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6741. iPad Invented Before iPhone-Although Apple released the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010, the tablet was actually in development first. Steve Jobs revealed that Apple engineers originally created touchscreen prototypes for a tablet, but the technology was adapted into the iPhone after proving more commercially viable. The success of the iPhone then paved the way for the iPad's launch three years later.

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6742. Farmer Swallowed Whole by Python-In March 2017, Akbar Salubiro, a farmer from Sulawesi, Indonesia, went missing after harvesting palm oil. Later, villagers discovered a swollen reticulated python near his home, leading to the confirmation that the snake had consumed him completely. This case became the first fully documented and confirmed instance of a human being killed and eaten by a python.

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6743. Lysenko's Pseudoscience Caused Famines-Trofim Lysenko, a Soviet agronomist, rejected the principles of genetics and Darwinian natural selection, promoting his own flawed theories known as Lysenkoism. He insisted that plants of the same species did not compete, forcing Soviet farmers to plant seeds densely together. His methods devastated crop yields and contributed to widespread famines in the Soviet Union and later in Maoist China.

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6744. Phantom Menace Fans Skip Work-When Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace premiered in May 1999, millions of fans skipped work to attend screenings. Employment consultants estimated that 2.2 million full-time U.S. employees missed work on opening day. The nationwide absenteeism caused an estimated $293 million loss in productivity.

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6745. Indiana Pi Bill Fiasco-In 1897, Indiana physician Edward J. Goodwin claimed to have discovered a mathematical proof for squaring the circle. He persuaded a state legislator to introduce a bill declaring the value of ? to be 3.2, with the idea that Indiana schools could use the proof for free while other states would pay a fee. Although the bill passed the Indiana House, the Senate ultimately rejected it after a professor pointed out its absurdity.

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6746. 607 Marathons in 607 Days-Spanish runner Ricardo Abad Martínez holds the world record for most consecutive marathons, completing 607 marathons in 607 days between October 2010 and February 2012. He balanced this grueling feat while continuing his full-time factory job, working eight-hour shifts daily.

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6747. Krasinski and Novak's High School-Future Office co-stars John Krasinski and B.J. Novak attended the same high school in Newton, Massachusetts. As seniors, Krasinski performed in a satirical play written by Novak.

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6748. Athletes Face High Sleep Apnea-Studies indicate that large-strength athletes-such as football linemen, rugby forwards, and heavyweight lifters-experience sleep apnea at rates two to three times higher than the general population. The condition stems from excess soft tissue and body mass that restricts airflow during sleep. Left untreated, it can contribute to fatigue, cardiovascular problems, and reduced athletic performance.

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6749. Five Sullivan Brothers Lost Together-The five Sullivan brothers from Iowa enlisted in the U.S. Navy together after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Despite Navy policies discouraging family members from serving together, they requested to serve on the same ship, the USS Juneau. Tragically, all five died when the ship was sunk in the Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.

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6750. Norway Leads World in Pizza-Norway consumes more pizza per capita than any other country in the world, with each person eating about 11 pounds annually. Frozen and takeaway pizzas are especially popular, making them a staple of Norwegian diets. This surprising statistic surpasses even Italy and the United States, countries traditionally associated with pizza culture.

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37 COMMENTS

  1. Would you mind if I started to post these facts on iFunny? I really think people would love them and I would of course credit and link your website.

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  2. Your page (re)numbering makes it almost impossible to find something on your site. The search option doesn’t seem very helpful.. I tried to search for Harris Rosen or Fact #62 after seeing it on Bored Panda, but had to do a brute force search to find this page…

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  3. I just went through all the facts pages. A few things I’ve noticed:
    1. #451-#470 (pgs 46 & 47) have images that are broken.
    2. #841-#1140 (pgs 85-114) are complete duplicates of earlier pages.

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    • Thank you for your valuable feedback. Last night we implemented a new page numbering system for our fact cards. I really messed up with facts #451-#470 which I have fixed now. I have fixed the other problem too.

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  4. Just stumbled onto your site via an Imgur post. Cool stuff.

    Re. one of the citations above: “The oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt…”

    One “die,” many “dice.” The headline in the source given had it right; “Ancient d20 die emerges from the ashes of time.”

    Credibility is always enhanced by proper grammar.

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  5. I really enjoy your site. I visit it regularly at this period of my life to use up time, while entertaining myself, and increase my awareness of life through the amazing insights into stories behind what we often overlook. It is almost therapeutic I would think! For one thing, I feel grateful not to be one of the warped personalities you often report on, but on the other hand, I feel sorry for the suffering that is really behind so many people you note through our shared history, who have the apparency of many successes, but are in fact imperfect and suffering souls like all of us, on the road to something better we hope eh?

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    • History gives us an opportunity to look into the mistake our ancestors made, but also the feats they achieved. The lives they suffered, so that the future generations could have the freedom. I am happy to have been part of such an important part of your life, Stuart.

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  6. I’m sure it’s like asking a magician how his tricks are done, but I would love to know the workings of the research you have to go through to find/verify everything I’ve read on your site. To say they are entertaining would be an insult. I read several pages daily. I have found them to be fascinating, educational, informative, and downright important.

    When I was a child and went on long road trips with my parents, my Mom would would bring a box of Trivial Pursuit cards to read and ask questions to pass the time for everyone in the car…My Wife now reads these to our kids on our vacations.

    Do you take fact submissions, or do you rely on your own people to research and present them to your team/site? The only thing I can say about your site, is some click ads could be modified or even done away with. Political opinion polls, etc…I would sooner see and ad for shaving cream that some of those useless and probably biased ads (not you, just the people conducting them) But, I love what you do and am so glad that your site exists!

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    • Thank you Ryan. It’s the readers like you who keep us going. It gives us immense pleasure to know that you love reading facts on our site. We do take submissions. About 10% of our facts come from submissions. You too can submit facts by filling out this form Contact Us. The ads are what keeps the servers running. We don’t take any donations, use patreon or sell merch on our site so ads are how we generate income. Though, we will take your advice to tone down the ads (we can’t really see what kind of ad our readers see as it’s decided by Google).

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  7. 1454: She wasn’t found “shortly” after, which might imply that 911 had tried to help and just didn’t arrive in time; she was found HOURS after.

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  8. Each of these pages of facts should have its own page for commenting instead of many fact pages and only one place to comment. I’d also delete my post about each fact having its own page since the aforementioned idea is better, but I can’t.

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  9. I love this website I use it all the time and it allows me to attain info that I have been able to use irl all the time. Keep up the great work!

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  10. Also Rickinator for 610 killing bears is not a good thing due to most species of bears being endangered it is just a fact/statistic

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  11. Your fact card is WRONG! You state Queen Elizabeth II is related to George Washington (which is correct), however, then you all say “Their last living common ancestor is Augustine Warner, Sr. who died in XX.”

    That’s incorrect! i am related to both Col. Augustine Warner, Sr. and George Washington and I’m very much alive as are my family members and 1 uncle and his 2 sons.

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