77 Facts that Sound Like Lies But Aren't

[Andy M.]

77 Facts That Sound Like Huge Lies But Are Actually Completely True

 

[Mad Cook]

77 Facts That Sound Like Huge Lies But Are Actually Completely True

The items that fascinated me most were the one about John Tyler's grandsons and the other about the mammoths/pyramids

 

[GotGarlic]

That was a fun read. Thanks for sharing.

 

[taxlady]

I've been seeing bits and pieces of that on FaceBook. The one I really like didn't make it to the 77 list. Harvard University was founded before calculus was deduced/discovered/invented.

 

[taxlady]

I remember reading that Miami was further south than Cairo. I just Googled and verified that.

 

[GB]

I had seen this the other day and saved it to share with my kids. I just need to remember to make sure to skip the last one. Some of these are really cool.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

That was fun!

 

[radhuni]

Thanks for posting, thats fun. I like the picture of sand, so beautiful & colorful

 

[cave76]

Just saw this------ thanks for posting it! (I did, of course, have to try humming while holding my nose!)

And this one:
"52. There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach on Earth."

Wish I'd known that when one of my step-sons asked 'are there more grains of sand than stars in the sky'.

 

[Kayelle]

Thanks Andy..that was cool. We have a picture of the strange looking cashew we picked from a tree when we were in Costa Rica recently. Here's some interesting reading about the "killer cashew"..no wonder they're so expensive.
Killer Cashew - Costa Rica

 

[Addie]

Thanks Andy..that was cool. We have a picture of the strange looking cashew we picked from a tree when we were in Costa Rica recently. Here's some interesting reading about the "killer cashew"..no wonder they're so expensive.
Killer Cashew - Costa Rica

Many eons ago a person sent in a question of why can't we buy cashew nuts in their shell. The answer was simple. Because the shell is poisonous. I had never thought about some nuts in the shell and some not. That opened my eyes.

 

[TATTRAT]

Well hot damn, that was a cool read!

They say you could swim through a whales heart. . . I think I would be a blockage.

 

[Andy M.]

Well hot damn, that was a cool read!

They say you could swim through a whales heart. . . I think I would be a blockage.