Wiekes Facts: facts too strange to believe
Write down these ten facts, because then you can impress at the coffee machine tomorrow. You do need to be ready for a discussion and have your evidence and arguments ready, because your colleagues will definitely say you are lying. It's understandable: this all sounds incredibly fake. Only... It isn't.
No, these ten facts are all completely true, even if they sound crazy.
1. The most time a set of twins can be apart is 90 days.
Sounds bizarre, right? The first twin was born three months early, and then the doctors managed to stop the contractions so that the mother could carry the second one to term.
2. London is actually a forest.
And thus it is the largest ‘urban forest’ in the world. According to the United Nations, a forest is defined as ‘a place that consists of more than 20 percent trees’, and London has 21 percent.
3. Moose are prey for orcas.
I didn't think these two animals would often encounter each other, but you'll be surprised: in Alaska, moose swim between the islands and are often caught by orcas.
4. The longest flight in the world lasted 64 days.
That was in a Cessna 172 and probably looks very different than you would think. And yes: they refueled while flying.
5. No one born after 1935 has been to the moon.
Don't people just happen to go to the moon anymore?
6. It is estimated that there are as many tigers in captivity in the state of Texas as there are in the wild worldwide.
In Texas, it's easier to have a tiger as a pet than a dangerous dog. By the way, if you take the entire United States into account, there are far more tigers in captivity than in the wild.
7. If sound could travel through space, the sun would be deafening.
Interestingly, people who were deaf and could hear through technology often expressed surprise that the sun is ‘silent.’.
8. Asbestos was used as fake snow in the movie The Wizard of Oz.
This was very common to do in films at the time, as it was not yet known how harmful asbestos is.
9. One large pizza is more pizza than two medium pizzas.
Yes, this is really true. I'm not a math teacher, so read this to understand it.. Side note: this only applies if you don't like the crust.
10. There is an island off the coast of South Carolina where no human is allowed to go.
This is because the island is inhabited by 4,000 monkeys, most of which are infected with herpes. I don't think you would want to go there anyway, but good: you're not allowed.
