14 Paradoxical Facts About the World That'll Make You Smarter

If you think you’ve seen and heard just about everything, here’s a surprise for you. We’ve put together a list of 14 paradoxical facts about the world that sound too weird to be true.
The fact that people would use urine to clean their homes and wash their clothes is baffling in its own right. But putting the stuff in your mouth and using it as toothpaste!? Well, ancient Romans did it.
Over 90% of American banknotes contain traces of cocaine. Scientists believe that in most cases, cocaine gets on the bills when they’re rolled up into a pipe and used to snort the drug. The second most common way it gets there is while a dealer counts his cash.
After lightning strikes a person, it leaves specific marks on their body. These marks, called Lichtenberg figures, result from expanded blood vessels in the area where the bolt hit, and never disappear completely.
We’ve been taught from childhood that you’ve gotta get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. But how much sleep one needs depends entirely on the individual.
If you went down to the bottom of the ocean in just the right place, you could become the happy owner of a chest of gold.
In the 16th century, European doctors recommended smoking as a way to treat bad breath, migraines, toothaches, cramps, joint pain, and other health problems.
Scientists have successfully implanted a gene from the Winter Flounder fish into tomatoes to make them more resistant to freezing temperatures and pests. They supposedly taste better too.
Forests are often called the “lungs” of our planet. In fact, 80% of our oxygen comes from the ocean, while only 20% comes from trees.
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TIMESTAMPS
People in ancient Rome used urine as mouthwash. 0:44
Over 90% of American banknotes contain traces of cocaine. 1:18
A bolt of lightning can give you a permanent “tattoo”. 2:04
The color red doesn’t make bulls mad, they can’t even see it. 2:34
Sleeping for 8 hours isn’t the norm. 3:19
Big breasts aren’t necessarily better. 3:59
Male marsupial mice kill themselves from mating. 4:25
There are tons of gold at the bottom of the oceans. 5:00
Smoking was once used to treat bad breath. 5:41
Genetically modified tomatoes have fish genes in them. 6:28
Most of the oxygen in our atmosphere comes from the ocean, not trees. 7:24
Astronauts can choke on their own breath. 7:55
Scientists have calculated how much the Earth costs. 8:28
A man’s feet and hand size say nothing about his libido. 9:20
SUMMARY
-Ancient Romans believed that urine whitens your teeth and removes plaque, making them smooth and shiny.
-Almost all of the paper money in the US has been in the hands of drug dealers or users at least once.
-After lightning strikes a person, it leaves specific marks on their body that never disappear completely.
-The bull charges towards any moving cloth, no matter what color.
-The latest research has shown that people who sleep from 6 ½ to 7½ hours a night live longer, feel happier, and are more productive.
-Smaller breasts are more sensitive than bigger ones because the latter have more subcutaneous fat.
-Male mice have to be competitive and strong enough to pass on their genes, and most of them die shortly after so much breeding.
-There are actually tons of gold lying on the ocean floor, that fell down from ships transporting it between countries and continents.
-In the 16th century, European doctors recommended smoking as a way to treat bad breath, migraines, and toothaches.
-Creating genetically modified foods involves implanting genes from one food or animal into another.
-The biggest part of the oxygen we breathe is, in fact, produced by the phytoplankton in our oceans.
-Without proper ventilation, the carbon dioxide astronauts breath out simply floats around them and can choke them.
-According to the calculations, our lush Earth costs about 5 quadrillion dollars while lifeless Mars is worth only $14,000.
-The influence of testosterone is mostly visible in the amount of body hair they have and their overall physical development.
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