This is our weird but true facts category. These may be a little odd and a little strange, but they are all most definitely true facts! If you are looking for weird fun facts then start scrolling!
The tobacco hornworm (Manduca Sexta) uses the nicotine from the tobacco it eats to produce bad breath to deter predators.
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Source: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/12/30/caterpillars-bad-breath-scares-off-predators/
Our urine contains over 3000 different chemical compounds. The full list can be found in the Urine Metabolome Database.
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Source: https://www.livescience.com/39453-urine-chemical-composition.html
In the 1967 mayoral election in Picoaza, Ecuador, the foot powder brand Pulvapies won the election with is advertising slogan “Vote for any candidate, but if you want well-being and hygiene, vote for Pulvapies.”
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Avocados, cucumbers, corn, peas, beans, and peppers are all classified as fruits and not vegetables.
Source: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-cucumber-a-fruit
In Berlin, there is now a parking lot and playground above the bunker where Hitler shot himself and where his body was crudely cremated.
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ppmexz/the-site-of-hitlers-suicide-is-now-a-playground
Guinness draught beer is now vegan friendly. In 2017, they stopped using fish bladders (isinglass) to filter and remove the yeast.
Source: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/guinness-goes-vegan-fish-bladder-10332752
Japan’s largest pop group, AKB48, currently has 134 group members. The group has 5 different ‘teams’ all with 20+ members as well.
Pee Cola is a popular soft drink that is made and sold in Ghana. Also, Ghana’s official language is english. WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/top-10-sodas-from-around-the-world-6570427
A new study found that Horseshoe Crabs are a member of the arachnid family tree and are genetically more closely related to spiders than to other crabs.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/02/horseshoe-crabs-related-to-spiders/
In 2017, 90% of the cocaine in the USA seized by the DEA was cut with the pet dewormer drug levamisole. One of the many awful side effects of the dewormer is skin rot.
Source: https://www.thefix.com/cocaine-cut-deworming-drug-may-cause-brain-damage
According to his first physical while President, Donald Trump and Homer Simpson weigh the exact same amount: 239 lbs.
Source: https://junkee.com/donald-trump-homer-simpson/143031
In 1912,There was a ‘Just Missed It’ club for people who nearly sailed on the maiden voyage of the HMS Titanic but for some reason did not.
In 2013, there was a toilet paper shortage in Venezuela. The government then accused the conservative opposition of hoarding toilet paper to make the crisis worse.
Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/venezuela-toilet-paper-bust-police-seize-2500-rolls_n_3363620
The singular of spaghetti is spaghetto.
Source: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/spaghetto-singular-for-spaghetti
There are at least 100 men that have been medically diagnosed with two penises. The medical condition known as Diphallia occurs in 1 in ~5.5 million baby boys.
While on his honeymoon in 1825, British geologist William Buckland inspected and identified the bones at the shrine of St. Rosalia in Palermo, Italy as goat bones and not the bones of an adult female. The goat bones are still on display today.
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Source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jmbwzg/the-weird-and-fraudulent-world-of-catholic-relics-456
The British call a ladybug a ladybird. They also have a variety of species including the 2-spot, 7-spot, 10-spot, and 14-spot ladybird, but they all can have a random number of spots e.g. the 2-spot ladybird can have upto 16 black or red spots.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2013/jul/22/ladybird-species-harlequin-uk-insects
Studies show you are a better liar when you have a full bladder. It is believed this is a result of the inhibitory spillover effect. If you are already using one type of self-control, it’s easier to be self-controlled at other things but only when doing those things simultaneously.
Source: https://www.popsci.com/you-may-be-better-liar-when-your-bladder-is-full