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One of the most rewarding aspects of mastering a new skill is sharing that knowledge with others. While some facts are strange and beautiful, while others are completely worthless. There is a whole category of trivia that is so fantastic that you can't help but ask everyone you encounter, 'Did you know this?!' These are the facts that will amaze you and your friends, ranging from why grapes catch fire in the microwave to how long it takes the typical animal to urinate.

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All the temples on the Thai Baht coins are located in Bangkok

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Bangkok still has some strange old laws

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Bangkok is the Massage paradise of the World

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"Bangkok is Home to Red Bull "

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Bangkok is considered the world's hottest city (by mean average)

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Bangkok is called the 'Venice of the East'

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Bangkok has the longest city name in the World

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"Bangkok has the largest Chinatown with the largest solid gold Buddha statue "

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The world's largest waterfall is located in the ocean.

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The pressure at the ocean's bottom would crush you like an ant.

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The Pacific Ocean is more than twice the size of the moon.

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The Mariana Trench has been visited by more people than the moon.

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One iceberg could provide enough water for a million people for five years.

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Your social circle is proportional to the size of your brain.

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There is a term for the hue you perceive in complete darkness.

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The unreasonable dread of happiness is known as cherophobia.

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The Netherlands is so secure that it imports criminals to fill its prisons.

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Sumo wrestlers make babies cry for good luck.

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Stuart Sutcliffe was the name of the fifth Beatle.

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Lyndon B. Johnson drove a water-surfing automobile.

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A London tomb is supposedly a time machine or teleportation chamber.

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A 155-year-old mousetrap successfully caught a mouse in 2016.

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Within 5 minutes of waking up, 50% of your dream is forgotten

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Two thirds of a cat’s life is spent asleep

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The sensation of falling when half asleep and jerking yourself awake is called ‘hypnic jerks’

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The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days

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"Sleeping on your front can aid digestion"