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7701. 1972 Iran Killer Blizzard-The 1972 Iran blizzard is considered the deadliest blizzard in recorded history. From February 3 to 9, 1972, a series of storms buried large parts of the country under snow, with some areas receiving up to about 26 feet (7.9 meters). Entire rural communities were overwhelmed, and around 200 villages were completely buried under the snow. The disaster killed more than 4,000 people across northwestern, central, and southern Iran.

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7702. Hulda Clark’s Cancer Death-Canadian naturopath Hulda Regehr Clark wrote books such as The Cure for All Cancers, The Cure for All Diseases, and The Prevention of All Cancers, claiming she could cure serious illnesses. Clark promoted alternative treatments that she said could eliminate parasites and toxins responsible for disease. Despite her claims of curing cancer, she died in 2009 in California from multiple myeloma, a blood and bone cancer.

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7703. Herxheim’s 1,000 Ritual Killings-The Herxheim archaeological site in Germany dates to around 5000 BC and contains the remains of more than 1,000 individuals. Researchers found evidence that many of the victims had been brought from distant regions before being killed at the settlement. Their bones show cut marks, deliberate breakage, and other signs associated with butchery, leading archaeologists to conclude the victims were likely ritually killed and possibly cannibalized.

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7704. Cats Sleep Up To 20 Hours-Cats spend much of their lives asleep, typically sleeping between 12 and 16 hours per day. Their long rest periods help conserve energy for hunting and bursts of activity. Some cats, especially kittens and older animals, can sleep as much as 20 hours in a single day.

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7705. John Lennon Inspired By Rock Lobster-John Lennon ended his five-year recording hiatus in 1980 after hearing the B-52’s song “Rock Lobster.” Lennon later said the track reminded him of his wife, Yoko Ono. In his words, “[Rock Lobster] sounds just like Ono's music, so I said to myself, ‘it’s time to get out the old axe and wake the wife up!’.” The moment helped inspire Lennon to return to recording, which led to the release of the album Double Fantasy later that year.

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7706. Aurelian Reunites Rome In Five Years-Roman Emperor Aurelian ruled during the turbulent Crisis of the Third Century and managed to reunite the fractured Roman Empire. He defeated the breakaway Palmyrene Empire in the east and the Gallic Empire in the west, restoring imperial unity. Aurelian also repelled Germanic invasions, introduced coinage reforms, promoted the cult of Sol Invictus as a supreme imperial deity, and ordered the construction of the Aurelian Walls around Rome, which protected the city for centuries. Despite these sweeping achievements, his reign lasted only about five years, from 270 to 275 AD.

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7707. Penile Tattoo Causes Permanent Erection-In 2012, doctors reported the first known case of nonischemic priapism following penile tattooing. A man developed a persistent semi-erection after getting a tattoo on his penis, likely caused by vascular changes from the procedure. Surgeons attempted to correct the condition, but the operation was unsuccessful. Because the erection remained painless and did not affect sexual function, the man ultimately chose to live with it.

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7708. Mexico: United Mexican States-Mexico’s official name is the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos). The name reflects the country’s federal system of government, which consists of 32 states and a federal district.

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7709. Benedict Arnold Father’s Grave Desecrated-After American General Benedict Arnold defected to the British during the Revolutionary War, his betrayal outraged people in his hometown of Norwich, Connecticut. Anger intensified in 1781 when British forces under Arnold attacked and burned the nearby port of New London. According to local accounts, furious residents responded by digging up the grave of Arnold’s father and throwing the bones into a river.

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7710. Taylor Swift Thanks Kelly Clarkson-Taylor Swift sends flowers to American singer Kelly Clarkson after each “Taylor’s Version” album re-release. Clarkson had publicly suggested that Swift should re-record the songs from albums whose master recordings she did not own, allowing her to regain control of the music. At the time, Swift was upset that the masters of her first six albums had been sold to a third party.

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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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