Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

School is out, but it's never a good time to stop learning. Open and expand your mind with these unbelievable facts that will genuinely leave you questioning whether what you know is real...

Just Two Turtles

In 2006, two colossal old tortoises both passed away. One of them was formerly owned by Charles Darwin and died under the care of Steve Irwin. The other was hatched before America declared its independence from Europe. So, two tortoises lived the span of years between Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin. That turtle died at 175 years of age. 

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The More You Know

  • Your brain is sometimes more active when you're asleep than when you're awake.
  • You can major in wine at Cornell University.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
  • Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.
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