"Venezuela is named after Venice, Italy."
"The Amazon River used to flow into the Pacific, “switched direction”, and now follows its current course into the Atlantic."
"Soviets created a poison called c-2 that physically shrunk human subjects and killed them within 15 minutes from administration."
"The D-Day landings were so massive that 4% of the sand on Normandy beaches is composed of metal particles. "
"Elephant shrews are more closely related to elephants than to shrews."
"The symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder include performing actions deliberately to annoy others, arguing often, blaming others for their own mistakes, and being touchy or easily annoyed. "
"There is a genetic disease that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes. People with this condition actually look like Hobbits. "
"Gardens and philosophy are often seen as related. Philosophers note the contribution of gardening to the “good life.”"
"Tom Hanks turned down the role of Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption because he chose to star in Forrest Gump instead. "
"Every year tourists throw approximately 1.1 million euros into the Trevi Fountain in Rome."
"Many towns in the UK won’t sell eggs and flour to under 16 year olds, in the weeks leading up to Halloween to curb ‘anti-social behavior’."
"The half-penny was discontinued in 1857 when the U.S realized it was worth too little; however, when the half-penny was removed, it had more purchasing power than today’s dime."
"The Drew Carey Show used to do April Fools Day episodes filled with intentional mistakes and fans would win prizes for mailing in all the ones they caught."
"On the 2001 New Zealand census, 53,715 people listed their religion as “Jedi.”"
"There is a palm tree and pine tree planted next to each other at the midpoint of California. The palm tree signifies the entrance to Southern California, while the pine tree signifies the entrance to Northern California. "
"The oldest obsidian bracelet, found in Turkey, is dated to c. 7500 BCE. The symmetry of the central annular ridge is extremely precise, to the nearest degree and nearest hundred micrometers, forcing researchers to rethink the manufacturing skills of hunter/gatherers. "
"France and Brazil have been at war over lobsters, arguing whether lobsters swim or crawl."
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Thankfully, actual humans are immune.
#6
How about sword-carrying, neckbeards or fedoras?
A “Brat” if they’re children. Lamentably, far too many adults are afflicted with this irreversible condition.