10 Incredibly Weird FACTS!

in #life8 years ago

10.Silver Car


When getting a new car, choose one that is silver. The color is most visible on the road and is least likely to get into an accident.

09.Disney Coins


In Niue, an island nation in the South Pacific, its coins feature Disney and “Star Wars” characters.

08.Phone fee


in 2007 an American man named Corey Taylor tried to fake his own death in order to get out of his cell phone contract without paying a fee. It didn’t work.

07.Coins


It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.

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06.Beard


. In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.

05.Eiffel Tower


The top of the Eiffel Tower leans away from the sun, as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 7 inches.


04.Opera House


There’s an opera house on the U.S.–Canada border where the stage is in one country and half the audience is in another.

03.Romans


The Romans used to clean and whiten their teeth with urine. Apparently it works. Please don’t do it, though.

01.Dead!!


In France, you can marry a dead person.

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