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An "ARkStorm" is a weather event that happens every 150-200 years in California. The last one, in 1861/62, dumped nearly 10 feet of rain on parts of the state over a period of 43 days. If a similar storm happened today, it would cause an estimated $725 billion in damage.

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Sobhuza II was the paramount chief, and later king, of Eswatini. His reign lasted 82 years, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in history. He had 70 wives and 210 children. Upon his death in 1982, his 1000 grandchildren constituted 0.16% of the entire population of the country.

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As of 2018, Japan has more people over the age of 65 than the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa.

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If it were all stretched out, the total length of the DNA in your body would be about 6 times longer than the distance between Earth and Pluto.

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An adult human's brain accounts for 2% of body weight, but uses 20% of the body's caloric budget.

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Mar 31, 2020

What causes the 'ARkStorm'? Its fascinating but why does it happen?

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Feb 18, 2021

"Atmospheric river" + kilo + storm

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Apr 1, 2020

An interesting fact I just learned:

Volkswagen's most produced, and best-selling product is... Their own brand of currywurst sausages!!! (Volkswagen Originalteil, which translates to Volkswagen Original Part).

They even have their own part number (as any of their car parts does): 199 398 500 A.

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Apr 3, 2020

Also, adding on about Volkswagen, Hitler was the one with the idea to create the company.

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Apr 4, 2020

It wasn't the idea of the company itself, but the idea of mass-producing an affordable, simple (easy maintenance) car for the common German: a Volkswagen (People's Car).

The DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, German Labor Front) created the company only when a group of engineers led by Ferdinand Porsche brought a feasible mass-producible prototype (the Type 1, the beloved Vochito).

Said in other words, had Porsche never proven the feasibility of the Type 1, we wouldn't have the Beetle, nor Volkswagen... nor their currywürste (which somehow made it into my wishlist).

Level 56

Apr 14, 2020

Nice! Thanks!

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Oct 8, 2021

And all this thanks to British Army Major Ivan Hirst, who saved the firm post war.

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Apr 13, 2020

Fun Fact: Google Maps may have almost started a battle between Costa Rica and Nicaragua because of a territory dispute and Google Maps choosing a side

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Apr 15, 2020

Fun fact also, if all the DNA in your body was stretched out to its full length, you would die.

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Jan 5, 2023

no way bro

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Apr 19, 2020

During a monopoly marathon, when they ran out of money, parker brothers used an armored car to send them 1,000,000 dollars of monopoly money

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Apr 19, 2020

The queen of England can drive without a drivers license (has this been done yet?)

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Apr 22, 2020

Added as fact #429, thanks!

Level 44

Apr 20, 2020

Is there a law that states "If something sounds crazy, it's probably true"?

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Apr 22, 2020

Did you know that 59.2% of people in the world die every year due to being struck by falling koalas. It's so crazy it must be true!

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Apr 22, 2020

or that 56.1% are slain by Goldfish?

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Apr 25, 2020

I've seen that somewheres

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Jun 30, 2020

Since the Corona virus situation the number of people killed by falling Koalas has dropped sharply by over 20%. People are not wandering around under trees as much.

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Jul 6, 2022

After COVID ended however, the number of people getting killed by falling koalas reached an astounding 78%!

Level 49

Jan 5, 2023

covid ain't gone but I heard ohio has been visiting people and now 99% of the world is gone because of that

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Apr 21, 2020

Aibohphobia, the fear of palindromes (ironic)

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Apr 30, 2020

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: the fear of long words

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Nov 7, 2021

Troll Level: 100.

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Apr 30, 2020

If you are phobophobic, it means you fear fears, meaning you shouldn't fear fearing fears because if you fear fearing fears, you will have the fear of fearing fears and you will fear the fear of fearing fears because you fear a fear, and if you're phobophobic, you fear fearing fears.

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Apr 30, 2020

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May 20, 2020

I'm confused.

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Sep 14, 2020

Eh? What's that sonny?

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Jan 8, 2021

FDR was more succinct.

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Oct 6, 2021

As was Underdog.

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May 17, 2020

I’ve got one

The largest tyre producer in the world in Lego

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Jun 23, 2020

423:...... As far as I am aware Sub-Sahara is the area south of the Sahara desert. If that is so then Nigeria 200 million, DR Congo 86 million, Tanzania 61 million, South Africa 58 million etc etc ......... are outnumbered by old people in Japan?

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Sep 14, 2020

No, old people in Africa are outnumbered by old japanese people.

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May 19, 2021

35 million people 65+ in Japan, 55 million 65+ in USA

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May 20, 2021

The US has 200 million more people though

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Aug 20, 2020

424 - "6 times longer than the distance between Earth and Pluto" is one of the strangest measurements I've read. With Pluto's odd orbit, the distance between it and Earth varies from about 2.66 to 4.67 billion miles. So is it 6x longer than the nearest distance, and therefore only 3x longer than the farthest, or 6x longer than the farthest distance, but nearing 12x longer than the closest?

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Aug 20, 2020

Somewhat related -- Mercury is the closest planet to Pluto.

Level 59

Sep 14, 2020

Mercury is closest to everything orbiting the sun!

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Oct 19, 2020

Usually it's about the average distance.

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Dec 22, 2020

422 that's 4 out of every 25 people...

Level 89

Jan 8, 2021

No, son.

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Feb 4, 2021

you're thinking of 16%

0.16% is actually 16/10000 or 1/625 in its lowest terms

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Jun 3, 2021

424.

huh?

that dont really make sense to me sad

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Sep 7, 2021

I would love to do genealogical work for eSwatini's country to see what percentage of the population really does descend from that king, because it would be fun where the majority of the country is related to each other.