Strange But True

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They always say truth is stranger than fiction -- do you believe that? Take this quiz of Strange but true facts and test your knowledge of what stranger than fiction realities are the real deal. Enjoy ;)

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    Gelatin is made from ground up bone.

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    Your feet are, on average, about 1/2 an inch bigger between 1pm-5pm than any other part of the day.

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    By US federal law, you are deemed legally insane if you have taken more than 7 hits of Acid (lsd) in your lifetime.

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    Over 2500 left-handed people a year are killed by using products designed for right-handed people.

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    In Iceland, tipping the wait-staff at a restaurant is considered an insult.

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    Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina state anthem.

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    Yo-Yo's were originally invented as a weapon.

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    Tablecloths were originally designed to be towels to dinner guests to they could wipe themselves after the meal.

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    Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a bellybutton.

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    Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.

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    The Skin that covers your elbow is called the "weanus".

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    Lightning strikes men 6 times as often as women.

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    40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

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    One of the leading active ingrediants in ALL energy drinks is Bull Bile. (Taurine)

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    In General estimates, the Average person swallows about 10 spiders in their sleep every year.

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    Smelling (not eating) bananas or Green apples can help you lose weight.

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    There are no words that rhyme with "orange", "purple", or "month".

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    Windmills always turn counter-clockwise, except for the windmills in Ireland.

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    The King of Hearts is the only king on a Standard playing deck to not have a moustache.

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    Every Human being is infected with approximately 3 million parasites, unbenownced to them.

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    Pig flesh is so close to human flesh it takes your body anywhere from 1 week to 7 years to fully digest it, as it takes your body that long to tell if it's digesting itself or not.

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    During an earth quake, a certain portion of the Mississippi River flows backwards.

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    According to a recent psychological study, more than 65% of people worldwide actively commit bestiality.

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    If you counted non stop, 24 hours a day, it would still take 31,688 years to count to One Trillion.

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    The default example for all font faces, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.", uses every letter of the Alphabet.

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