The Facts World

There is an upside down traffic signal in Syracuse, New York because the Local Irish kids didn't want British red above Irish green. source

For the last 10+ years, 2 disabled men in China, one without arms and the other without sight, have been planting trees together and have so far planted more than 10,000. source

Kit Kat is produced globally by NESTLE, except in the US where it's made by their competitor HERSHEY. source

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The PlayStation 2 was so popular, it was produced up until the month before the PlayStation 4 was announced. source

According to government and industry estimates, almost 40 percent of bottled water is ordinary tap water, often with no additional treatment. source

A goat called Sergeant Bill, who became a Canadian war hero during WWI when he head-butted three soldiers into a trench to avoid an exploding shell. source

Being “scared to death” can happen. The body’s protective mechanism, the fight-or-flight response, pumps adrenaline into the blood, causing the nervous system to increase blood flow to muscles, dilate the pupils and, in some cases, evacuate the bowels. But adrenaline is toxic in large amounts and can cause death if it floods the heart unchecked. source

A former U.S. soldier who was wounded in Iraq was billed for his bloody body armor that was discarded as a biohazard. The man, who left the Army because of his injury, had to borrow $700 from friends tomake the payment before the Army would discharge him. source

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't allowed to dub over his own voice in the German version of Terminator, because his Austrian accent "wasn't tough enough”. source

There is a dog (Border Collie) named Chaser who knows more than 1000 words and understands proper nouns, verbs, adverbs and prepositions. source

Coloured toilet paper used to be really popular back in the 70's, especially matching it to your bathroom decor. Doctors warnings and possible damage to the environment affected sales so badly companies stopped making it. source

Mulan has the highest kill-count of any Disney character, including villains, and was the first Disney Princess to be shown killing people on-screen. source