16 Random Facts About, You Know, the World and Stuff

According to Water in Crisis: A Guidance to the world's largest Fresh Water Resources from the U.S Geological Survey, the oceans hold possibly more than 96 percent of the overall amount of water on the planet. Even so, that is mostly seawater. You must travel to the poles to discover the majority of the world's largest freshwater, as 68.7 percent of that is entombed in polar icecaps, perpetual snow, and glaciers.

The world is a fantastic place. Are you going to keep scrolling on your phone rather than going out and acquiring knowledge about it? Fortunately, you don't have to choose; you can do both with our assistance. We hand-picked these random facts to help you learn about the world and its heritage without leaving the comfort and safety of your own home. And if you want to learn even more, simply click on the links to develop your skills. So read on!

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The U.S. tried to uSe radioactive foxes against Japan during World War II. Vaguely aware of Japanese stories about ghostly foxes, someone had an idea: Dunk foxes in radioactive, glow-in-the-dark paint, and release them in Japan as psychological warfare. The plan was abandoned - -but not before a trial run in — More: 4 Beautifully Dumb Schemes From America's Weirdest Spy Agency

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Conspiracy theorists mistook a guitar pedal for a 5G chip. A TREBLE BA5S DA3 22 220 1223 5G FREQ 10n 2KA4TK In December 2020, an electronic diagram started circulating online in Italy, with conspiracy theorists claiming it was for a 5G chip added to COVID-19 vaccines. It wasn't, though- an — More: 5 Dumb Garbage Conspiracy Theories Spreading Right Now

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Black people are more likely to get hit by self-driving cars. You'd think that cars can't be racist- but the Als that drive them are often biased. A 2019 study by the Georgia Institute of technology found that dark-skinned people are less likely to be correctly identified — Source: 5 Modern Tech Innovations That Are Racist As Hell

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Bollywood established a new Hindu goddess. Unlike the cadre of age-old gods, Santoshi Maa wasn't mentioned in canonical Hindu texts (or anywhere else) before the 1960s. She went mainstream in 1975, with the success of the Bollywood movie Jai Santoshi Maa. CRACKED COM — More: That Time Bollywood Created A New Hindu God

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A sitting senator is responsible for keeping candy for everyone. In 1965, California senator George Murphy began keeping candy in his desk drawer to share with other lawmakers. The practice stuck, and to this day there is a designated Candy Desk. During his tenure as resident candyman, Rick Santorum became — More: Trivial And Nonsensical Rules In Congress

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THE NFINITY DLDEiS MARVEL GAUNTLET NCIBLE MAN VENGERS MINEL FOPEAVOLR MARVE THAEOOS AvEVGERS SENOIS DAvS >RIme The 'g0s comic book bubble brought Marvel to bankruptcy. Many were collecting comics in the early 'g0s, thinking that their collections would one day sell for big bucks -and Marvel was happy to cater — More: 5 Huge Companies That Once Were Failing Miserably

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An extinct human species gave Tibetans the ability to live at 14, 000 feet. The EPAS1 gene, sometimes called the super-athlete gene, helps Tibetans easily breathe the thin, oxygen- poor air oftheir -altitude homeland. This gene, however, didn't originate in modern humans - it comes from the Denisovans, a human species — More: Weird AF Examples of Human Evolution Happening Right Now

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People hated shopping carts at first. When grocery kingpin Sylvan Goldman invented shopping carts in the 1930s, his customers rejected them, preferring to stick to the comfort zone of their small wire baskets. To have his idea accepted, Goldman had to hire people to push the carts around while pretending — More: When First Invented, Everyone Hated Shopping Carts

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Somali pirates started out as vigilantes. With no military to stop foreign ships from illegally fishing or dumping nuclear waste, fishermen in Somalia started going after the offenders themselves. Eventually, however, they became greedy, and realized that being pirates was more lucrative than fighting them. — More: Bad Groups That Weren't Evil Originally

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Ancient Greek music was hardcore. Old-timey Greeks didn't leave any sheet music behind, but we have a good idea of what their tunes sounded like. Scholars have used a bunch of clues (poetry meter, word patterns, well-preserved instruments, and SO on) to reconstruct ancient Greek music. (And it flippin' slaps.) — More: We've Learned How Ancient Greek Music Sounded (And It Goes Hard)

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MineCraft players spent years recreating Middle-earth. 14,000 fans spent nine years building every major location from The Lord ofthe Rings and The Hobbitin Minelraft-from the Shire to Moria and Minas Tirith. The project is 000 by 30,000 blocks, or about 336 square miles. CRACKED COM — More: Fan Creations That Went For It, All Of It

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Hot dog stands in London are run by gangs. A lot of stands operate illegally, run by violent gangs that often fight each other. The business is SO cutthroat that copS often fear to do anything about it, as they might get boiling fat thrown at their faces. — More: 5 Weirdo Crimes You Never See In The Movies

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A TV show ending can hurt as badly as a breakup. When you hang with people all the time, you form a bond with them even if they're fictional characters. When the show ends, the parasocial breakup can leave you feeling alone and depressed, just like you ended a real — More: Why A TV Show Ending Can Hurt Like A Breakup

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B batteries were just too middle- of-the-road to be popular. The A to D standard sizes were established in the 1920s, with AA and AAA batteries expanding the range later On and each end of the spectrum eventually found its specific uSes But the poor Bs, being either too large — More: 5 Common Sense Products That Are Weirdly Hard To Find

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Commando was meant for Gene Simmons. Can you picture anyone but Arnold starring in this testosterone fest of a movie? And yet, the original script was a much more subdued story. The lead character was a retired Israeli soldier, intended to be played by Kiss frontman Gene Simmons. — More: 5 Beloved Movies That Changed Wildly Between Drafts

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