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People Share Statistics And Facts That Sound Made Up But Are 100% True

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Okay so I have a problem. My problem is trivia night.

Every Tuesday I drag my friends to this bar that does trivia, and every Tuesday I lose my mind over the questions I almost knew.

So now I’m that guy.

The one who hoards random facts like they’re going to save my life someday. Stats, dates, weird animal facts, you name it.

Anyway, I fell down a Reddit rabbit hole the other night on a thread asking people for statistics that sound completely insane but are actually true.

And reader, I was not prepared. Some of these made me put my phone down and just stare at the wall for a second.

A few I’d heard before. Most of them? Brand new ammo for Tuesday night.

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"r/AskReddit post asking about a statistic that sounds unbelievable but is actually true".
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A cartoon yellow duck with a round body and small wings, facing left.
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Nobody born after 1935 has ever walked on the moon.
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In a room of 23 people, there's a 50% chance that 2 of them share a birthday.
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Reno Nevada map comparison to Los Angeles California.
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Shuffle a deck of playing cards, showing the probability of specific order combinations.
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There’s about 90 million acres of land dedicated to growing corn, this is like covering the entire s.
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8.

Vatican City has 5.88 popes per square mile.
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Richest men losing 99.999% wealth, still wealthier than 99% of people.
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10.

Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as humans.
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Alcohol kills nearly 5 times as many people yearly as all illegal drugs combined.
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12.

A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
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12% of U.S. state capitals are west of San Diego California.
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"Humorous medical meme about amputating legs and BMI changes".
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15.

Alcohol drinkers' impact on sales infographic showing top 20% account for 80% of alcohol sales.
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16.

Beetles are the most prolific life form, 25% of all known species are some kind of beetle.
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17.

All the planets in the solar system could fit between the Earth and the moon.
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Vaccinated children and electricity access worldwide, 20-year poverty reduction statistics.
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One million seconds is approximately 11 days. One billion seconds is approximately 32 years.
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20.

1 in 12 men have some form of color blindness.
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21.

A close-up of a purple cartoon fox with a round head and small ears, smiling.
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22.

A cloud can weigh over a million pounds.
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23.

The average number of skeletons in the human body is greater than 1.
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