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On January 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus saw 3 mermaids and described them as "Not half as beautiful as they are painted". They were Manatees.
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On January 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus saw 3 mermaids and described them as "Not half as beautiful as they are painted". They were Manatees.
More animal facts:
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...a resort in Finland where you can camp in a glass igloo and lay back and watch the aurora borealis...
Strange and unusual fact?
If you have an RH Negative blood type you may be an alien.
Scientists Claim RH Negative Blood Type People May Not Be from Earth - Mega Doctor News
Sorry it wont let me copy the text.
More weird conspiracy website than stange or unusual facts. But here it tis...
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Fossil trees that have come close to today's tallest redwood heights have been found in northern Thailand. The longest of the petrified log measures 72.2 meters (237 feet), suggesting the original tree towered more than 100 meters (330 feet) in a humid tropical forest about 800,000 years ago.
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Scientists discovered a new type of venomous spider in Florida, one apparently related to the tarantula.
Zoo Miami announced in a press release their staff aided in identifying the new species, dubbed the Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider (Ummidia richmond).The creature was first found in 2012 in an area near Zoo Miami by a zookeeper observing reptile research traps.
Russia's land mass is greater than the size of Pluto.
He's a fookin dog.
Uranus was discovered 39 years before the Antarctic was.
Kinda weird to think that an entire continent was discovered only 201 years ago.
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...Fukang Meteorite...
Now that's a moth.
https://www.xxx.xxx.xx/news/2021-05-...e=abc_news_web
Link not working. Looking for a fix....didn't work. If you are interested in seeing a truly large moth search the following terms..."ABC", "moth" and "Mount Cotton State School".
^ Seen in Phayao last year
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2021/05/93.jpg
No thread about today's UK elections ?!!!
It is a fact, i suppose strange also.
New Zealand pothole penis vigilante threatened with prosecution. Geoff Upson has been spray-painting around potholes since 2018 and estimates that he has made more than 100 drawings.
Christ he'd be busy in the UK
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^ The number of potholes filled in by councils in England and Wales has increased during the past year to almost 1.7 million, a survey suggests.
Strange, maybe they fill in ones somewhere I don't frequent.