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Crazy Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

In 2017, a woman named Chau Smith…

In 2017, a woman named Chau Smith ran seven marathons in seven consecutive days on seven continents in celebration of her 70th birthday. Source

Longyearbyen, Norway is the world’s…

Longyearbyen, Norway is the world’s northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000. There is a ban on cats, a monthly alcohol purchase limit, and a requirement to carry a rifle while outside for protection from polar bears. Source

Research shows that parents’ education…

Research shows that parents’ education level has a significant impact on their children’s success. Source

According to data from the Aspen…

According to data from the Aspen Institute of Play and the Utah State University’s Families in Sports Lab, the most expensive kids’ sport is ice hockey, which has an annual cost of $2,583 on average in the United States Source

One of the earliest escape attempts…

One of the earliest escape attempts to bypass the Berlin Wall was by Heinz Meixner in 1963. He removed a convertible’s windshield and deflated its tires as low as possible. He, with his fiancee and her mother hidden, then drove up to the boom barrier, sped under it, and escaped into West Berlin. Source

France banned serving alcohol…

France banned serving alcohol with school lunches in 1956, but only for kids under 14. Before the 1950s, French children were not only allowed to drink wine, beer or cider in the canteen, but they were encouraged to do so. Source

During WW2, German pilots in North Africa…

During WW2, German pilots in North Africa would wrap Coca-Cola bottles in wet towels and attach them to the wings before takeoff, so that it would be cold when they landed and needed a drink. Source

Before trees took over the earth…

Before trees took over the earth the land was covered with Prototaxites, a fungus that became extinct more than 350 million years ago and is believed to have reached almost 9m high and 1.37m in diameter. Source

Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier, was at the pub…

Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier, was at the pub and late for his embarkation train. He asked the bartender to set aside his 2nd bottle of beer to drink when he came home. Ted was killed but the promise was kept and that bottle of beer is still there. Source

France has two islands east of Canada…

France has two islands east of Canada, just off the coast of Newfoundland called Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Therefore, you can fly from Canada to France in an hour. Source

The US post office turns children’s….

The US post office turns children’s letters to Santa into a giant gift registry that allows citizens to fulfill children’s Christmas wishes. Source