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100 interesting facts to entertain adults and kids

By DEAD_FURIOUS
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  Jan. 19, 2024, 7:17 AM GMT+5  /  Updated June 6, 2024, 8:56 PM GMT+5 By DEAD_FURIOUS No matter your age, there's always something satisfying about learning new, interesting, fun facts. It's even better when you get to share those tidbits in conversation. Lull is avoided. People are delighted. It's a win-win. Trivia exists for every interest, too. Maybe you’re a wordsmith and will be fascinated to learn that fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia — or that the longest English word is way longer than that one. Think: 189,819 letters long. Then there are fun facts that will remind you just how different — and quirky — people are worldwide, doing things you wouldn’t even think to make up for movies. Like how a woman in the U.K. once called the police when her ice cream didn’t have enough sprinkles. Or that someone purchased a lock of Neil Armstrong hair for $3,000 in 2004. Perhaps you want something a little more … useful? Well, while Rh...
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50 unbelievable facts about the world to make you seem cultured

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       Have you ever sat around the table with friends or family, enjoying a perfectly acceptable lunch or dinner, and listened – powerless – as the conversation slowly turned to the topic of      “culture ” or “ art ” or “ the worl d”?      Don’t panic – instead, arm yourself with some unbelievable fact nuggets about the world that will make you seem thoroughly cultured. Facts that will leave everyone jaw-on-the-floor amazed. Do you want to pull off this exquisite dinner-table trick? Then read on. First, you need to build  a  ‘ presenc e’ . Let me explain what I mean by this. You have to make yourself  look cultured  like you  know what you’re talking about. Then you’re ready to recite any of the 50 facts below and leave your company reeling in shock. Master the body language of a seasoned academic with this simple 4 step technique: Purse your lips (pout) Raise an eyebrow (creating an aura of...
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