Random Strange Facts

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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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    A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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    Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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    Male Orangutans Can Be Attracted to Women with Red Hair.
    Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing Hisng, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kidman out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure.
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    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
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    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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    It would take you a week to watch every episode of "The Simpsons" if each episode ran one after the other without stopping.
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