‘What’s a widely-known fact that blows the mind of people who don’t know it?’ 23 favourites

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The ‘Chas and Dave were sampled by Eminem’ example always seems to blow people’s minds.

— Stuart Provan (@stuartprovan) February 7, 2021

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I wouldn’t say it was widely known, but I love this one: Georgian politician Charles James Fox had two aunts who died 171 years apart.
(From the excellent @_FutilityCloset, whose podcast is a weekly must).https://t.co/XWFxsHApWQ

— David Green (@itsdavegreen) February 7, 2021

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Top Cat = Sergeant Bilko

— Dave Gorman (@DaveGorman) February 7, 2021

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Broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale and cauliflower are all parts of the same plant humans domesticated in different ways/sizes to get each plant.

Oh, and virtually all the bananas we eat now in the world are clones of fruit from a single banana tree grown in the UK in 1830

— Tom Pigden (@TomPigden) February 7, 2021

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Ooooh I have a banana fact too! The reason some Banana flavourings (in drinks and medicine for example) often don’t taste like banana is that they are based on the aroma profile of the Gros Michel instead of the Cavendish as that was top banana at the time of creation.

— Torry (@Folkyfaery) February 7, 2021

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Britney Spears’ toxic is about Super Vet Noel Fitzpatrick.

— George Monk (@georgie_monk) February 7, 2021

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And TRex is genetically closer to a sparrow than a stegosaurus

— Ian Campbell (@smedleymansions) February 7, 2021

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FedEx arrow ➡️ pic.twitter.com/AGR6TUXmPn

— Peter Harvey (@peterjharvey) February 7, 2021

21.

The original text message sound is morse code for SMS

— The Grand Adventure Journal (@GrandAdvJournal) February 7, 2021

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St John’s in Newfoundland is closer to Rome than it is to Canadian city Vancouver.

— houldall1954 #FBPE 💙 (@houldall) February 7, 2021

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This one is currently blowing up in Australia. pic.twitter.com/f4TyhKfREh

— Two 7s Clash (@luketucker84) February 7, 2021

And finally (apologies in advance) …

Your bum crack is the same length as your foot.

I actually don’t know if this is true but it sounds like it would be, doesn’t it?

— Alex Sievewright: Doomscroller (@AlexSievewright) February 7, 2021

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