Weird Facts

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    Until 1990, the deadly poison mercury was used in about 30% of latex paints!
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    In the Philippines there's a boy named "Lord Voldemort".
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    Swimming Pigs
    Swimming Pigs
    There's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.
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    Table Knives Origin
    Table Knives Origin
    Table knives were originally made to be rounded instead of pointed to prevent people from picking their teeth... and stabbing each other.
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    In 2011, there were 3 known cases around the world of twins coming from different fathers.
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    Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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    Carotenemia
    Carotenemia
    If you eat lots of carrots, you'll start to turn orange.
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    A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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