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Random Fun Facts

Updated on January 17, 2012
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If you’re interested in some fun, silly, random facts then this is the article for you. I am here to inform you about some of the world’s most ridiculous facts that you probably would have never even thought existed! Many people enjoy reading about these types of things, I know I do. I could read all day about interesting facts that no one even knows about. Random things are fun to learn about and even more fun when you get to share your intelligence with your friends and family, show off what you learned in this article. You will get a kick out of reading some of these facts, they are all hilarious! Here is one of my favorite facts that I love to share with people. Did you know that more people are killed by coconuts than sharks every year? Approximately 150 people are killed by coconuts every year! Isn’t that strange, I bet you would have thought that more people are killed by sharks right? Well that’s what I thought too until I looked it up. If you interested in more cool and funny facts then I suggest you keep reading!


Here are some cool facts:

These are in no particular order, I just wanted to share with you the ones I think are the most entertaining and funny.

  1. The inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison, was afraid of the dark!
  2. No one knows where Mozart is buried
  3. Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!
  4. Vending machines kill 10 people every year
  5. Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't
  6. Eating a LOT of carrots can cause you to become orange
  7. There are about 200 corpses on Mount Everest
  8. On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
  9. The fliming of the movie Titanic cost more than the Titanic itself!
  10. Colgates first item of toothpaste came in a jar
  11. Bill gates dropped out of college, he is the founder of Microsoft
  12. The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
  13. The most money paid for a cow at an auction was 1.3 million dollars!
  14. Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

  15. 8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be. (I'm one of the 8!)

  16. Did you know that Elivis Presely had a twin?

  17. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet! (I bet you checked it huh:)

  18. The world's tallest Christmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.

  19. A microwaved ball will fly farther than a frozen ball!

  20. My last fact is: Watermelons can cost up to 100 dollars in Japan! Isn't that crazy!

Well I really hoped you had fun reading some of these facts, in the comments below leave some of your funny facts so other people can enjoy them too! Thanks for reading I hope you enjoyed it!

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