60 "Weird" Facts They Wont Teach You In School

by Kylin

There’s something addictive about learning cool facts. Besides priming yourself to be the next trivia champion, just being able to learn and know things that aren’t so common can be exciting.

And I know for a fact that it’s not just me that feels this way. At least a whopping 1.2 million other people share a similar sentiment, as they all follow the ‘Weird Facts’ Instagram page.

The Weird Facts Instagram project has expanded all over social media, with a dedicated Facebook, Youtube, Telegram, Pinterest, and website. Their following grew so large that the founder decided to take on the challenge and created a smartphone app.

The app has over 900 random, fascinating, and real facts that you can learn to wow your friends, family, and trivia goers with. While some of the facts might sound strange or maybe even impossible, it’s all been double and triple-checked by ‘Weird Facts.’

Thanks to ‘Weird Facts’, we were able to collect some of the most interesting and even hard-to-believe science and history facts shared for you to enjoy. Some manage to be wholesome, others are shocking and thought-provoking, while a few are just downright sad.

These are definitely things you wouldn’t be taught in everyday school. Keep scrolling to see more.

1. Gordon Ramsay hired an ex-convict after they appeared on his cooking shows

1. Gordon Ramsay hired an ex-convict after they appeared on his cooking showsfactsweird

2. Bob Ross is an even better human than we once thought

2. Bob Ross is an even better human than we once thoughtfactsweird

3. Hedy Lamarr was as smart as she was beautiful

3. Hedy Lamarr was as smart as she was beautifulfactsweird

4. Chinese farmer achieved the unthinkable

4. Chinese farmer achieved the unthinkablefactsweird

5. A teenager completed her bucket list by saving a friends life

5. A teenager completed her bucket list by saving a friends lifefactsweird

6. Playboy challenged societal norms way back in the 1950's

6. Playboy challenged societal norms way back in the 1950'sfactsweird

7. Volunteers worked for 8 years to clean a beach in India with a huge payoff

7. Volunteers worked for 8 years to clean a beach in India with a huge payofffactsweird

8. A brilliant Iranian woman found a work-around to be able to compete in a Chess Tournament

8. A brilliant Iranian woman found a work-around to be able to compete in a Chess Tournamentfactsweird

9. A Russian couple were miraculously reunited after 60 years

9. A Russian couple were miraculously reunited after 60 yearsfactsweird

10. A very lucky pup survived 5 weeks stranded on an island

10. A very lucky pup survived 5 weeks stranded on an islandfactsweird

11. An Australian man was greatly rewarded after he was proclaimed dead for 14 minutes

11. An Australian man was greatly rewarded after he was proclaimed dead for 14 minutesfactsweird

12. Doodlebug approached humans for help after being abandoned

12. Doodlebug approached humans for help after being abandonedfactsweird

13. Students at a Sweden university have a nightly scream session

13. Students at a Sweden university have a nightly scream sessionfactsweird

14. A man saved over 2.4 million lives

14. A man saved over 2.4 million livesfactsweird

15. Inmates helped save a prison guard

15. Inmates helped save a prison guardfactsweird

16. Husband literally changed his life to save his wife

16. Husband literally changed his life to save his wifefactsweird

17. Russia erected a monument to honor laboratory mice used in science research

17. Russia erected a monument to honor laboratory mice used in science researchfactsweird

18. Identical twins separated at birth found each other on accident via social media

18. Identical twins separated at birth found each other on accident via social mediafactsweird

19. Mozart was petty AF

19. Mozart was petty AFfactsweird

20. 2 surgeons spent 32 consecutive hours successfully removing tumors from a brain

20. 2 surgeons spent 32 consecutive hours successfully removing tumors from a brainfactsweird

21. Billy Joel doesn't sell "front row" tickets

21. Billy Joel doesn't sell factsweird

22. Mr. Rogers started announcing when he fed his fish after receiving a letter from a blind child

22. Mr. Rogers started announcing when he fed his fish after receiving a letter from a blind childfactsweird

23. The U.S. will allow you to take a kidney from a stray dog if yours needs one, under one condition

23. The U.S. will allow you to take a kidney from a stray dog if yours needs one, under one conditionfactsweird

24. Steve Buscemi returned to fire fighting to help after 9/11

24. Steve Buscemi returned to fire fighting to help after 9/11factsweird

25. Joyce Diane was the first woman to win the game show "The $64,000 Question"

25. Joyce Diane was the first woman to win the game show factsweird

26. Matt LeBlanc only had $11 when he auditioned for his role on FRIENDS

26. Matt LeBlanc only had $11 when he auditioned for his role on FRIENDSfactsweird

27. An elephant family was caught snoozing by a drone

27. An elephant family was caught snoozing by a dronefactsweird

28. A pig saved their owners life

28. A pig saved their owners lifefactsweird

29. Sylvester Stallone kept the turtles from the movie Rocky

29. Sylvester Stallone kept the turtles from the movie Rockyfactsweird

30. A single man spent his life savings to send 33 people to college

30. A single man spent his life savings to send 33 people to collegefactsweird

31. The oldest bar in the world is over 1100 years old

31. The oldest bar in the world is over 1100 years oldfactsweird

32. A New York restaurant employs grandmothers to run their kitchens

32. A New York restaurant employs grandmothers to run their kitchensfactsweird

33. A dad created beeping Easter eggs so his visually impaired daughters could participate in Easter egg hunts

33. A dad created beeping Easter eggs so his visually impaired daughters could participate in Easter egg huntsfactsweird

34. A homeless man readily returned an accidentally dropped engagement ring and was rewarded greatly

34. A homeless man readily returned an accidentally dropped engagement ring and was rewarded greatlyfactsweird

35. A homeless man returned a $10k check he found on the street and was rewarded with a sustainable life

35. A homeless man returned a $10k check he found on the street and was rewarded with a sustainable lifefactsweird

36. A homeowner avoided losing everything to wild fires by turning on sprinklers

36. A homeowner avoided losing everything to wild fires by turning on sprinklersfactsweird

37. in 1975 the women of Iceland went on strike for equal rights, and delivered a power message

37. in 1975 the women of Iceland went on strike for equal rights, and delivered a power messagefactsweird

38. Koko the Gorilla loved Robin Williams

38. Koko the Gorilla loved Robin Williamsfactsweird

39. A janitor at Boston College was able to send all 5 of his kids to study there for free

39. A janitor at Boston College was able to send all 5 of his kids to study there for freefactsweird

40. A Gay man facing discrimination was only allowed to adopt a special needs child

40. A Gay man facing discrimination was only allowed to adopt a special needs childfactsweird

41. A doctor tested his theory on himself and won a Nobel Prize

41. A doctor tested his theory on himself and won a Nobel Prizefactsweird

42. A student used his body to hold a door shut during the Parkland shootings, saving 20 other students

42. A student used his body to hold a door shut during the Parkland shootings, saving 20 other studentsfactsweird

43. Italian doctors created a fake disease to help save Jewish people from Nazis

43. Italian doctors created a fake disease to help save Jewish people from Nazisfactsweird

44. A millionaire got folks riled up with a publicity stunt about organ donations

44. A millionaire got folks riled up with a publicity stunt about organ donationsfactsweird

45. A pair or tortoise hatchlings were found in one egg

45. A pair or tortoise hatchlings were found in one eggfactsweird

46. A group of women kept a 30 year secret helping people at random

46. A group of women kept a 30 year secret helping people at randomfactsweird

47. A sewer worker found an old drain that led directly into a banks gold vault

47. A sewer worker found an old drain that led directly into a banks gold vaultfactsweird

48. Dolly Parton has a program that sends a book monthly to children 0-5

48. Dolly Parton has a program that sends a book monthly to children 0-5factsweird

49. Cats know what we want, they just don't care to do anything about it

49. Cats know what we want, they just don't care to do anything about itfactsweird

50. KFC sent a man a picture of him riding the Colonel's back while holding a drumstick for a small observation

50. KFC sent a man a picture of him riding the Colonel's back while holding a drumstick for a small observationfactsweird

51. The Queen broke a 200 year old tradition after 9/11

51. The Queen broke a 200 year old tradition after 9/11factsweird

52. Indonesian rice farmers figured out a mutually beneficial way to increase yields

52. Indonesian rice farmers figured out a mutually beneficial way to increase yieldsfactsweird

53. A woman held her horses head for 3 hours waiting for help

53. A woman held her horses head for 3 hours waiting for helpfactsweird

54. A father went to extreme measures to save his son from doctors wrong diagnosis

54. A father went to extreme measures to save his son from doctors wrong diagnosisfactsweird

55. 600 men showed up to volunteer at a middle schools "Breakfast with Dads" event

55. 600 men showed up to volunteer at a middle schools factsweird

56. A 3-year-old survived 11 days in a Siberian forest thanks to the family dog

56. A 3-year-old survived 11 days in a Siberian forest thanks to the family dogfactsweird

57. 2 paramedics stayed behind to help feed and clean up after 5 kids when their mom was taken to the hospital

57. 2 paramedics stayed behind to help feed and clean up after 5 kids when their mom was taken to the hospitalfactsweird

58. A dog figured out how to "pay" for food by watching people

58. A dog figured out how to factsweird

59. Due to a law in Germany, all German animal shelters are "no-kill" shelters

59. Due to a law in Germany, all German animal shelters are factsweird

60. A cow broke free from a slaughterhouse to live out her days alone on an island

60. A cow broke free from a slaughterhouse to live out her days alone on an islandfactsweird

Did you happen to know every single fact we listed in this article? Or did any of these facts help change how you view our world, whether for better or worse?

In the comments section below, let us know everything, your thoughts, feelings, and weird or otherwise not widely known facts. And be sure to share these weird facts with your friends!

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