The Strangest Natural and Man-Made Items that Actually Exist

Method to the Strangeness

The reason this bridge was built so strangely was to help it maintain structural integrity during small earthquakes that happen sporadically around Japan. The gradual incline and the steep decline allows the bridge to act as a crutch, of sorts. 

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The More You Know

  • Pizza only became popular in the United States after American troops occupying Italy during World War 2 became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.
  • Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.
  • In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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