Saturday, August 16, 2025

What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are actually true?

 1. China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the US did in the entire 20th century.

2. Cheetahs can't roar. They can only meow like domestic house cats.

3. There are more tigers in the USA than there are in the wild.

4. A typical cumulus cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.

5. A woman named Violet Jessop survived the sinking of both the Titanic and its sister ship, the Britannic.

6. Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same exact day.

7. The U.S. government has an official plan for a zombie apocalypse

8. Prince Charles has a car fueled by wine

9. It’s totally legal to escape from prison in Mexico

10. If you’re shot by a sniper, you’ll be dead before you hear the gun

11. Polar Bears aren’t white, they’re just glowing

12. The largest desert in the world is covered in snow

13. High-heeled shoes were originally designed for rich men

14. A chicken survived for 18 months without a head

15. The raptor sounds in Jurassic Park are actually mating tortoises

16. Drug lord Pablo Escobar spent $2500 a month on rubber bands to hold all his cash

17. About 1 percent of people alive today are descended from Genghis Khan