@factinate #greenscreen #foryoupage #fyp #learnontiktok #learnwithtiktok #foryou #funfacts #random #randomfacts ♬ Curiosity - Danilo Stankovic

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Where’s a shrimp’s heart located? How long was the longest bridal veil? What’s a nurdle? Finding the answers to these questions and more will leave anyone shook. Here is a list of weird fun facts to surprise and amaze everyone who reads them.

1. Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000 B.C.

Archaeologists have found evidence of dental drilling in ancient Pakistan dating back more than 9,000 years — making dentistry one of the world’s oldest professions.

Source: Parade – 125 Weird Facts

2. A geocache was placed on the International Space Station

In 2008, astronauts installed a geocache on the ISS. It has been visited multiple times by other astronauts — making it the only off‑planet geocache in existence.

Source: Parade – 125 Weird Facts

3. Canada eats more macaroni and cheese than any country in the world

Canadians consume more boxed mac and cheese per capita than any other nation — nearly 25% more than Americans.

Source: Parade – 125 Weird Facts

4. Snakes can sense earthquakes days in advance

Some snake species can detect seismic activity from up to 75 miles away and may react as early as five days before an earthquake hits.

Source: Parade – 125 Weird Facts

5. Bananas are berries — but strawberries aren’t

Botanically, bananas qualify as berries because they grow from a single flower with one ovary. Strawberries, however, are “aggregate fruits” because their seeds sit on the outside.

Source: Tiffy Taffy – Unique World Facts

6. Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs is still edible

Honey’s low moisture and natural acidity prevent bacteria from growing. Archaeologists have discovered 3,000‑year‑old honey that remains perfectly preserved.

Source: Tiffy Taffy – Unique World Facts

7. Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt

Sudan is home to around 255 pyramids — more than double the number found in Egypt — built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush.

Source: Reader’s Digest – Interesting Facts

8. Iceland had no mosquitoes until 2025

For decades, Iceland was famously mosquito‑free due to its unique climate patterns — until the first confirmed mosquito population appeared in 2025.

Source: Live Science – Science Facts

9. Pumpkins are technically berries

Because pumpkins develop from a single flower with one ovary, botanists classify them as berries — just very large ones.

Source: Live Science – Science Facts

10. The world’s oldest wooden wheel is over 5,000 years old

Discovered near Ljubljana, Slovenia, the wheel dates back more than five millennia and is one of the oldest known examples of human engineering.

11. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood

Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third circulates it to the rest of the body. Their blue blood comes from a copper‑based molecule called hemocyanin.

Source: Live Science – Science Facts

12. There’s a jellyfish that can technically live forever

The species Turritopsis dohrnii can revert to its juvenile form after reaching maturity, allowing it to restart its life cycle indefinitely.

Source: Reader’s Digest – Interesting Facts

13. Japan has more pets than children

Due to demographic shifts and declining birth rates, households in Japan now have significantly more cats and dogs than kids under 15.

Source: Parade – 125 Weird Facts

14. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus

Venus rotates so slowly that one full rotation takes 243 Earth days — longer than its 225‑day orbit around the Sun.

Source: Live Science – Science Facts

15. There’s a lake in Tanzania that turns animals into stone

Lake Natron’s extremely alkaline water can calcify animals that fall in, preserving them like eerie natural sculptures.

Source: Reader’s Digest – Interesting Facts

16. The world’s largest desert isn’t the Sahara — it’s Antarctica

Because deserts are defined by dryness, not heat, Antarctica qualifies as the largest desert on Earth.

Source: Tiffy Taffy – Unique World Facts

17. Sea cucumbers can liquefy their bodies

They can turn their tissues into a jelly‑like state to squeeze through tiny gaps, then solidify again afterward.

Source: Parade – 125 Weird Facts

18. The Amazon rainforest produces its own rainfall

Trees release moisture through transpiration, creating up to half of the region’s rainfall — a self‑sustaining weather engine.

Source: Live Science – Science Facts

19. A shrimp’s heart is located in its head

Its vital organs are protected by the hard exoskeleton of the head region, not the body.

Source: Tiffy Taffy – Unique World Facts

20. There’s a river in Peru that boils

The Shanay‑Timpishka, also known as the “Boiling River,” reaches temperatures up to 93°C (199°F) due to geothermal activity beneath the Amazon.

Source: Reader’s Digest – Interesting Facts