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Recently,u/MainDifficult2641askedr/AskReddit, “What’s a ‘fun fact’ that nobody asked for?” And we thought we’d share some of the best responses.
1.“Adam West and Frank Gorshin were oncekickedout of an orgy for refusing to drop character ofBatmanand The Riddler.”
– waspinater
2.“Nimrod was a greathuntermentioned in the Bible. The pejorative use as a dundering fool is a result of characters sarcastically calling Elmer Fudd Nimrod to deride his hunting abilities in Looney Toons.”
– nanomolar
3.“You cangrafta tomato to a potato.”
– Jerkidtiot
4.“There used to be a LOT more Egyptian mummies left in the world. If only we hadn’t been obsessed withcrumblingthem up to use them all for fake medicines and brown paint.”
– elisses_pieces
5.“Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. Oxford started teaching in1096, while the Aztec civilisation wasfoundedin 1325.”
– FreshMicks
6.“Sharks haveexistedfor longer than trees have.”
– Aureliusmind
7.“If a man has fallen, and gets a boner, do not move Him. It’s asignof a spinal injury.”
– MidniteOG
8.“Pink peppercorns belong to the samefamilyas cashews and pistachios.”
– eatzen13 - what
9.“You can see your nose all the time but your brain justignoresit. Mostly.”
– magnidwarf1900
10.“Pine trees can tell if it’s going to rain — if apine coneis closed, it would indicate high humidity and rain could be coming.”
– deliberate - Tangerine205
11.“Bananas are technicallyberries, but strawberries aren’t.”
– Big - Challenge-1652
12.“The only basketball coach in University of Kansas history with a losingrecordis James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.”
– prezuiwf
13.“Kiwi the fruit is named after thebird. The fruit used to have a different name.”
– Petrus_Rock
14.“The plastic tip of ashoelaceis called an aglet.”
– MixMasterMadge
15.“In the USA the close door button on most elevators does nothing, because the doors arerequiredto stay open to satisfy accessibility regulations. It’s just there to make you feel like you have agency.”
– zeuljii
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