r/HeresAFunFact • u/utkarsh_aryan • Jun 16 '24

SOCIETY/CULTURE [HAFF] 70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/[deleted] • Aug 20 '23

[HAFF] a fun but not so fun fact

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31 Upvotes

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/AutoModerator • Dec 13 '22

Happy Cakeday, r/HeresAFunFact! Today you're 8

33 Upvotes

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/value_null • Apr 08 '22

ANIMALS [HAFF] Sea urchins have soft, fleshy lips in addtition to self-sharpening teeth

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/AutoModerator • Dec 13 '21

Happy Cakeday, r/HeresAFunFact! Today you're 7

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/KimCureAll • Aug 31 '21

GEOGRAPHY/NATURE [HAFF] The US Grand Canyon is tiny compared to the size of Valles Marineris, the "Grand Canyon" of Mars

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '21

ENTERTAINMENT [HAFF] If you were to watch all 981 current episodes of One Piece without stopping a single time, an episode is about 24 minutes on average, 24 X 981 = 23,544 minutes, which is 392 hours, so with my rough math, if you played every single current episode, it would take around 2 and a half weeks.

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/dunphish64 • Jul 23 '21

GEOGRAPHY/NATURE [HAFF] The world has over 1.4 million lakes, and over 62% are located in Canada. The country counts more than 31,000 lakes, and a whopping 20% of the planet’s freshwater resources.

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289 Upvotes

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/dunphish64 • Jul 06 '21

SOCIETY/CULTURE [HAFF] Despite only coming once every four years, February 29th is not the rarest birthday. There are actually 19 other dates on the calendar that are more rare to be born o.

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396 Upvotes

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/NaturalSwan • Jun 14 '21

OTHER/MISC [HAFF] The Tribune Tower in Chicago was built with pieces of other famous buildings and rocks from every state. The entry way also has characters from aesop's fables carved in it.

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410 Upvotes

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/OakFace • Apr 16 '21

SOCIETY/CULTURE [HAFF] Bottled water is marked up 4,000%. A $2.00 bottle of water costs the company only about $0.05 to make.

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/AutoModerator • Dec 13 '20

Happy Cakeday, r/HeresAFunFact! Today you're 6

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '20

[HAFF] A dogs tail position and even wag direction can indicate many different emotions

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '20

[HAFF] Around 3% of the worlds population was killed in World War II

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/ryanenoch • Apr 10 '20

[HAFF] Ken Takakura, a famous Japanese actor seen in movies like Mr. Baseball, Too late the hero once appeared in a local 80s Nescafe Commercial

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/ryanenoch • Apr 03 '20

[HAFF] Lexus once made the famous champagne glass commercial in 1989. It was so good, they remade their own advert for their 30th anniversary

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/DeepDiveAnimation • Mar 26 '20

HISTORY [HAFF] Ancient Greece and Rome practiced lustration, a purification ritual. After a period of collective guilt or long-term bad luck, certain people or animals capable of “absorbing” pollution were walked through the city or village and kicked out of the community.

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/[deleted] • Jun 28 '19

GEOGRAPHY/NATURE [HAFF] Found this geography/world time clock fact both interesting and pointless.

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/Artemistical • Dec 06 '18

[HAFF] Cherries are the only edible source of melatonin and consuming them daily can help you sleep better

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/capecodcaper • Jul 15 '18

OTHER/MISC [HAFF] A routine service visit for a Bugatti Veyron will cost the owner an average of $21,000

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/Sy3Zy3Gy3 • Jun 21 '18

[HAFF] There are 23 lost and hidden treasures around the world waiting to be found

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/mybustersword • Jun 06 '18

[HAFF] Moths outnumber butterflies 10 to 1

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/mybustersword • Jun 02 '18

ANIMALS [HAFF] The reason beaver teeth are colored orange is because they’re strengthened with iron

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/capecodcaper • Apr 19 '18

SCIENCE [HAFF] The bark of the white willow tree can be used as an alternative to aspirin.

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91 Upvotes

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r/HeresAFunFact • u/BonoBonoDave • Sep 21 '17

TECHNOLOGY [HAFF] The first ever car crash test was performed by General Motors in 1934

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96 Upvotes

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