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The world is a freaky place. Some events sound so extraordinary that they sound like a crackpot fever-dream that no one could possibly have thought to do in real life. You don't need to be Dale Gribble to believe these. These are 100% true facts (however fantastical they sound). On the other side, here are some completely unproven obscure conspiracies that people personally believe in.

President Trump was filmed saying that the noise from windmills causes cancer. The most cancerous thing going on here is the stupid in that statement. The quote from President Trump reads, "If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75% in value. And they say the noise causes cancer." Let us all just sit and stew over that one, while Twitter has a field day with the unbelievable statement. 

Are these unexplained mysteries only unexplained because we haven't tried hard enough to understand them, or is something bigger afoot? You be the judge! Maybe most of these will end up getting debunked in the comments section...

We googled almost all of them and they seem legit. So memorize a few of these if you wanna impress a first date. That said, we totally don't have your back for the second when they figure out your idiotic ruse. Anyway, here are some facts, and if you wanna feel even smarter, then here's some more.

None of these "facts" are true. They're basically a fun exercise in how things can sound true if you make up some context and throw in some names and dates. They sure sound like they're real though. You may even find some stuff that you've been mistakenly telling people for years. We take no responsibility if you end up repeating these as the truth at a party. That's on you, doofus.

People say incredibly dumb crap all the time. We're just glad that sometimes there's someone to witness it. If someone is alone in the forest, and they say something dumb, are they still an idiot? Yes, absolutely. In fact that probably makes them more stupid. Here are some instances of wondrous ignorance to scoff at.

If you ever wanted to learn about falcon husbandry, @redfacts and @commandercait broke the story on the wardrobe you're gonna need to get the job done. We're always delighted discover new wonderful things about the wild world we live in. If only they made hats this effective for attracting horny human beings. 

The following list of things guys wear or even smell like, is a manual of sorts, to life hack your way into attracting the attention of interested onlookers; if you're into such a thing. Everyone's different and comes with their own tastes, but it doesn't mean these aren't worth a try, if you're desperate! Hell, even if you're not, it's worth a shot. 

Some pieces of trivia can stick around in cultural consciousness for way too long, especially if they're untrue. It can be tempting to repeat a myth just because it sounds shocking and "unbelievable." There are oodles of misconceptions that people have about the past and future that just never seem to die.

Breaking Bad's a cocktail of chemically-infused chaos. As a viewer of the show, you get to follow a desperate high school chemistry teacher's dive into the underworld of drug dealing. His reasons for starting, and continuing his role in the illicit drug market, make for one hell of a dark and occasionally funny and brutally insightful story, that many people found themselves entertained by. If you haven't seen the show, consider the following fun facts, riddled with spoilers. That being said, these are something else! 

As nice as it would be to fix our agriculture system by having a box of blob-shaped apples sent to your house every month, apparently things aren't as easy as that. Dr. Dara Taber elaborates on the concept of food waste in America.

Sometimes one bit of knowledge can turn your world as you know it, inside out, and open your eyes to another one you never knew existed. There's so much out there that we can sink the teeth of our hungry minds into, if we don't lose our appetite along the way. These 19 mind-boggling facts might rock you to your very core. 

These facts and figures really go to show the number we did on these charming little animals. If you didn't like pugs already, consider this more ammo for your anti-pug stance. If you love pugs, then we're sorry about this.

If you need everyone to know just how thoughtful and knowledgeable you are, don't worry. We've got your back. The next time you're with a group of people, you can sling some of these facts their way and feel smart. It's OK, we all want to do it. And what better way to sound smart than to fire a few facts into a boring conversation!

How did people discover that you could dig up months old ammonia-shark and eat it without dying? The answer to this, and most likely a lot of these, is as simple as "someone must've been pretty damn hungry."