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3, 2, 1… Factourism has launched! We’re super excited to have you on board. Factourism brings you the most fascinating facts of our world. It’s funny, horrible, and unbelievable facts about people, animals, science, history, you name it. Let’s go explore! http://factourism.com

50% of academic papers are never read by anyone other than their authors, reviewers and editors

Source: http://factourism.com/source/unread-paper

Some towns in Scandinavia use the heat from their crematorium for heating houses

Source: http://factourism.com/source/spectral-heating

During photosynthesis, plants emit light that humans can’t see

Source: http://factourism.com/source/plant-light

In the Middle Ages, black pepper was an expensive luxury item that was used to pay rent and taxes

Source: http://factourism.com/source/pepper-money

Eating garlic actually makes your body smell better

Source: http://factourism.com/source/garlic-body-smell

Cleopatra lived closer to the launch of the iPhone than to the building of the Great Pyramids

Source: http://factourism.com/source/cleopatra-iphone

Cologne was once used as a protection against the plague

Source: http://factourism.com/source/cologne-plague

Greece’s national anthem has 158 verses

Source: http://factourism.com/source/greek-anthem

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Visit http://factourism.com/book for all the info.

Salmon helps your hair grow

Source: http://factourism.com/source/salmon-hair

Cacao plants are slated to disappear by as early as 2050 due to climate change

Source: http://factourism.com/source/extinct-cacao

Ancient Egyptians were the first to make a sweet treat from the marshmallow plant

Source: http://factourism.com/source/egyptian-marshmallow

There are about 29,000 human-made objects orbiting around Earth

Source: http://factourism.com/source/space-junk

A single human being’s DNA contains as much information as 50 novels

Source: http://factourism.com/source/dna-bookshelf

For The Wizard of Oz, 16-year-old actress Judy Garland was forced to take on a diet of chicken soup, coffee, and 80 cigarettes a day

Source: http://factourism.com/source/dorothy-diet

Llama droppings has been used to purify water in Bolivia

Source: http://factourism.com/source/llama-water

Honey doesn’t spoil

Source: http://factourism.com/source/honey-expiration

Christmas used to be illegal in the US

Source: http://factourism.com/source/illegal-christmas

Jellyfish evaporate

Source: http://factourism.com/source/evaporated-jellyfish

Bananas are radioactive

Source: http://factourism.com/source/radioactive-bananas