The Strangest Natural and Man-Made Items that Actually Exist

Crocheted Trees

You may have seen one of these out in the wild. This process is called scarf or knit-bombing. People literally knit these structures around trees for many many hours. The results look like this. 

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The More You Know

  • The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • You spend about 10% of the time you're awake blinking.
  • The horse on the Wyoming license plate is named Steamboat.
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