10 Weird Facts That Sound Made Up (But Aren't)

1. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
Botanically, strawberries are not true berries — but bananas are.

2. There's a species of jellyfish that can technically live forever.
Turritopsis dohrnii can revert back to its younger form instead of dying.

3. Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
It helps the poop not roll away, so they can mark territory.

4. You are more likely to be bitten by a person than a shark.
Statistically, humans bite more humans every year than sharks do.

5. There’s a word for the fear of long words that is itself extremely long.
“Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia”. Yes, that’s real.

6. Honey never spoils.
Archaeologists have found perfectly edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs.

7. Your phone is dirtier than a toilet seat.
The average smartphone has way more bacteria than most toilet seats.

8. There’s a town that has a law making it illegal to die.
In Longyearbyen, Norway, it's so cold that bodies don’t decompose normally.

9. The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.
Part of his ashes were placed in a Pringles can after he died.

10. You technically share around 50% of your DNA with bananas.
It doesn't mean you're half-banana, but it shows how connected life is.