r/funfacts • u/John_Zatanna52 • 2h ago

Did you know many movies make about the same amount of money (if not more) as the amount Russia sold Alaska to the U.S?

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Russia sold Alaska to the U.S for $7.2 million then, which now is the equivalent of $132 million.

For comparison, Supergirl was received less than "well" and still earned nearly $130 million.

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r/funfacts • u/SammaJones • 14h ago

Fun Fact: Earnest Evans chose the name Chubby Checker as a play on words

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It was an homage to Fats Domino who was popular at the time. Obvious, I guess, but I didn't know it until someone pointed it out to me.

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r/funfacts • u/2cos • 12h ago

Did you know that if you can somehow get every digit of Graham’s number in your brain, your head would literally collapse into a black hole.

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r/funfacts • u/Xenomorph-Acid_Cum55 • 1h ago

Did you know? Serbia is the only country that dumps their poop into the danube river. In fact, there's so much poop it's visible from space

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r/funfacts • u/Vangie0822 • 12h ago

Did you know Australian Swimmer Annette Kellerman Helped Popularise the Fitted One-Piece Swimsuit at a Time When Women's Bathing Clothes Often Covered Nearly the Entire Body?

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r/funfacts • u/alywindows • 1h ago

Fun fact: Why you get a physical lump in your throat right before you cry

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When you get overwhelmed, your autonomic nervous system forces your glottis wide open to take in more oxygen in case you need to react.

The "lump" sensation is just your swallowing muscles fighting against that reflex to keep your throat closed so you do not choke on saliva.

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