Strange But True #23 · 11:38pm Jun 8th, 2020

Weekly facts! Get 'em here!

1. Bananas are a hybrid of two other plants, and cannot reproduce on their own.

2. Cockroaches have always been heralded is the king of survival in the insect world, but termite queens hold that crown in terms of lifespan -- they can live for up to a century.

3. Eating with a larger fork can help you eat less, a study shows.

4. The mayor of the Alaskan town, Talkeetna, is called Stubbs and has been mayor of the town since July 1997. Stubbs is a cat.

5. Viagra, when dissolved in water, can make cut-flowers stay erect for up to a week longer than they usually would. 😳

6. In the early 1900’s, Lobster was considered the “cockroach of the ocean” and was synonymous with the poor – often eaten regularly by the homeless, slaves and prisoners. It wasn’t until after World War II that lobster became considered a delicacy and a food associated with the aristocratic classes.

7. In 1969, a musician named Jim Sullivan recorded an album called “U.F.O.“, which featured strange lyrics about leaving his family and being abducted by aliens. Sullivan disappeared six years later without a trace, the only piece of evidence being his abandoned car found on a desert road.

8. Artist Salvador Dalí would often get out of paying for drinks and meals by drawing on the checks, making them priceless works of art and therefore un-cashable. Sneaky!

9. Approximately 1,000,000 dogs in the U.S. are named as the heirs of their owners’ wills.

10. When written down, the word ‘almost’ is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.

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