn cancerous.

Untamed Science

Dogs can get testicle implants.

Neuticles

Disney World eliminates all of its mosquitoes.

MentalFloss

Some cities in Europe have self-cleaning public bathrooms.

BBC

There used to be 4 billion American chestnut trees.

Timeline

Modern head lice are descended from gorilla lice.

NCBI

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